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Taxi driver fined after not self-isolating for long enough following trip abroad

A taxi driver has been fined £200 for not self-isolating for long enough after a trip abroad.

It was reported the man failed to quarantine for 14 days on his return to the UK.

It is understood he has tested negative for coronavirus - but the rules mean he should still have been self-isolating.

The man is thought to have returned on September 13, meaning he should have been in isolation until September 27.

Officers stopped the man in his taxi in the city centre at around 10.15pm on Thursday, September 24, and issued him with a fixed penalty notice.

Nottingham City Council taxi licensing officials have been made aware and will now review the driver’s licence.

Nottinghamshire Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Kate Meynell said: “The actions of this taxi driver were completely irresponsible. Not only was he leaving the house while he should been self-isolating, he was also putting others, including his passengers, at risk by not sticking to the rules.

"It’s everybody’s responsibility to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 and our action towards this individual should serve as a stark warning to any others who believe that they can blatantly ignore the regulations without consequence."

She thanked the "vast majority" of people for sticking to the rules, adding: “Our priority is to keep people safe and our approach of engaging with people, explaining the regulations to them and encouraging them to follow the guidance will remain.

“We will continue to take a proportionate approach but, as we have shown, we are not afraid to act if people deliberately flout the rules and recklessly put other people’s lives in danger.”

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heard a stat on the radio the other day that only 18 % of people contacted by test and trace actual obey the instructions to isolate!

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Which is why you can't get a pint at 22.01pm.

Or a bog roll at Asda.

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IDFIMH