(17 Feb 2021, 7:45 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote The guidance defines what they mean by local (someone quoted it a few messages up this page) and it is actually significanly more restrictive than all the examples you have given.  Basically, it would mean your neighbourhood within Bishop, or, at a push, the whole of Bishop itself.

Sadly no amount of legislation is ever going to cover every eventuality and as long as people look for and exploit loopholes, we will continue to pingpong in and out of lockdowns and tiered restrictions.  The basic principle of 'is it essential' really isn't hard to grasp.  Regardless of how clever an argument someone can make around why they aren't technically in breech of the letter of the regulations, going out for non-essential purposes (which standing around photographing buses most certainly is) is very clearly the opposite of the public health message and shows a lack of any regard for social responsibility.

But as the other point I kept making was that's not the law, that's guidance. Legally, you can disregard it.
Actually, having a quick skim through the law, there's actually no mention of having to stay local at all!

Anyway, like you say as long as people find the loopholes, it's not going to work.
And to be clear, I'm not promoting breaking the rules, I just like playing devil's advocate!

(17 Feb 2021, 10:18 pm)Adrian wrote Some people have little choice but to do this BTW.

I'm not saying it's a problem, but to me going a longer distance and being exposed once is less of a risk than 'staying local' but getting exposed countless times.


PS, is it just me or are multi quotes completely buggered on the website now?

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