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A police chief has today listed off some of the worst lockdown breaching parties thrown by Covidiots, as he promised a crackdown on reckless ravers with increased fines of up to £800. In one of the worst breaches, described as ‘egregious’ by Home Secretary Priti Patel, officers were called to a venue ahead of a … Read more
Nine Met Police officers are hit with £200 Covid fines after being spotted tucking into breakfast INSIDE London café during lockdown… while force was cracking down harder on public Scotland Yard fines and slams officers for failing to lead by example in lockdown A passer-by caught squad cars outside Chef House Kitchen in south east … Read more
Ministers are drawing up plans to fine Europe-bound lorry drivers £150 if they enter Kent without a negative Covid-19 test in a bid to keep borders flowing smoothly post-Brexit. Around 60 per cent of lorry drivers, or 2,400 a day, are understood to be arriving at the UK-EU border without having taken a test, despite … Read more
Thousands of freight firms face £550 daily fines for each lorry because they have not yet applied for new London blind spot safety permits that HGVs will need from March 1 Permits aimed at reducing blind spots and subsequent deaths and serious injury Lorries given rating based on how much driver can see and the … Read more
Police dish out 66 times more fines to Covid-19 rule flouters than in first lockdown… as hundreds of students hold SNOWBALL FIGHT in park and more than 20 people ‘sledge’ on single sheet Scotland Yard Deputy Commissioner Steve House revealed extent of crackdown Sir Steve said the officers were now ‘accelerating more quickly’ to enforcement In the … Read more
British holidaymakers will dodge EU speeding fines as Brexit ends detail-sharing agreement with UK The UK’s departure from the EU means British-owned cars will not be sent fines Hundreds of thousands of Britons have been fined for speeding in recent years The change could mean a loss of more than £50million for French government By … Read more
Police bluntly put mask rule flouters on a final warning tonight as they said people caught without a face covering on public transport will face tough fines. National Police Chiefs’ Council chairman Martin Hewitt said officers would no longer ‘waste time’ trying to reason with people as deaths from the latest deadly wave of coronavirus … Read more
Dominic Raab blasts ‘harrowing’ human rights abuse by China against Uighur minority as he warns UK firms they face fines if they are linked to sickening forced labour Firms will have to prove their supply chains are free from forced labour in China The Beijing government has been accused of widespread abuse in Xinjiang Members … Read more
Two women who were fined £200 for driving seven miles to go for a walk in the park say they’ve had their fines cancelled following backlash against overzealous interpretation of lockdown laws by police. Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore, both 27, were slapped with £200 penalties for travelling the ten minute journey to Foremark Reservoir in … Read more
A West Midlands Police chief has stood by the decision to issue seven £200 lockdown fines to people paying respects to 1974 IRA Birmingham bombing victims. The force came under fire after two West Midlands MPs said it had been ‘morally wrong’ to issue the fines following an anniversary convoy on November 21 last year. … Read more