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Coronavirus: Man handed two penalty fines for 240-mile round trip 'to buy bread'

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A man has been fined after he was caught speeding on a motorway journey from London to Nottingham to buy bread. The dad, who was in his car with his two young children, was caught driving at 110mph on the motorway despite Government orders to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

When questioned, he told police he had been to London to buy bread, implying it was an essential trip. The man was stopped by officers at about 10:40pm on Sunday travelling to Nottingham northbound on the M1.

They said he had been in the car with his two young children and claimed bread in London was £1 cheaper. Leicestershire Police said the man was handed two fixed penalty notices and reported to court for the speeding.

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