Police stop group for travelling to Scarborough to buy a car

Police stopped four people who travelled to Scarborough from Leeds to buy a car over the weekend.
By Sarah Fitton
Published 1st Feb 2021, 09:15 BST
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Officers reported all four for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules, saying their journey did not qualify as essential.

The group told police they had come to the coast to look at a car one of them wanted to buy.

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