More than 14,000 fines have been issued to people flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules, says the National Police Chiefs' Council.
And it appears London, some of the Home Counties and Yorkshire are the worst areas for so-called 'covidiots'. Of the 43 regional police forces in England and Wales, the Metropolitan Police has recorded the highest number of fines, with 906, followed by Thames Valley Police, with 866, and North Yorkshire, with 843.
Warwickshire issued the fewest, with just 31, followed by Staffordshire (52), City of London (64), Gwent (71) and Humberside (103).
Eighty per cent of the fines were given to men and more than half were issued to people under 30. The fines were all handed out before lockdown regulations were