Fuming
Smoking in cars used for work to be banned - Telegraph
Motorists could be banned from smoking behind the wheel of their own cars while driving them as part of their job, it has emerged.
Cigarettes are banned in company cars when passengers are carried, which means taxi drivers cannot smoke. However, sales representatives still can light up if they are the only person using the vehicle.
There is greater confusion when it comes to private cars. Smoking is banned if the vehicle is mainly used for work - but not if it is mainly private....
Action on Smoking and Health welcomed the idea...
smokers could be prosecuted for driving without due care and attention.
Prof Richard West, the Government's leading smoking adviser, has called for a complete ban on smoking at the wheel.
He said: "It may seem draconian but the Government should legislate."
And come the New Year the French will be banned from smoking in their bars... Oh for the Glorious Day when the air is putrid and choking with the toxic smoke of the burning pyres of politicians, pokenoses and parliamentary paper.