Cardiff Police Checking Cars for Bargain Shoppers From England

During the first national lockdown, officers from North Yorkshire Police stop motorists in cars to check that their travel is "essential", in line with the British government's COVID-19 advice in York, northern England, on March 30, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Police are carrying out random checks on cars in Cardiff, hoping to catch people travelling in from England for a spot of Black Friday shopping.

South Wales police announced yesterday that officers have been granted additional powers to carry out random vehicle checks from Friday morning until Sunday evening “to ensure those who are visiting the city are not breaching regulations by doing so.”