This was the scene in Liverpool city centre last night, as large crowds were pictured leaving pubs, bars and restaurants at 10pm under the new curfew rules.
People said the city was the busiest they'd seen it in months, as customers were asked to leave hospitality venues early, in accordance with the latest government restrictions imposed earlier this week.
Photos shared on social media showed crowds outside the central station and people queuing for public transport, the Echo reports.
One Twitter user said: "Town is an absolute disgrace, shame on anyone getting involved in those crowds."
Another wrote: "What a stupid idea it was having a curfew, haven’t seen town this chocker in months."
A third said: "10pm strikes and town becomes an intolerable drunken mess. #ChuckingOutTime."
One photo showed groups gathering outside Bargain Booze.
Sharing the photo on Twitter, Echo reporter Emilia Bona said: "In town for chucking out time and this is the situation. Two buses full before we even got near them and queues out the offy next to the stop. This isn't working."
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson took to social media to say: "A picture speaks a thousand words, and these three pictures of last night in Liverpool show why the 10pm closure of pubs and restaurants is simply making things worse not better."
This is the first weekend in which the new 10pm curfew is in operation in England and Wales amid growing evidence of a "second wave" of coronavirus cases.
It meant bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants are required by law to close between 10pm and 5am. But the rule is being criticised, not only by Liverpool's mayor.
On social media, Rachael5788 said: "Lost my dad to Covid in April. He was 62. I've now just been made redundant. The longer this goes the worse things are going to get for everyone and people acting like this is only going to prolong it. This is heartbreaking tbh."
SirPercivalGlyde37 said: "So predictable these scenes and they symbolise perfectly the idiocy of the curfew: how not to facilitate social distancing. And trying to get students, supposedly tomorrow's intelligent elite, to not crowd in loud drunken groups, is like trying to herd cats."
In Cardiff, people still went into the city centre, though were few complaints about behaviour. And not long after the 10pm curfew, the streets were deserted. This is how Cardiff looked on Friday night.
In Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday, police clashed with anti-lockdown protesters at a demonstration as officers tried to shut the event down.
Thousands of people massed in Trafalgar Square on Saturday carrying a variety of signs, flags and placards to take part in a "we do not consent" rally, with very few appearing to be wearing face coverings or social distancing.
The Metropolitan Police said: "Crowds in Trafalgar Square have not complied with the conditions of their risk assessment and are putting people in danger of transmitting the virus. This has voided their risk assessment and we have informed the event organisers they are no longer exempt from the regulations."
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The force added: "We are now asking those in Trafalgar Square to leave. Officers will be engaging with crowds and informing them of this development. By leaving now, you can keep yourself safe and avoid any enforcement action being taken by officers."
