Stuck in the mud! Covidiot 4X4 driver is fined for breaking lockdown after calling police to tow his stranded vehicle from a ‘dangerous’ mountain route in Wales
- A 4X4 driver got stuck in the mud after going down a closed track in north Wales
- Police arrived to tow the vehicle – and fine driver for breaking ‘stay home’ rules
- The track was closed because of damage done by vehicles using the route
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A covidiot driver was fined for breaching lockdown after his 4X4 got stuck in the mud during an off-road spin down a ‘dangerous’ mountain trail.
The motorist needed rescuing after going down a closed track running over mountains in the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog near Wrexham, north Wales.
Countryside officers arrived to tow him free – and fined him for breaking ‘stay home’ coronavirus rules.
Wrexham Rural Police tweeted: ‘The occupants of this vehicle (whose decision-making is as good as their driving) have been reported for breaching covid regulations. Why… Just why.’
The track was closed because of damage done by vehicles using the route for off-road adventures.
The 4X4 driver needed rescuing after going down a closed track running over mountains in the village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog near Wrexham, north Wales
Wrexham Rural Police tweeted: ‘The occupants of this vehicle (whose decision-making is as good as their driving) have been reported for breaching covid regulations. Why… Just why’
Social media users suggested officers leave the vehicle stuck there – saying getting stuck in the mud ‘serves them right’.
One said: ‘I hope you made them walk home.’
Another said: ‘That’s what you call karma’.
Local councillor Trevor Bates said he was ‘delighted’ the police took action. He warned that the route is so dangerous, and those who go there are ‘big boys playing with their toys’.
He said: ‘The police have done a good job up there but we still occasionally get people driving on there, often they are coming from outside the area.
Social media users suggested officers leave the vehicle stuck there – saying getting stuck in the mud ‘serves them right’
‘It is not safe, if you take a 4×4 on there you can easily end up at 45 degrees and some parts are so steep that if you go down you could be a goner.
‘The last thing we want at this time is people having accidents on there.
‘They have gone off the main track to get where they are, it’s big boys playing with their toys. There’s no mobile reception up there and if they had have got into trouble it would probably mean the air ambulance coming out.
‘It is a time when resources are needed in the towns really.
‘The vehicle is still there and no we are going to have other vehicles going out there to get it out.’