{"id":415,"date":"2025-04-17T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minicabs.co.uk\/blog\/?p=415"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:02:01","slug":"how-new-lockdown-rules-affected-on-travel-in-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.minicabs.co.uk\/blog\/how-new-lockdown-rules-affected-on-travel-in-england\/","title":{"rendered":"How new lockdown rules affected on TRAVEL in England"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>UK government has imposed a national lockdown from Thursday 5th November 2020 and following are the new lockdown rules for England<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3675\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.minicabs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blog.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>It is important that you only travel if necessary to help stop the spread of COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will your travel be affected?<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you live in England, you cannot travel overseas or within the UK, unless for work, education or other legally permitted reasons, and you should look to reduce the number of journeys you make. 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