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Perhaps I am reading the advice from the Government differently to "some" (and don't want to come across as a kill joy either) but I thought all non-essential travel was banned and we are to stay indoors?

www.gov.uk
30/03/2020 · Following on from the government’s guidance on social distancing in relation to COVID-19, people should avoid travelling unless it is essential.

Oh well......

Restrictions on movement

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—

(a)to obtain basic necessities, including food and medical supplies for those in the same household (including any pets or animals in the household) or for vulnerable persons and supplies for the essential upkeep, maintenance and functioning of the household, or the household of a vulnerable person, or to obtain money, including from any business listed in Part 3 of Schedule 2;

(b)to take exercise either alone or with other members of their household;

(c)to seek medical assistance, including to access any of the services referred to in paragraph 37 or 38 of Schedule 2;

(d)to provide care or assistance, including relevant personal care within the meaning of paragraph 7(3B) of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(3), to a vulnerable person, or to provide emergency assistance;

(e)to donate blood;

(f)to travel for the purposes of work or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where it is not reasonably possible for that person to work, or to provide those services, from the place where they are living;

(g)to attend a funeral of—

(i)a member of the person’s household,

(ii)a close family member, or

(iii)if no-one within sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) are attending, a friend;

(h)to fulfil a legal obligation, including attending court or satisfying bail conditions, or to participate in legal proceedings;

(i)to access critical public services, including—

(i)childcare or educational facilities (where these are still available to a child in relation to whom that person is the parent, or has parental responsibility for, or care of the child);

(ii)social services;

(iii)services provided by the Department of Work and Pensions;

(iv)services provided to victims (such as victims of crime);

(j)in relation to children who do not live in the same household as their parents, or one of their parents, to continue existing arrangements for access to, and contact between, parents and children, and for the purposes of this paragraph, “parent” includes a person who is not a parent of the child, but who has parental responsibility for, or who has care of, the child;

(k)in the case of a minister of religion or worship leader, to go to their place of worship;

(l)to move house where reasonably necessary;

(m)to avoid injury or illness or to escape a risk of harm.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the place where a person is living includes the premises where they live together with any garden, yard, passage, stair, garage, outhouse or other appurtenance of such premises.

(4) Paragraph (1) does not apply to any person who is homeless.

It's one week now we are home, back from south Mexico shortened holiday trip. Not in the mood to start the engine... but today, done it, started in a few seconds despite one month sleep.. then ten meters in reverse in my garden alley, then ten meters in first gear back to garage. I am not sure gendarmerie will consider ok the use of a classic for essential shopping... and my VW is obviously more reliable than my fantastic morgan. Not necessary to put people at risk in case of fail, moreover taking in account the arrival in crowded airport one week ago.
Stay safe at home and wait, guys... time to clean and polish our car!

The text is helpful but it also fudges things:

Item 2 reads:

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

The word "includes" must make things very difficult from an enforcement perspective.

Through the British Horse Society, we know that additional reasons include the need to care for a horse in DIY livery.