The group were convicted at Liverpool Magistrates Court today
following a protest on Wango Lane, which occurred on the same day as last year's Grand National.
The court heard that officers had been asked to look for the minibus and stop it after receiving intelligence that the occupants intended to protest at the racecourse. Prosecutor Simon Jones said a marked police vehicle drove ahead of the minibus on the M57 and an electronic matrix signal board asked the driver to follow.
Mr Jones said: "Police arrested them at around 4.30pm and they were further arrested at 5pm for obstructing the middle lane of the motorway. A police vehicle that was further back prevented traffic from following down the road. There was a concern for safety - not just for their own, but for the officers and other road users."
Rosa Sharkey, 23, of Chase Side Avenue, Enfield and James Kelly, 46, of Mornant Avenue, Hartford, in Northwich were both found guilty and issued with fines at South Sefton Magistrates Court earlier this month.
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