PeteH Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 Hi Posted elsewhere earlier:- Fourteen people have been fined after repeatedly trying to leave the country in breach of the Government’s Covid-19 regulations. Our officers at the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel engaged with more than fifty people between Thursday 12 November and Sunday 15 November, advising them to go home and reminding them of the current restrictions. Some of the people they spoke to were also travelling in groups of more than two and mixing with other households. All those stopped were attempting to leave the country without reasonable excuse, during a time in which being outdoors and leaving the UK is not permitted unless for specific reasons. This is part of a set of four-week restrictions in place to keep people safe from the Coronavirus. Officers at the port engaged with the individuals including eight people in one car from two separate families who were attempting to travel from London to Bulgaria. They also spoke to the occupants of three other cars, each containing two people, from Leicester, Birmingham and Thetford. Officers reminded them all of their responsibilities and encouraged them to adhere to the guidelines. Despite the advice, all four cars attempted to leave the country via the Channel Tunnel instead. They were stopped again by officers and each given a fixed penalty notice of £200. The driver of the car containing eight people was also given a fixed penalty notice for having no insurance. In addition, officers at the Channel Tunnel stopped and spoke to a man from London who was trying to travel to France. He was given advice but then left and attempted to cross at the port shortly afterwards. As such, he too was issued with a fine. Pete
Brian Kirby Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 PeteH - 2020-11-18 5:52 PM Hi Posted elsewhere earlier:- Fourteen people have been fined after repeatedly trying to leave the country in breach of the Government’s Covid-19 regulations. Our officers at the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel engaged with more than fifty people between Thursday 12 November and Sunday 15 November, advising them to go home and reminding them of the current restrictions. Some of the people they spoke to were also travelling in groups of more than two and mixing with other households. All those stopped were attempting to leave the country without reasonable excuse, during a time in which being outdoors and leaving the UK is not permitted unless for specific reasons. This is part of a set of four-week restrictions in place to keep people safe from the Coronavirus. Officers at the port engaged with the individuals including eight people in one car from two separate families who were attempting to travel from London to Bulgaria. They also spoke to the occupants of three other cars, each containing two people, from Leicester, Birmingham and Thetford. Officers reminded them all of their responsibilities and encouraged them to adhere to the guidelines. Despite the advice, all four cars attempted to leave the country via the Channel Tunnel instead. They were stopped again by officers and each given a fixed penalty notice of £200. The driver of the car containing eight people was also given a fixed penalty notice for having no insurance. In addition, officers at the Channel Tunnel stopped and spoke to a man from London who was trying to travel to France. He was given advice but then left and attempted to cross at the port shortly afterwards. As such, he too was issued with a fine. Pete Restores your faith in human nature, don't it! :-D Eight people, one car, no insurance, Bulgaria - during lockdown. Should have had a more severe penalty than an FPN though. That was criminal negligence!
Barryd999 Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 Good! Lock em up! Should have been much tighter travel restrictions from the off IMO including internally.
Bulletguy Posted November 18, 2020 Posted November 18, 2020 50 spoken to by police in the past four days 8-) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fourteen-people-stopped-fined-trying-23027642 This bit made me smile; "All those stopped were attempting to leave the country". Yep, no doubting it........welcome to East Germany 1960. :-(
PeteH Posted November 19, 2020 Author Posted November 19, 2020 Hi One could only wish they where as Po-active with those entering the country.? IMO. The more likely source of the Pandemic in parts of the UK?.
John52 Posted November 19, 2020 Posted November 19, 2020 Brian Kirby - 2020-11-18 6:31 PM Eight people, one car, no insurance, Bulgaria - during lockdown. Should have had a more severe penalty than an FPN though. That was criminal negligence! What sort of car was it? And what sort of penalty should they have got? You and I have to obey the law because we have property that can be taken from us. Many people don't. So you can only send them to an overcrowded covid ridden jail. Which raises the issue of people with money being able to buy their way out of jail.
John52 Posted November 19, 2020 Posted November 19, 2020 ... and anything more than a fixed penalty requires a court case which are already delayed to 2023 have we to keep Bulgarians trying to flee England till then? https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/nov/19/criminal-justice-system-is-on-its-knees-says-top-english-lawyer
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