A police force is urging people to "be sensible" after multiple people attended a car meet which breached lockdown rules.

Hertfordshire Constabulary says it was called to reports of a large number of vehicles gathered at Colney Fields retail park at 10.25pm on Monday, January 25.

Officers attended and spoke to a number of drivers - seven £200 coronavirus fines were issued by police.

PC Steve Whittaker, of the London Colney Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: “When you ignore the current restrictions to meet up with people, even if you believe you are socially distanced as you are in separate cars, you are still breaching the current regulations.

“Every time you make a non-essential journey, especially when you do so when the road conditions are dangerous as they were on this day due to the cold weather, you risk being involved in an incident that could put further strain on emergency services and the NHS.

“Please be sensible and follow the rules. The instructions really couldn’t be any clearer: stay at home, protect the NHS, and save lives.”