Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:21 am
Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:46 am
Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:01 am
Dobbin wrote:It’s a whole different world here with the lockdown. Someone I know was trying to cross the border between Spain and Gibraltar for work and returning home they impounded the car and refused entry back to Spain.
The whole fines things is the way they operate with speeding fines - you pay or they take car or bike of you there and then - no room for appeal. You pay as well cause they normally have a gun with them.
I have had friends followed when going to supermarkets and pharmacies.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:04 am
Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:16 am
Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:16 am
Dobbin wrote:It’s a whole different world here with the lockdown. Someone I know was trying to cross the border between Spain and Gibraltar for work and returning home they impounded the car and refused entry back to Spain.
The whole fines things is the way they operate with speeding fines - you pay or they take car or bike of you there and then - no room for appeal. You pay as well cause they normally have a gun with them.
I have had friends followed when going to supermarkets and pharmacies.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:07 pm
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:35 pm
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:41 pm
Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:44 pm
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:44 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Good news Region Spain (Andalusia) has recorded the third day of dropping cases And Not one New Case in Mallorca in last 24hrs
Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:47 pm
Bluebina wrote:Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
I think it looks worse in Spain isn't it, hopefully, here we can get it just right and not take such drastic action as Italy and Spain.
I have a theory a lot of it is down to people living in flats and infecting each other in the communal areas, the coverage here showed loads of Italians and Spanish in flats.
London has 50% of the UK figures again many people living on top of each other and in high rise flats.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:00 pm
Bakedalasker wrote:When I lived in Seville, Spain the cops where very harsh on their own. They did not tolerate any locals getting drunk and walking the streets. However it was different for us Brits as we were a source of amusement for them when we got drunk We would be drunk usually about a hour before the locals rose from their siestas. So when the nightlife was starting to pick up us Brits would be well out of it. Fortubately the cops showed us a load of tolerance and if any of us was lost which happened quite a lot, they would pick us up and take us back to our apartements. All the cops knew us, were we lived and had a damn good laugh at our expense.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:18 pm
Bluebina wrote:Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
I think it looks more serious in Spain, hopefully, here we can get it just right and not take such drastic action as Italy and Spain.
I have a theory a lot of it is down to people living in flats and infecting each other in the communal areas, the coverage here showed loads of Italians and Spanish in flats.
London has 50% of the UK figures again many people living on top of each other and in high rise flats.
I would come down harder in the Capital and completely lockdown London, and carry on with the rest of the country with a less forceful approach.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:19 pm
Bakedalasker wrote:When I lived in Seville, Spain the cops where very harsh on their own. They did not tolerate any locals getting drunk and walking the streets. However it was different for us Brits as we were a source of amusement for them when we got drunk We would be drunk usually about a hour before the locals rose from their siestas. So when the nightlife was starting to pick up us Brits would be well out of it. Fortubately the cops showed us a load of tolerance and if any of us was lost which happened quite a lot, they would pick us up and take us back to our apartements. All the cops knew us, were we lived and had a damn good laugh at our expense.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:20 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Bluebina wrote:Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
I think it looks worse in Spain isn't it, hopefully, here we can get it just right and not take such drastic action as Italy and Spain.
I have a theory a lot of it is down to people living in flats and infecting each other in the communal areas, the coverage here showed loads of Italians and Spanish in flats.
London has 50% of the UK figures again many people living on top of each other and in high rise flats.
That’s an interesting theory mate.
Good news is that as well as the dropping cases in Andulucia / Mallorca, Italy has had its lowest increase in cases for a good while. This coincided with a doctor on ‘This Morning’ saying that she thinks that in 2-3 weeks we will start to see an improvement. Not necessarily a drop in cases but a decrease, which seems to go with the theory that we’re 2 weeks or so behind Italy.
Think it may be just a case of holding onto your hats for 2 weeks or so and STAY IN where possible.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:26 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Bluebina wrote:Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
I think it looks more serious in Spain, hopefully, here we can get it just right and not take such drastic action as Italy and Spain.
I have a theory a lot of it is down to people living in flats and infecting each other in the communal areas, the coverage here showed loads of Italians and Spanish in flats.
London has 50% of the UK figures again many people living on top of each other and in high rise flats.
I would come down harder in the Capital and completely lockdown London, and carry on with the rest of the country with a less forceful approach.
I disagree with you, yes at the moment way more serious and UK should learn from that big time and put in tougher actions as sadly UK on path of worse than Spain.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:34 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Bluebina wrote:Forever Blue wrote:UK police will fine you £30 for disobeying any Govt orders.
Zero Tolerance
If you reoffend in Spain its 6months - to 1 yr in jail.
Spanish Police on the spot fine 200euros for being out without papers on you and if you ignore them its a whopping 30,000euro fine
If you don’t pay the on the spot fine off 200euros they either impound your car or if no car take you to a cash point or to your home for it. If they fail then lock up time.
We have just seen this morning that Calviá Police have issued over 200 fines since the lockdown began ranging from 100-600 € each including the 5 Germans have in a bar in Peguera fined 600€ each serves them right.
Germans are opening a bar in calle Palmira in Peguera, glad they got fined and owner 30,000euros or loses bar.
I think it looks worse in Spain isn't it, hopefully, here we can get it just right and not take such drastic action as Italy and Spain.
I have a theory a lot of it is down to people living in flats and infecting each other in the communal areas, the coverage here showed loads of Italians and Spanish in flats.
London has 50% of the UK figures again many people living on top of each other and in high rise flats.
That’s an interesting theory mate.
Good news is that as well as the dropping cases in Andulucia / Mallorca, Italy has had its lowest increase in cases for a good while. This coincided with a doctor on ‘This Morning’ saying that she thinks that in 2-3 weeks we will start to see an improvement. Not necessarily a drop in cases but a decrease, which seems to go with the theory that we’re 2 weeks or so behind Italy.
Think it may be just a case of holding onto your hats for 2 weeks or so and STAY IN where possible.
Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:28 pm
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