Many posts on social media suggest that people are being fined for buying non-essential items during the lockdown.
Since the UK went into lockdown on the 23, a wide range of restrictions were put in place, such as only being able to leave the house for one form of exercise a day and/or shopping for essential items.
Now, many are claiming that someone or someone they know are have been fined by police for buying items such as wine and crisps.
One shopper has said she was fined £30 after her shopping bags were checked, saying: “I was walking through Holyrood Park on Sunday afternoon on my way back from Morrisons. Two officers asked to look inside my bag, and then fined me for only having crisps, other snacks and a bottle of wine.”
Despite this it was also reported she declined the officers request to go home straight away.
Someone else tweeted:
A similar tweet stated: “A friend of my daughter was fined £30 on the spot in Edinburgh the other night having just bought wine and snacks, both of which are non-essential. Still seems a bit draconian to me.”
Officials are telling people to prepare for a longer lockdown, as cases continue to rise.
