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Christie Bannon

Some people from Birmingham were unloading their stuff for the beach when police sent them home

Multiple vehicles have been stopped travelling from the Midlands to Pembrokeshire to "visit the beaches".

Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police have halted four vehicles and escorted them out of the county, as those in Wales are still urged to stay local.

The occupants of two vehicles that had travelled from Birmingham to Tenby were unloading beach equipment when police approached them and told them to go home.

While a further two vehicles, also from the Midlands area, were stopped in the village of Stepaside after being driven to Pembrokeshire to visit the beaches.

Officers from the force's roads policing unit in Pembrokeshire urged the public to "respect the regulations" currently in place in Wales.

A further two vehicles were stopped by officers as the occupants had driven to Pembrokeshire to visit the beaches (Pembrokshire Roads Policing Unit)

A tweet shared by officers read: "Two vehicles from Birmingham unloading beach equipment at The Croft, Tenby.

"Both vehicles escorted out of Pembrokeshire.

"Stay local, stay safe."

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While a second tweet stated: "Yet another two vehicles from the Midlands area have travelled to Pembrokeshire to visit the beaches - escorted out of the county.

"Please respect the regulations that are still in place to help keep our communities safe."

Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police also stopped a black Audi near St Clears that had travelled from London during the early hours of Monday morning.

The couple had travelled from Ilford and admitted that they were heading for St Brides Bay, a village on the Pembrokeshire coast - a round trip of around 580 miles from their home address.

Despite lockdown being eased to some extent in Wales as of Monday, the regulations still make it clear that people should not travel excessively and that they should “stay local”.

In England, there is no limit on the distance people can travel, but the Welsh Government’s differing rules come into play as soon as someone crosses the border into Wales.

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