Driving 5+ hours each way to pick up a pony

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AIBU to think this is bloody stupid, selfish and just so wrong??

Person is driving across quite a few counties to collect a pony tomorrow..after driving across our county multiple times last week looking at others. Surely a pony is not an essential purpose and should not be being driven so far to get at this time? 5 hours is in a car..with no horse box. So god knows how long it will take with one and just seems so irresponsible! (They are also taking 3 children with them.for the drive!)

I was stopped last week, driving across 3 local authority areas (1 hour journey), to take food and medication to a disabled relative. The police were fine, as we’re doing it only once a week, and it was a good reason, but people are being stopped and questioned.
These folks sound like massive fools.

God I hope they get stopped. So tempted to report them. Im hoping driving with a horse box will instantly create suspicion with any police on the road.

Moving animals is classed as essential for welfare reasons.

I don’t disagree it’s a bloody stupid thing to do, but it’s not against guidelines and police will do nothing.

Well it’s against the ‘rules” but As long as they aren’t putting themselves or anyone at risk I can’t see the issue.

Im hoping driving with a horse box will instantly create suspicion with any police on the road.

Why do you care so much?

If they want to break the law, surely that's up to them and it's their responsibility to deal with any consequences.

Movement of animals is allowed

Just mind your own business. What's it got to do with you?

UK is 2nd highest death rate in the world because noone thinks the rules apply to them.

Gosh, lockdown really is showing how malicious and spiteful some people are.

I mean really, wishing they get caught. Just because you disagree with their choice to travel to pick a pony up.

No one is stopping you OP, you can go and pick a pony up as well.

Freewill is still a thing. If they want to go and pick a pony up and they are fully aware of the risks, such as getting pulled over and bollocked, then so what?

Did I miss something and cars are a transmission vector now? A person could easily engage in the transfer of a pony while obeying social distancing guidelines with all human beings, couldn't they? Driving itself doesn't transmit the virus.

Moving the pony to a new home is within guidelines. Going out looking for one or transporting it somewhere to ride isn't.

you can get a pony in a car???

horse traffic round here is practically zero, everyone has parked up to avoid the risk of an accident and unnecessary NHS/ambulance call out. unless the animal is at active risk where it is, your friends should not be doing this. Nor should they have been out pony-shopping.

I've looked very hard and I can't see this on the 'reasons to go out. Nothing has changed and the virus is still spreading. Our village now has its first confirmed case.

you can get a pony in a car???

I read it like that at first too, but I think OP meant the journey would take five hours without a horse box so obviously longer with it.

I did have images of a pony lying across the DC's laps at first though...

ah, right....

This is not the time or place to be buying a pony. Clearly they have more money than sense as they won’t be able to hack out or anything while CV is on the go.