Cops quiz drivers at virus checkpoints as first lockdown fines dished out

Police quiz drivers at coronavirus checkpoints as first fines dished out in major lockdown crackdown

POLICE are out in force at checkpoints across the UK as officers clamp down on Brits flouting social distancing advice during the coronavirus crisis.

Officers have already issued fines to people breaching coronavirus lockdown rules, less than 24 hours after new laws were brought into force, the National Police Chiefs' Council has said Those who ignore the rules could be hit with a £60 fine initially and another for £120 for a second offence, with the penalty doubling for additional breaches.

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