Can I drive my DD13 8 miles to meet her friend for walk in park?

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I'm confused about the rules now after reading about two women being fined in Derbyshire.

We live in a rural village, my DDs go to school in the next town, 8 miles away, where most of their friends live. My DD has been invited to go for a socially distanced walk with her friend at the park by her friend's house. I'll have to drive her there, then walk separately with my younger DD elsewhere in the park.

Can someone clarify if that's allowed please?

Does literally noone give a shit about the social distancing part?

@RememberSelfCompassion

Gosh Emu. Im at risk but honestly thought outdoors was okay 😬

@RememberSelfCompassion

The poster has no proof the relative got it outdoors, whilst social distancing. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. The WHO have clear information on the vanishingly small outdoors risk.

@starfro

Coronavirus transmission is not stopped by self flagellation.

@MrsMiaWallis yes I have seen the news.

Going for a walk with a friend is not going to transmit the virus. I am sure OP doesn’t anticipate her daughter licking her friend’s face or holding hands.

The hysteria is getting out of control. It’s a walk outside!

She can't meet up. Its against the rules

Shocked at the amount of people who have said its ok. Bangs head off the wall.

[quote Setal]@MrsMiaWallis yes I have seen the news.

Going for a walk with a friend is not going to transmit the virus. I am sure OP doesn’t anticipate her daughter licking her friend’s face or holding hands.

The hysteria is getting out of control. It’s a walk outside![/quote]
Of course ppl catch it outside. Its called an infected person coughing. Thats why there are limitations on outdoor socialising too.
BoJo is a joke. If you had any devolved govt you would know you dont leave your town/city/village.

Ppl should stop manipulating the rules. You dont want to end up getting to a stage where curfews are needed.

8 miles is not really local. I thought they meant local as if you can walk there and back you can go but don't drive to take excercise. She could walk around where you do live and do a Teams talk to chat to her friends. My adult sons are doing just that and don't need telling they just say it is not good to meet up in person ATM. Too many people meeting up unnecessarily. Pointless closing schools so they don't meet in person if you then drive 8 miles each way to facilitate teens meeting up.

@Willyoujustbequiet

She can't meet up. Its against the rules

Shocked at the amount of people who have said its ok. Bangs head off the wall.

It’s fine to meet another person outside?

And yes if you cough in someone’s face that would be rather disgusting. I’m sure OP’s DD knows this.

I assume everyone who thinks it is terrible to go outside with another person for a walk is very much avoiding shopping and doing it all online. And yes, it is comparable. Mental health is as important as buying your wine and your chocolate.

To those talking about our nearest park, the park she is going to is our nearest park! Really get the impression some people don't understand rural living.

But anyway. I was originally going to let her go but have since changed my mind as they were planning snacks to take with them and to walk round for 2 hours and I just felt she was stretching it too much. So I'm now the worst mum in the world apparently (and the other mum thinks I'm really weird) but I expect she will get over it.

I know a lady who caught it and has not been out except in her garden since March, no cleaner or carer coming in, online deliveries. Her dd told me all she can think of is the cat hot it and she does cuddle her cat, but cat goes outside too. Her dd stands at the bottom of her Mum's garden to speak with her once a week. At least 6 metres away.

8 miles when rural not quite the same as a town
If you trust your daughter to sd I would and your nit doing it daily

Also I thought a walk was exercise , she didn't say meet up and sit in a park

You said that 8 miles is the distance to the local supermarket. Drive to the big town, drop your daughter off for a walk with her friend whilst you do your weekly shopping and pick her up afterwards.

I agree with the previous poster who said that many don't understand how different it is to live rurally. I have to drive at least 12 miles to access many services not available in your standard village, like a bank etc... many villages do not have street lighting, pavements etc, and many fields are not appropriate for children to walk over in winter,

No.

I'd allow my teen to.
You're allowed to meet 1 person for excercise. Walking is excercise

And yes 8 miles is far however only last Monday schools were open and was fine for her to travel that far.

Kids are struggling too!

My teenage ds goes on runs with a friend occasionally and yes they sd he's 15 but not stupid, and he needs to get fresh air and exercise.

[quote Katie517]@wantmorenow it will fall on deaf ears but 10 months into this pandemic and still people think that 1400 people died today! They didn’t. And OP please let your daughter go for a walk the oppressive and doom ridden opinions you read from people on mumsnet are not representative of real life opinions. Most people I know are driving short distances to meet a friend outside for a walks. I have done it twice this week and the positive impact it has had on my mental health has been huge.[/quote]
And 10 months on people still think saying 'they didn't die today' means they didn't die. There will be people who die today but don't get counted until next week they still died

The number of idiots who see nothing wrong with this is depressing. No wonder we’re in crisis.

@MrsMiaWallis

What on the bend of a busy road with no footpaths? Literally can't walk anywhere from your house? Nope.

I used to live in a house which had 2 B roads and a brick wall from the house behind creating a triangle. We lived in the triangle. Lovely house, nice garden, but fucking nightmare roads. Mo footpaths, no grass verge. Contant fast traffic. Suicidal for an adult to attempt to walk along.

Lovely that you seem to live somewhere that you can walk from where you are, but plenty don't.

I do now, though the house isn't so beautiful and it's not as rural/peaceful, but personally I couldn't buy the old house in a better location £££££

Stop being so sneery

In Tier4 you're not allowed to travel to exercise.
Its funny how many ppl that have never exercised must go to a spot 10 mile out.
If you're only exercise is pavement walking then make the most of it, its better thsn curfews.
And before somebody says it. I have pavements as my exercise.

@Torvean32 we are in national lockdown in england not tier 4 and you are asked to stay in your local area

She can walk and take exercise with her household. The pint of the lockdown is to reduce spreading the virus so everyone should be restricting their contacts, it’s not complicated really

@Willyoujustbequiet

She can't meet up. Its against the rules

Shocked at the amount of people who have said its ok. Bangs head off the wall.

No it's not. It quite explicitly says you can exercise with one other person not from your own household.

@caringcarer

8 miles is not really local. I thought they meant local as if you can walk there and back you can go but don't drive to take excercise. She could walk around where you do live and do a Teams talk to chat to her friends. My adult sons are doing just that and don't need telling they just say it is not good to meet up in person ATM. Too many people meeting up unnecessarily. Pointless closing schools so they don't meet in person if you then drive 8 miles each way to facilitate teens meeting up.

It specifically says you can drive to exercise. (England)

To all those saying you can catch outside , yes maybe you can. But you can also catch from a shop or suoermarket