Man fined by GMP for having a brew at his mate’s house during lockdown

Greater Manchester Police have fined a man who breached the coronavirus rules to visit his friend’s house for a brew. 

On Friday night, officers issued a fixed penalty notice to a man in a property in Lowton, Wigan. 

Police said they found the man breaking the latest government restrictions and that the man then ‘tried to lie about why he was there’. 

Currently, people cannot meet friends and family indoors unless they are part of the same household or support bubble.

Officers from GMP’s Golborne and Lowton team wrote on Facebook: “As a follow on from yesterdays post reminding you we are currently in Lockdown 2.0 as they say and under Government restrictions, a fixed penalty was issued to a male last night who decided he was going to see his mate and have a brew with him and to make matters worse he tried to lie about why he was there.

“You cannot go to another person’s address unless for certain exemptions i.e. child care, support bubble etc. full details are available on line.”

You can see the current rules here.