A woman who travelled from Birmingham to Ceredigion to "walk on the beach" is among a number of English drivers fined for breaching coronavirus restrictions.
The 25-year-old was one of 11 people, from both Wales and England, to appear at Carmarthenshire Magistrates' Court, in Llanelli, on Thursday, October 22 for breaking Covid-19 rules during lockdown.
She was ordered to pay a total of £811 after travelling to Borth, in Ceredigion, to "walk on the beach at Ynyslas".
Each defendant was stopped by officers from Dyfed-Powys Police between April and May this year.
A 29-year-old woman from Wolverhampton was stopped by police after travelling to visit Llanrhaeadr waterfall in Powys.
The defendant was also ordered to pay £811, which consisted of a £660 fine, £85 in costs and a £66 victim surcharge.
While a 64-year-old man from Herefordshire who told officers he was "just out for a ride" when he was stopped on the A40 near Sennybridge, in Powys, was ordered to pay £328.
This consisted of a £211 fine, £85 in costs and a £32 victim surcharge.
A total of 27 defendants appeared at Carmarthenshire Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, October 20 for breaching coronavirus regulations.
Similarly, the incidents all took place between March and May this year, with one incident occurring in September.
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A number of the defendants had travelled to Wales from England despite lockdown rules being in place and were ordered to pay a total of £811, made up of a £660 fine, £85 in costs and a £66 victim surcharge.
These included:
- A 24-year-old man, from London, who travelled to Mwnt beach in Cardigan to camp;
- A 26-year-old man, from London, who travelled to Mwnt beach in Cardigan to camp;
- A man from Liverpool, aged 28, who travelled to the Powys area "to off-road";
- A 21-year-old man, from Liverpool, who had travelled to Powys without a valid reason;
- A Telford man, aged 26, who was stopped in Welshpool and said he was going "off-roading";
- A 29-year-old man, from Liverpool, who travelled to Abermule, in Powys, for the purpose of riding off-road;
- A 29-year-old man, from London, who travelled to Carmarthen without a reasonable excuse;
- A Wolverhampton man, aged 46, who was riding his motorbike in Powys;
- A 39-year-old man, from Liverpool, who had travelled to Powys for the purpose of riding off-road.
A man from Herefordshire, aged 21, who travelled to the Elan Valley "to purchase a part for his motorcycle" was also ordered to pay £239, which consisted of a £120 fine, £85 in costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
