Excuses police have been presented with this week for breaching COVID-19 ‘non-essential’ travel regulations included a driver that had made a 60 mile round trip to buy some tomato plants in Pembrokeshire!

On Sunday the Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Unit reported that the ‘vast majority’ of motorists stop-checked on the weekend were travelling in accordance with government guidelines, however one driver stopped on the A477 at Kilgetty that afternoon admitted that they had journeyed to the area simply to shop for plants for their garden.

The two occupants of another vehicle stopped at Begelly used the fact that they were looking to get a coffee as an excuse for being on the roads. Both were issued with tickets for breach of Covid-19 regs, with police stating that it was not the first time this driver had been reported for such actions since lockdown.

The previous day one driver stopped by Kilgetty initially claimed to police officers that he was a key-worker, but soon changed his story and admitted that he was out for a spin without any good reason. The motorist was issued a fixed penalty notice and turned back.

Coastal road checks have continued to be conducted to ensure people only travel in accordance with Government guidelines, whilst speed checks on the Penally by-pass following concerns raised by the community have been undertaken, along with areas such as Begelly and Hubberston after residential reports regarding speeding.