Covid fines issued to group who drove 130 miles from Blackpool to Scunthorpe

Police said the Renault Clio was stopped on Ashby Road in the North Lincolnshire town at around 10pm on Tuesday, February 23.

Upon speaking to the driver, officers discovered they had made a "non-essential journey from Blackpool".

It comes amid England's third national lockdown where all non-essential travel is banned.

The occupants of the car, two men and a woman, were each issued with a £200 fixed penalty notice..

A spokesman for Humberside Police said: "Car stopped in Scunthorpe tonight.

"Covid fines issued to the occupants, driving from Blackpool without reasonable excuse.

"We are still in national lockdown, please follow the rules."

The incident came after Boris Johnson outlined the four steps that will complete England’s roadmap out of lockdown on Monday, February 22.

The timing for each step will depend on various data - including the success of the vaccine rollout and hospitalisation figures - but caution is the key to the government’s approach.

England’s route out of lockdown will be relatively slower than the reopening last June, with weeks between each step, and all dates are subject to change.

You can find out more about the roadmap out of lockdown by clicking HERE.

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