Returning home during lockdown?

sharpe106

You are returning home so why can’t you? Why will your family not let you?

sharpe106

PougeMahone said:

Watch Escape from Alcatraz starring Clint Eastwood for a few tips. 

Always the great escape as well, can use the daily exercise to get rid of all the soil.

Andy_L

6.—(1) During the emergency period, no person may leave the place where they are living without reasonable excuse.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a reasonable excuse includes the need—

(l)to move house where reasonably necessary

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/350/regulation/6/made

[Deleted User]

I'm in a similar though opposite situation!   I've been staying with my parents (who're in their early 70s and have health issues) since March 16th - before the lockdown started.   I want to return to my flat 50 miles away during the next three weeks, before the government announces too much of a relaxation of the lockdown and the trains get busy again.    I feel a bit sad that I'll be parted from my parents and not sure when I'll see them again, but we've had two months together already! And I'm starting to miss my own routines - and, in truth, the chance to be on my own.

I don't think there will be any issue for me to just get on a mid-afternoon weekday train and return home.   If anyone asks I'm returning home from a trip to see vulnerable people.

OP, it sounds like the biggest issue you've got is physically making the journey, if your daughter won't drive you and it's too far to walk?   And with many taxi-services either not running, or carry a risk of catching coronavirus.

poppy12345

PMWhunt said:

My family will not release me!

Really? Have you always let your children rule you? You're an adult, just go home because they can't stop you!

Grumpy_chap

PMWhunt said:

Grateful for answers I received when first posted but no definitive answer so trying again.

You got this definitive answer:

Sooler said:

Yes, this was advised on a BBC Questions Answered bulletin. If you are just moving yourself and a small amount of personal items in bags from one front door to another. akin to a student returning home from uni.

What is not clear about that?

Up to you really as a grown adult to make your own decision, or does moving back require support from your children who you are staying with at the moment?