Couple's car seized after 300-mile lockdown roadtrip

A couple who breached lockdown rules and drove 300 miles on a “mini break” have been fined by police and had their car seized.

The pair, from Kent, were found sleeping in their car at a beauty spot in Falmouth, Cornwall, over the weekend and admitted making the unnecessary journey when confronted by police.

They were both issued with fixed penalty notices and a £60 fine for breaching lockdown restrictions. Checks on the driver revealed that they had no licence and no insurance, resulting in the vehicle being seized and impounded by police.

The officer who found the pair posted about the incident on Twitter, saying: “Found 2 people sleeping in a car in #Falmouth Checked their details & both live in #Kent & had driven down for a mini break. But driver had No Insurance & No Driving Licence! Car seized & 2 #FixedPenaltyNotices issued for Breaching the #Covid_19 #lockdown #restrictions #StayHome”.