When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like useing a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
steverospa:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like useing a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
There is a very long thread on this subject somewhere but I cannot locate it.
The smoking in a works vehicle is enforced only by the councils and not the police - they were quick to say that they will not do it 
- so to prosecute them the driver would need to be caught and punished within the councils area - not likely to happen. The councils do not have the power to stop a vehicle.
The law has made smokers ‘more aware’ of the needs of non-smokers which is a good thing IMO (I’m a smoker) but where the driver is usually the only one who uses the vehicle then there have been very few objections to smoking in it.
Must remember that it is the breathing in of the smoke that causes any real harm and not the smell of the residue - OK, not nice for those that do not smoke but the same could be said for the stale smell of curry or whatever…
I am allowed to smoke in my cab, and what’s more I have a letter from Swale Borough Council’s Chief Environmental Health Officer confirming that I am allowed to smoke in my cab, so you go ahead and take as many photos of me as you want. Alternatively, you might consider “getting a life”.
steverospa:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like useing a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
Get a life 
I’m a none smoker but can’t say I’ve ever got wound up over someone smoking in their cab or car
He would probably be more usefully employed studying the basics of the English language.
Ahh the good old none smokers rear their head again Lol
Are these the same people who complained about not being able to enjoy a drink in a pub or club because of the smoke?
The same people who cheered when the smoking ban was introduced?
The same people who are now complaining because their local pub or club has closed because the influx of non smokers into pubs never materialised and the smokers stopped going to the pubs leaving the landlords or publicans without any punters.?
Yeah non smokers have done the UK pub & club industry the world of good 
Steve I would be delighted if you were driving down the road and took a photo of me smoking in a truck, in fact in my car which is registered to my company name
Seems to me your boss needs to give you a little more work to concentrate on rather than letting you worry what everyone else is doing 
Sounds like he’s been reading that good ole American book on salesmanship “How to Make Friends and Influence People”
If youv’e got the time and inclination to go round taking photos of driver’s smoking in their cabs then it sounds like youv’e got too much spare time and nothing constructive to fill that time with 
but it could just be another wind up 
Regards
Dave Penn;
Steve non smoker:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band
Perhaps you can put forward a good legible argument for why this should happen and how exactly it affects you so badly and no doubt makes your life so dangerous too ? Perhaps drivers shouldn’t ■■■■ in their cabs either, or read nuddy mags, or have photos of their loved ones in the cab, snore when sleeping in their their cabs, anything else that doesn’t affect you at all and is certainly none of your business. ?
This is confusing me, am I right in thinking that if your the sole user of a vehicle you can smoke?
One of our Joiners got busted by Blackpool council smoking in his van (Company van, but he is the only user) and they sent a fine that had to be paid. Is this just a case of over zelous pen pushers? Or is there a legal requirment companies have to enforce to stop people smoking in company vehicles.
Harry Monk:
I am allowed to smoke in my cab, and what’s more I have a letter from Swale Borough Council’s Chief Environmental Health Officer confirming that I am allowed to smoke in my cab, so you go ahead and take as many photos of me as you want. Alternatively, you might consider “getting a life”.
LMAO nice one monk
steve rospa:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like using a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
To whom are you going to send the pictures… 
Sounds a bit of a xxxxxx 
to me…
Harry Monk:
I am allowed to smoke in my cab, and what’s more I have a letter from Swale Borough Council’s Chief Environmental Health Officer confirming that I am allowed to smoke in my cab, so you go ahead and take as many photos of me as you want. Alternatively, you might consider “getting a life”.
hear hear!!
from buck,an ex smoker.
DAFMAD:
Steve non smoker:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be bandPerhaps you can put forward a good legible argument for why this should happen and how exactly it affects you so badly and no doubt makes your life so dangerous too ? Perhaps drivers shouldn’t ■■■■ in their cabs either, or read nuddy mags, or have photos of their loved ones in the cab, snore when sleeping in their their cabs, anything else that doesn’t affect you at all and is certainly none of your business. ?
Eh up old lad… no one told me I was allowed to read nuddy mags in the cab. Are you sure it’s allowed ■■?
Sean:
This is confusing me, am I right in thinking that if your the sole user of a vehicle you can smoke?
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Yes, that is correct. Under certain circumstances anyway. Like mine!
I published the correspondence between myself and Swale Borough Council when we received a complaint from them about my smoking in my company-owned tractor unit, and the thread title was “smoking in the cab- the definitive answer” but like ROG, I cannot find it, presumably because of the new forums we have.
Presumably it’s archived so perhaps someone knows where it is?
Cant say I personally loose sleep at night after seeing a driver smoke in their cab, end of the day its up to them what they do. Like some people on here they may be allowed to smoke in their cab anyway, but hey ho each to the own I guess. We probably all have pet hates that other people may see as acceptable.
He could join forces with the 'Warden of the 62", they would make an excelent team
It riles me though when you see a trucker using his hand held phone while driving or even worse on a roundabout 
, but hey that’s me 
. That has been beaten to death on here anyway, life goes on 
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Sean:
This is confusing me, am I right in thinking that if your the sole user of a vehicle you can smoke?
One of our Joiners got busted by Blackpool council smoking in his van (Company van, but he is the only user) and they sent a fine that had to be paid. Is this just a case of over zelous pen pushers? Or is there a legal requirment companies have to enforce to stop people smoking in company vehicles.
If the company agrees and there is one driver/person only using that vehicle - it’s ok
see ill smoke in a motor if its a total {zb} heap or it just smells bad, but when you can tell that somebody looks after the truck and is clean i dont tend to do it.
steverospa:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like useing a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
Be careful, it can be quite difficult to sit with a camera rammed up your ■■■■■■.
Smoke in every wagon.At the end of the shift you would never know it.
steverospa:
When will smoking in trucks and cars be band like useing a phone etc.
Has any body been dun for smoking in a truck yet or is it a law that no body d bothers about.
I might start taking pictures my self and reporting them. ( Steve non smoker)
You’d best be careful to take your piccies only when your vehicle is at a standstill, otherwise you’ll be comitting a more serious offence whilst amassing your evidence.
DieselDemon:
Be careful, it can be quite difficult to sit with a camera rammed up your ■■■■■■.
…and taking pictures would be even more difficult.