Stuart Anderson said:
You almost sound like you want a Nanny and/or Police State Pitlamp!!
Er no - and like many others I was alarmed by the incident where those two lasses were handed fines by Derbyshire police officers.
I just want to do the right thing but it seems impossible to find out what that is.
A few weeks ago I emailed my own area's police force to check whether a particular journey was permissible or not. I received a friendly reply but it told me they would not comment on individual cases. If they can't say yay or nay when they have the time to think about it properly, how is an individual officer supposed to make a meaningful snap decision?
A BBC article yesterday told us that officers are supposed to use their professional judgement. It seems to only way to find out whether something is an offence or not is to commit the offence. That's really not a good position for a country to be in.
None of this is the fault of police officers. I also realise it must be exceedingly difficult for the Government in this pandemic situation. But those who make rules used as the basis for fines should really make those rules crystal clear.