Five tourists looking to celebrate Christmas on the Isles of Scilly were quickly sent packing by the police.
The islands are the only part of England still in Tier 1 coronavirus restrictions, meaning the measures are lax and indoor drinking with people from outside your household is permitted.
The tourists were looking to take advantage of that fact but were soon rumbled by police.
They had travelled from a Tier 4 area for the festive period.
Police met them at the airport on the main island St Mary's on Christmas Eve and ordered them back to the mainland immediately.
The four-strong police team on the islands said: "We're proud and protective
of being the only Tier 1 region in the country and have been working with
Skybus and mainland colleagues to keep it that way."
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The police were praised for their intervention.
One local wrote:"Well done to the IOS. It's time these muppets realise rules are for everyone and you can't just ignore what you don't like. Tougher penalties are needed."
Changes to England's tier system came into force today.
Sussex, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire moved into Tier 4, created in response to a variant of Covid-19 discovered in the UK, from Saturday.
The parts of Essex still in Tier 2, Waverley in Surrey and Hampshire including Portsmouth and Southampton, but with the exception of the New Forest, also moved into the toughest tier.
In Tier 4, no household mixing is allowed, though one person can meet one other person outside in a public space, while all non-essential shops and businesses must close, including personal care and indoor entertainment.
Nobody can enter or leave Tier 4 areas and residents must not stay overnight away from home.
Meanwhile, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset including the North Somerset council area, Swindon, the Isle of Wight, the New Forest and Northamptonshire plus Cheshire and Warrington moved up to Tier 3.
In the "very high" alert level, no household mixing is allowed indoors or outdoors, except in parks and public gardens.
All hospitality is closed, except for takeaways and deliveries, and accommodation and entertainment venues must shut.
Cornwall and Herefordshire moved up to Tier 2, where the main restrictions are no household mixing allowed indoors, but the "rule of six" applies outdoors.
Hospitality venues must close unless serving substantial meals with drinks, while large sport and entertainment events are allowed but with a very limited audience.
The Isles of Scilly, which has a population of just 2,000 people, is the only area of England remaining in Tier 1.
In the lowest alert level, the "rule of six" must apply indoors and outdoors, while there must be table service in hospitality venues, with last orders at 10pm and closing time at 11pm.