Is It Illegal To Travel To Scotland?

[MartinMillar]

The guardian has stated that there is a draft paper published making it illegal to travel to Scotland.
Looked on the Scotland government site and it doesn’t say that just advise against it.
Does anyone know?

[emmie]

no idea sorry, though someone on here said they will be visiting their daughter in England, coming down from Scotland over the Christmas break.

[dannyk13]

Here is the news:-
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8967979/Entering-leaving-Scotland-rest-Britain-illegal.html

[emmie]

not sure if that helps at all.

[dannyk13]

That's all there is, seems plain enough to me.

[douglas9401]

You could take a chance, our three remaining police officers are kept busy enough that they might miss you.

[emmie]

i meant my comments danny

[dannyk13]

Emmie, ok, sorry.

[MartinMillar]

So could be fined? Seems strange as the ferries are still running? Will then fine everyone disembarking

[dannyk13]

Martin, not in effect until 6pm tonight.

[MartinMillar]

I’m travelling tomorrow at 3 am nothing in the government for Scotland site that I can find

[dannyk13]

Martin//nothing in the government for Scotland site that I can find//
Maybe it hasn't filtered through to the website yet.Is there a phone number you can call before making your, what might be a wasted, journey?

[Bazile]

Don't attemp it , you'll be stopped at the border ,by P C Penhale

[ichkeria]

Nicola is building a bonny wall and will make you pay for it :-)

[douglas9401]

No time for wall-building, she has a daily briefing to prepare for.
Between that and ****ing off the populace with half-arsed plans devised by a dentist it leaves her time for little else as far as one can see.

[mushroom25]

if you have just reason then you're not acting illegally.

eg work, etc

[ichkeria]

Come to think of it, there already is a wall :-)

[MartinMillar]

Mushroom who decides what a just reason is? It’s either illegal or it isn’t

[Deskdiary]

"Between that and pissing off the populace with half-arsed plans devised by a dentist it leaves her time for little else as far as one can see."

Excellent.

I heard on LBC this morning that people are being confined to their areas upon threat of a fine, and if a takeaway is ordered, it should be ordered from the area in which they live to avoid the deliver driver getting fined.

The woman's on a ***-with-power crusade.

Why not just say we're setting up ghettos - I wonder when the first pogroms will start!

Obviously the above is very tongue in cheek, but even so...

[Deskdiary]

That's bizarre - pissing is an acceptable word, but p i ssed isn't!

How does that work?

[mushroom25]

//Mushroom who decides what a just reason is? //

we'll have to wait for the legislation to be published to find that out. but the following from Danny's link:-

Futhermore, a list of bizarre exceptions have been put in place which would allow the travel rules to be breached.

Scots can leave the country - or their locked down area - to feed an animal, donate blood or take a driving test.

Exemptions to the travel ban also apply for more common essential travel reasons, including for health, work or for school.