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Rochdale bikers fined for 200 mile Whitby fish and chips trip Coronavirus: Bikers fined for 200-mile fish and chips trip
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Two bikers who went on a 200-mile round trip to buy fish and chips have been fined for breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions.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, Greater Manchester, to Whitby, North Yorkshire before being stopped, fined and sent home by police. 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".Whitby Neighbourhood Policing Team said the trip was not "reasonable travel".
North Yorkshire Police have previously said people were breaking lockdown rules to travel to the area. North Yorkshire Police has previously said people were breaking lockdown rules to travel to the area.
Posting of Facebook, Whitby police 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. 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."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.""Both were sent home and issued fines."
The same force said last week that people were "blatantly ignoring" lockdown rules by visiting local beauty spots. The same force said on Monday that people were "blatantly ignoring" lockdown rules by visiting local beauty spots.
North Yorkshire Police issued 61 fines in one weekend to people travelling to the area from West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cumbria and Kent. 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."
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.Day-trippers to the Yorkshire Dales accounted for the majority of fines.
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