Petition · past parliament
Covid 19 breaking social distancing rule. £1000 on the spot fine.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government need a stronger hold on social distancing, so giving out on the spot £1000 fine for breaking social distancing rule. Enforcing more road side checks asking why and where people are driving too. If its children then the parents get the fine.
To help protect the nhs and the British people, by trying to reduce the spread of Covid 19. If the fine is big enough and enforced people wont do it!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules: Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
The Government is responsible for setting regulations in relation to the coronavirus lockdown, and associated penalties, but enforcing these is a matter for the police and courts, not the Government or House of Commons.
You may also be interested to know that, since you started your petition the Government has increased the penalties for breaking the law or refusing to follow a police direction: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#enforcement
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
The Government is responsible for setting regulations in relation to the coronavirus lockdown, and associated penalties, but enforcing these is a matter for the police and courts, not the Government or House of Commons.
You may also be interested to know that, since you started your petition the Government has increased the penalties for breaking the law or refusing to follow a police direction: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do#enforcement
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 6 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.