South Wales Police

Council closes Gower beach car parks as Police warn COVID rule breakers

Published

3 years ago

1st March 2021

Editor

Council-run beach car parks at Bracelet Bay, Langland Bay and Caswell were closed over the weekend at the request of South Wales Police.

The move came as dozens of motorists ignored Welsh Government stay at home rules and flocked to the seaside in their cars.

We are receiving reports of people travelling to beauty spots across #SouthWales. Please remember Welsh Government restrictions state exercise should start&finish at your home – you shouldn’t be driving to these places. #townhillnpt @Langland will not tolerate breaches ^54969 pic.twitter.com/txBwqCAj8N— South Wales Police Swansea (@SWPSwansea) February 28, 2021

Police reported ‘high volumes’ of vehicles at popular Gower beaches. A situation which is reported to have improved following the closure of the car parks by the Council.

#GowerNPT officers still trying to pass the Covid restrictions to motorists. Unfortunately not everyone was pleasant making it harder to carry out are Policing duties. We are all struggling through Covid, Tier 4 is still in place, Essential travel only! ^53914 ^55093 pic.twitter.com/vNVcZ2EIJE— South Wales Police Swansea (@SWPSwansea) February 28, 2021

Welsh Government Tier 4 restrictions are still in place across Wales, despite falling infection rates. The rules, which are law in Wales, prevent people from driving for exercise. People are instead advised to start and finish their exercise from home.

#GowerNPT out and about this weekend answering to many complaints with regards to parking incidents relating to Covid Breaches from a high volume of vehicles @SwanseaCouncil took the decision to close a few of their car parks which did assist and help ease off, ^53914 ^55093 pic.twitter.com/ULpqf1sHnX— South Wales Police Swansea (@SWPSwansea) February 28, 2021

On a Facebook post over the weekend, Swansea Council said: “We’re closing beach car parks today at Bracelet Bay, Langland Bay and Caswell at the request of South Wales Police. So please don’t travel.

“We know it’s great weather out there but Welsh Government rules mean we should not drive to any location for daily exercise. Please do the right thing to keep us all safe.”

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