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Tara Fitzpatrick

English driver caught by cops on way to Scotland to buy puppy during lockdown

A motorist in Manchester was caught attempting to drive to Scotland to buy a puppy during lockdown.

The driver had set off from Bury this morning to make a five-hour trip to Dundee to purchase a pooch.

Cumbria Roads  Police  division stopped the plush Black Audi and reported them for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules.

The driver was issued a penalty and warned to comply with lockdown regulations.

Driver flouts lockdown rules to drive from Manchester to Dundee to buy a puppy (Cumbria Roads Police)

Police tweeted the driver's actions with a warning to others.

They said: "Not an essential journey. The driver agreed he wouldn’t have made this journey when lockdown commenced.

"Nothing has changed. Fixed penalty issued."

It comes after we told you how a London family were caught attempting to sneak into  Motherwell  for a lockdown holiday

Four people were caught on the M6 as they made the 800 mile trip for a three day break.

Police also stopped a driver caught travelling from Birmingham to Glasgow in order to buy a Dior handbag.

It make matters worse they told police they had a passenger who was unwell.

They were reported for the breach of lockdown.

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