Leicestershire Police stopped a driver doing 110mph on the M1 near Coalville - because he was returning from London to buy a loaf of bread.

The man was heading northbound on the motorway and breaking the speed limit with two young children in the car.

When questioned by officers after travelling at speeds up to 110mph, the driver said he was making a round trip from Nottingham to London to buy bread, as it was '£1 cheaper there'.

Officers tweeted the incident as, not only was the man speeding, he was also out at a time when Government instructions told people to stay at home during the Coronavirus lockdown.

The clear message to people is not to go out unless your journey is essential.

This driver was stopped near to the M1 J22 junction for Markfield and Coalville.

It was one of a number of cases of motorists travelling when they have no need to.

Leicestershire Police have issued strict guidelines as to when you can leave the house at the moment.

• You should only leave the house for very limited purposes:

• Shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible

• One form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle - alone or with members of your household

Any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person

Travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

You can leave home for medical appointments.

GP practices may postpone non-urgent health checks or routine appointments.

You should go to the doctor if there is an essential medical need.

People must stay at home as much as possible to reduce the spread of the virus. But you can also still go outside once a day for a walk, run, cycle.

When doing this you must minimise the time you are out of your home and stay at least two metres away from anyone else that

You may travel for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home.

Certain jobs require people to travel to their place of work – for instance if they operate machinery, work in construction or manufacturing, or are delivering front line services such as train and bus drivers.

Employers and employees should discuss their working arrangements, and employers should take every possible step to facilitate their employees working from home, including providing suitable IT and equipment to enable remote working.

If you cannot work from home then you can still travel to work. This is consistent with the Chief Medical Officer's advice.

Critical workers are those who can still take their children to school or childcare.

This critical worker definition does not affect whether or not you can travel to work – if you are not a critical worker, you may still travel to work provided you cannot work from home.

Anyone who has symptoms or is in a household where someone has symptoms should not go to work and should self-isolate.