Plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present have won support in the House of Lords, but the measure would need support of MPs to become law. The private member’s bill proposed by Lord Ribeiro to make offenders liable for a £60 fine or attendance at a smoke awareness course was approved by peers, reported BBC News. The measure would need government support and David Cameron has questioned whether it is a justified move, suggesting it has severe implications for personal freedoms.
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Growing support for smoking ban in cars
Plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present have won support in the House of Lords, but the measure would need support of MPs to become law. The private member’s bill proposed by Lord Ribeiro to make offenders liable for a £60 fine or attendance at a smoke awareness course was approved by peers, reported BBC News. The measure would need government support and David Cameron has questioned whether it is a justified move, suggesting it has severe implications for personal freedoms.
House of Lords proposes fines for drivers who litter
A peer in the House of Lords has proposed making it easier to fine drivers who throw litter from their cars. It is already possible for councils to fine people up to £80 for throwing litter from a car, but the driver can say it wasn’t them/ they lent their car to a friend/ it was a little green alien.
