TRAVEL NEWS – Tier 3

TRAVEL in NEW Tier system

In regard to travel, if you are in Tier 1 or Tier 2, and Tunbridge Wells is in Tier 3, although advised not to travel to Tier 3 it is not illegal to do so you cannot be fined unlike other lockdown protocols earlier in the year. You can travel from Tier 3 to Tier 3 and you are also permitted to travel through lower Tier areas as part of a longer journey.

“Necessary” reasons include to go to work. You can also travel from Tier 3 to Tiers 1 and 2 but the government is advising against nearly all travel for those in Tier 3 areas but it is not mandatory enforcement rule. Again, the list of exemptions includes work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities.

You can continue to travel to venues or amenities which are open, but should aim to reduce the number of journeys you make where possible. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction-tiers-what-you-need-to-know#very-high-alert

Tunbridge Wells has the lowest infection rate for Covid-19 in the Country and should be in Tier 1 or Tier 2 so although not illegal to travel to this area it is the one of the safest areas in the UK.

Kindest regards

Chief elf