Is DS breaking the law

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DS is 19 and has his own car.

Everyone in my household is sticking to Boris Johnson’s rules that were put in on Monday evening.

DS wants to go out for a drive (by himself) in his car because he just wants out of the house.

I’d be worried that he’d be stopped by the police and he’d be done for because he wouldn’t have a valid reason for leaving the house.

That being said, I personally don’t see anything wrong with it if he’s not around anybody else and is just minding his own business in his own car

There were so many motorcyclists and boy racers around here a few days ago. They were going really fast and clearly making the most of the empty roads. I'm not surprised the police are really cracking down.

I am doing a prescription pick up , a shop and then a drop to two vulnerable households tomorrow and am expecting to be stopped on my way out of town. Would rather not go but these things cant be done online as no slots etc. have warned Mum that i may need to call her to conform to the Police if they don't believe me. In my area they are stopping cars and patrolling the parks and I am please to see this as we still seem t have a lot of dickheads flouting the rules.

Am I allowed to give him a lift to work seen as he has no other way of getting there?

Yes of course.

‘ How is police pulling people over to ask where you’re going social distancing?!’

It isn’t - it falls completely outside the scope of social distancing. Policing is an essential function, and it’s brilliant that officers will put themselves at risk by close contact with the public in the course of their duties

Tell him to walk run or cycle
Tell him to sign up to volunteer then he can drive patients or meds

Otherwise No reason to drive