Bizarre excuses for breaking Covid lockdown laws in Sussex
Sussex Police issued a further 258 Covid fines over the weekend as thousands of people flocked to the county to soak up the sun. New data from the National Police Chiefs' Council also shows that 1,618 Covid fines were handed out by the force between March 27 last year and February 14. This shows there have been plenty of people willing to push the limits of lockdown laws to meet with others or travel around the country. But some have had the gall to try and talk their way out of a fine after being caught flouting the rules by police. Here are some of the strangest excuses officers hav...