Police turn around Sussex family who drove to Wales
The group made the five-hour journey hours before a 'firebreak' lockdown came into effect
Police have told a Sussex family to turn around and leave Wales - after driving for around five hours into the country for a 'non-essential' journey.
Officers from Dyfed-Powys Police found the group of five driving on the A40 in Carmarthenshire in the early hours of Friday morning.
The journey came just hours before the introduction of a 17-day 'firebreak lockdown', which bans people from going to Wales as part of non-essential journeys.
Everyone in Wales has been asked to stay home and only undertake essential journeys.
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said:
“During the early hours, a family from Sussex were stopped on the A40, Whitland.
“Despite being aware of the national lockdown, they travelled over five hours for a non-essential reason.
“The occupants were suitably advised and escorted out of the county.”