AIBU to think this is a 'reasonable excuse'?

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I live in Wales and tonight at 6pm the fire breaker lockdown comes into place to replace the local lockdown which effectively means you can't travel out of your home town without a reasonable excuse.

I'm disabled and my husband is the driver. He needs to go to the next town over tomorrow to pick up a second hand car for us since ours has died on us. It's being bought from a family friend, not a dealership, and he will need to get a taxi there in order to drive it back.

My dad says this is not a reasonable excuse and if caught, he will be fined. Is this likely do you think? I thought this would be a reasonable excuse as we have three children and need the car. I thought this would be just as reasonable as travelling to work etc. What do you think?

Thanks to everyone for your responses here and in messages. DH didn't get stopped and we have a car.

I think it's ok. It's something you need not something you want and I think thats the difference

Glad you got it with no problems OP. For what it's worth I think your husband would have been fine had he been stopped. The police are only fining clear rule breaks. Not one off trips for a health reason. Plus in Wales with the national lockdown measures coming in, the county lockdown have stopped so you can cross borders if an essential journey.

Brilliant news, I'm delighted you have a car !

I have a blue badge as proof of disabilities that DH will be taking with him to collect the car (as it stays in the car).

Please don't leave the Blue Badge in the car all the time, it's at a high risk of being stolen, they fetch a lot of money on the black market and if found to be being used illegally, it can be traced back to you.

@BlankTimes Thank you! I'll bring it in the house and put it near the door.

Good news. :)

Brilliant news! Enjoy your new car

It's more reasonable than driving to Barnard castle to test your eyesight