Drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars if they are carrying children as passengers
Smoking will be banned if under-18s are in the car. It will become law on 1 October, following a similar ban in Wales and aims to protect young people under 18 from second-hand smoke. Scotland is also considering introducing a ban.
Anyone found flouting the law in England could be fined £50.
The British Lung Foundation welcomed the ban as a victory, but smokers' group Forest said it was unenforceable.
It will not apply to anyone driving alone or driving in a convertible car with the top down.
The regulations were passed in the Commons after 342 MPs voted in favour of legislation while just 74 voted against.
More than 430,000 children are exposed to second-hand smoke in cars each week, according to the British Lung Foundation.
The nanny state is here, and it's frightening. Next they'll ban driving without a seat belt how would they even enforce this?
And if they're going to ban smoking in cars containing children, why don't they make it illegal for pregnant women to smoke and drink alcohol? That's much more harmful.
The nanny state is here, and it's frightening. Next they'll ban driving without a seat belt how would they even enforce this?
And if they're going to ban smoking in cars containing children, why don't they make it illegal for pregnant women to smoke and drink alcohol? That's much more harmful.
Would you just stop seriously
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The nanny state is here, and it's frightening. Next they'll ban driving without a seat belt how would they even enforce this?
And if they're going to ban smoking in cars containing children, why don't they make it illegal for pregnant women to smoke and drink alcohol? That's much more harmful.
how would they even enforce this?
