'So reckless and complacent of people, acting like this nightmare is over? There are no words!’
One officer said ‘every double yellow line’ from one seaside town to another was covered with cars and vans.
In nearby Barnstaple, police tweeted: ‘Traffic wardens are running out of tickets. Do not abandon your cars, emergency vehicles can’t get though! They will be towed away!’Visitors to Formby beach said they had ‘never seen it like that’ as pictures showed long queues of cars all competing for limited spaces.Hundreds of people flocked to Southend beach in Essex
Another agreed, adding: ‘We’ve just left. It’s mental. Didn’t get out the car. Never seen it like that. No one following social distance.’There were similar scenes in Southend, Essex, and Southport, where crowds gathered at the popular Ainsdale beach and cars gridlocked nearby roads.
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