Drivers warned to only go to petrol stations or services ‘if you really need to’

The government has released a new wave of safety recommendations for those travelling in cars.

Drivers in the UK have now been warned to only stop at petrol or service stations ‘unless necessary’, due to the number of coronavirus cases. 

Department for Transport released a statement on September 23rd that said drivers should ‘only stop at petrol stations or motorway service stations if you really need to’.

The full 34-page guidance has other advice for safer travel in the pandemic, including cycling or walking where possible. 

The guidance also advises people to not share a car with those you don’t live with, and if it’s unavoidable then to share with the same people each time. 

The people in the vehicle should then wear face coverings, open the window and face away from each other throughout the entire journey. 

There is also advice for travelling on public transport. It includes advice to travel off-peak to avoid busy times and to wear the mandatory face covering while on public transport or in transport hubs. 

Travellers have also been told to face away from other passengers and move away as soon as they can when waiting in stations or crowded services where social distancing might not be possible. 

The advice has also told passengers to not eat or drink on public transport.

Finally, it states that the public, or someone they live with, should not travel if they have or think they have coronavirus.

Those who are shielding have also been advised to not travel at all.