Drunken covidiots are slammed for holding weekend party as lockdown slips with traffic up and more shops reopening

Dozens of revellers posed for a picture during a group drinking session in breach of coronavirus lockdown rules at the weekend - while shoppers queued outside reopened DIY stores and motorists returned to the streets of London on Monday.

Around 30 people gathered for an outdoor party last weekend in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.

One of the group joked online that they were 'away for a social distance swally' and that she would 'probs be in the cells for 4'. 

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More than 300 people have liked this picture of a group brazenly flouting lockdown rules in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire 

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Shoppers queue up outside a B&Q store in York today as people purchase DIY equipment during the lockdown

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Traffic data from London showed congestion levels were 34% below average on Monday, significantly higher than the same time last week

Despite a source telling The Sun the group were 'heavily intoxicated,' the picture of the illicit gathering has picked up more than 300 likes - and no one has told them to go home.   

Since Britain was put into lockdown, the public is only supposed to go outside for essential shopping/medical appointments or taking part in one hour's exercise. Key workers are allowed to commute to and from work.

Police Scotland said it was aware of non compliance across the country and confirmed its officers attend those calls. A spokesman told The Sun: 'Officers will engage, explain, encourage to prevent ongoing and future non-compliance.'

Sunseekers across Britain have been flouting rules throughout the lockdown by visiting beaches and parks, while there have been long queues outside stores such as Homebase and B&Q, which have opened during the lockdown.

Traffic data from TomTom showed the congestion level in London at 4pm today was 34 per cent below average - significantly up on last week's figures at the same time. Friday at 4pm saw congestion 48 per cent below the 2019 average, Thursday 47 per cent, Wednesday 44 per cent and Tuesday 42 per cent. 

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Traffic builds up on the A40 at Perivale in West London at 7.20am on Monday despite the coronavirus lockdown continuing