North Wales Police have set up checkpoints along a number of routes along the border to stop holidaymakers from entering the country during the coronavirus outbreak.
Officers have been stopping drivers along the A494 in Flintshire close to the Cheshire border and turning around those who have been found to be undertaking "non essential" travel.
Excuses from people caught flouting the travel ban include someone heading to North Wales for a bike ride, and others "Travelling from Scotland to South Wales and wanted to go via the scenic route." The force has now clamped down on people heading to the region despite the government announcing a raft of new measures meaning people should only leave their homes for specific purposes and not