Five people have been slapped with huge fines over the last two weeks for breaking coronavirus rules in North Hampshire.
Information published by magistrates’ courts in Hampshire, has revealed huge fines of up to £2,021 per person have been dished out in recent days for a range of crimes including gatherings whilst in tier four and travelling outside of a tier four area.
Across the UK almost 100,000 fines have been handed out for breaches of coronavirus regulations since they first came into force last year.
Provisional data published by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) April showed a total of 94,368 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) were issued by police forces between March 27 last year and March 14 2021.
Here are the names of five people who have been fined at magistrate’s courts for breaking lockdown rules.
Callum Charles Stones, 21
Tweedsmuir Close, Basingstoke
Fined £2,021 for taking part in a public outdoor gathering of more than two people at Charnwood Close on January 26, when Basingstoke was in tier four.
Peter Karanja Mbatia, 20
Burnaby Close, Basingstoke
Fined £2,021 for taking part in a public outdoor gathering of more than two people at Charnwood Close on January 26, when Basingstoke was in tier four.
Aaron Joseph Grant, 29
May Place, Basingstoke
Fined £2,021 for taking part in a gathering at Alencon Link, Basingstoke on January 19, when Basingstoke was in tier four.
Florentin-Marian Bratu, 21
Goodmayes Avenue, London
Fined £2,021 for travelling to another area without reasonable excuse whilst in tier four. She was caught on February 9 on Junction 5 of the M3 near Hook away from her former home address at Silvester Close in Basingstoke.
Corina Bratu, 46
Silvester Close, Basingstoke
Fined £2,021 for travelling to another area without reasonable excuse whilst in tier four. She was caught on February 9 on Junction 5 of the M3 near Hook away from her former home address at Silvester Close in Basingstoke.
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