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What is the point of having any rules then just go "meh"?
It's a mystery to me, the whole thing is a clusterfuck.
It's like buses in London. Face covering is mandatory, penalty if you don't. Masks are available from Boots on every high street so no excuse. Most of the buses I've passed have 50% or lower mask wearing and yet the bus driver keeps driving.
jellybaby-
NI is a combination of niceness and a loose approach to rules, see Dara O'Brian's video in driving...pretty much that.
The police was out patrolling beaches and some people were told to stay away. Some beaches were at full capacity so on those psni started to turn people away.
But the Translink staff I guess aren't too worried and just let us have our fun.
Maybe London bus drivers are the same, not worried, but also just gave up...if you constantly need to kick people off its lots of aggro added to your day. 50% is a lot, that's not fun!
I've no idea how they will enforce here...hard to get them too in bus and train stations.
JWestland
You are right actually. I read this but...that does not distinguish between car and public transport.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-53007269
I looked it up now it's "essential travel" on ni gov. For public transport.
The train was quite packed, zero enforcement, nobody asking questions when I bought my ticket, police was out near the train stop near beach and nobody got turned back or asked questions.
So I'm really confused now. What is the point of having any rules then just go "meh"? As it was really obvious the train was full of beach goers. Bikinis and towels everywhere.
Maybe they were relaxed as it was mostly under 18s who cannot drive yet, but it doesn't say under 18s can just public transport whenever in the rules either.
So it's my mistake for sure, no warnings which is no excuse, but had they said "no tickets for beach" I'd have apologized and gone home.