As the editor of Davidstow.info on Monday May 11th I wrote to Scott Mann, the Member of Parliament for North Cornwall, to express this view:
How on Earth does HM Government expect Devon and Cornwall Police to enforce the rules that from Wednesday “Driving from London to surf” in North Cornwall is OK but then “staying in a tent, B&B, hotel or second home” is punishable by an increased fine?
What if somebody drives down from up country in a traditional VW “surf bus” for example, and kips in the back for a few nights?
Scott Mann’s Parliamentary Assistant replied on his behalf as follows:
It would not be permissible for someone to travel down in a camper and stay the night.
In any case, the Government is largely relying on the public’s common sense – the regulations are there to provide some clarity. It is not, to my mind or yours I imagine, a good idea for people to travel across the UK and risk spreading this disease! Hopefully the public can deploy sufficient common sense for it not to be too great an issue.
The police are doing a brilliant job of enforcing these restrictions, and from following their social media I can see they have taken numerous actions to prevent people from breaking the regulations. Whilst they cannot stop everybody, they can certainly act as a disincentive.
I hope this helps.
Subsequently the Davidstow.info Twitter feed expressed this sentiment yesterday morning:
Hear, hear!
— Davidstow Info (@DavidstowInfo) May 14, 2020
Yesterday we also reported the following:
Taking up habitation of holiday cottage in Lantivet Bay, Polruan. Arrived yesterday. @CornwallCouncil @DC_Police @Cornwall_LIVE https://t.co/DiJnLsJWYr pic.twitter.com/qS7E8S7cz6
— Kernow Matters to us 〓〓 (@kernow_matters) May 13, 2020
They don't seem to have tweeted this yet, but via @CornwallLive:https://t.co/xq6SPDQGga
"The men were from #Cornwall but not the local area and had travelled to the area by car."#Covid19UK #lockdown #EasingEasily?
— Davidstow Info (@DavidstowInfo) May 14, 2020
P.S.#Covid19UK #lockdown "easing" easily?
Cc: @Estpix @scottmann4NC @BorisJohnson @MattHancock https://t.co/PLnC6RAJhc
— Jim Hunt (@jim_hunt) May 14, 2020
This was the moment a kayaker was helped to the @MCA_media helicopter at Poldhu Cove today – #coastguards say he was ‘very lucky’ to be spotted from shore before @penleelifeboat @RNLI headed out to help him pic.twitter.com/HQPXtbAeWW
— BBC Radio Cornwall (@BBCCornwall) May 14, 2020
Q.E.D. Scott and Selaine?