For the past few days, my local electronic road-sign has been informing me (and anyone else passing it) that as of October 1st, it is illegal to smoke in a car when a "U18" is present. They must have been just short of enough characters to write "child".
The law did indeed change on Thursday - the Beeb cover it here. Including a video of a very selfish woman called Lucy Hardcastle.
I first broached the subject back in 2010 with my detailed analysis entitled, "Doctors Today Urged that Smoking be Banned in Cars - Are They Right?"
Anyway, according to Auntie Beeb, the new law states that "A law banning smoking in vehicles carrying children has come into force in England and Wales"
I think it needs a bit of clarification though. They do state that e-Cigs are not included - and, quite sensibly, people in convertibles with the hood down are not included. I would imagine cigars will be included. But what about smoking pipes, or pot? Or whatever it is that this doll that they used for the research is smoking:
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