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Two women have described how they were surrounded by police, read their rights and fined £200 each after driving five miles to take a walk. The women were also told the hot drinks they had brought along were not allowed as they were "classed as a.
A former-police chief has claimed the Derbyshire officers who fined two women for going on a socially-distanced country walk together have damaged the public s perception of the police.
Former Durham Police chief constable Mike Barton said he believed Derbyshire Police would row back on its decision to fine beautician Jessica Allen and her British Airways flight attendant friend Eliza Moore.
The women were slapped with two £200 notices for driving seven miles for a socially-distanced stroll at Foremark Reservoir because officers said their hot drinks counted as a picnic .
Mr Barton said the damage has already been done as the public will be less likely to abide by the law if the police aren t acting fairly .
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