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Coronavirus: Bikers fined for 200-mile fish and chips trip

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NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

Two bikers who went on a 200-mile round trip to buy fish and chips have been fined for
breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.

The pair had travelled from Rochdale in Greater Manchester to Whitby in North Yorkshire
before being stopped, fined and sent home by police.

Whitby Neighbourhood Policing Team said the trip was not "reasonable travel".

North Yorkshire Police has previously said people were breaking lockdown rules to travel
to the area.
Posting on Facebook, the force said: "Whilst Whitby would usually welcome visitors to
sample our finest fish and chips, due to the current climate this does not constitute
reasonable travel.

"Whitby Neighbourhood Policing Team were patrolling the A169 and stopped two
motorcyclists who had travelled from Rochdale purely for fish and chips.

"Both were sent home and issued fines."

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The same force said on Monday that people were "blatantly ignoring" lockdown rules by
visiting local beauty spots.

A force spokesman said: "This weekend [2/3 May] proved to be another busy weekend for
police in North Yorkshire, with the force seeing no dip in visitors to the area or the number of
fines issued."

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The force added: "Sixty-one fines were issued across Saturday and Sunday, with Malham
again proving to be a "hot-spot" for out-of-area day-trippers, with 12 of the 61 fines issued
being in the vicinity."

Day-trippers to the Yorkshire Dales accounted for the majority of fines.