Dozens of people across the country have faced fines and court after failing to cover their faces on public transport.

Rules on wearing face masks and coverings were only revoked on the so called Freedom Day on July 19.

As of July people are no longer required by law to wear face coverings in certain settings now the remaining restrictions in England have been lifted.

But guidance from the Government “expects and recommends” masks to be worn by workers and customers in crowded, enclosed spaces such as public transport.

Here are five people from Essex who were fined for failing to wear a face covering on public transport.

They all appeared in court in September or October.

Mohammad Asghar, 35, of Martin Road, Aveley, was caught at Barking Bus garage in June this year without a mask. The case was proved in his absence at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this month.

He was fined £660 and ordered to pay a £66 victim services charge and £225 costs.

Natalia Telicka, 27, of Parkinson Drive, Chelmsford, was also fined £660 after being caught without a mask in a transport hub in Westminster in May this year.

The case was proved in her absence at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this month. She was fined £660 and ordered to pay a £66 victim services charge and £225 costs.

George Thomas, 18, of Tamar Drive, Aveley, was caught in a transport hub in Canning Town in May without a face covering.

The case was proved in his absence at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this month.

He was fined £660 and ordered to pay a £66 victim services charge and £225 costs.

Oliver O'Brien, 21, of Wivenhoe Road, Alresford, was charged with entering a relevant place in England without wearing a face covering in London on April 27 this year.

It was proved in his absence at Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court in September. Magistrates ordered O'Brien to pay a fine of £660, a victim services charge of £66 and costs of £225.

Jacob Omolabi, 21, of Belmont Close, Wickford, was charged with entering a relevant place in England without wearing a face covering at Hackney Central station in London on May 7 this year.

It was proved in his absence at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court in September.

Magistrates ordered Omolabi to pay a fine of £660, a victim services charge of £66 and costs of £225.