Smoking / Company Vehicles

[LSainsbury]

We've just seen a post woman, smoking, whilst using her company vehicle - I thought that was now against the law?

[bob_a_builder]

Contact the press, tell them to hold the front page .....

I believe you are correct, unfortunately, just like the using a mobile phone while driving, its almost impossible to enforce.

Theres always some element of society who don't think the rules apply to them, but we seem unable to enforce the rules that should be easy to enforce - parking in disabled space etc etc

Short of having snipers on the motorway bridges, its difficult to know whats to be done

[Xaccers]

I think it depends if she owns the vehicle.
There's something daft like if the driver is alone and using their own vehicle for business, they can smoke, but if someone else is in the vehicle (even if they're a smoker) than neither can smoke.
Gotta love how Labour write legislation.

[Graham M]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

We've just seen a post woman, smoking, whilst using her company vehicle - I thought that was now against the law?

Cigarettes tend to burn down pretty quickly while riding a bike so I wouldn't worry too much

[The Hitman]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

We've just seen a post woman, smoking, whilst using her company vehicle - I thought that was now against the law?

You should have gone and written them out a ticket.But make sure that the time is correct.

[Hugh]

Linky

"Company vehicles are affected as the ban covers all enclosed public places, including company cars, pool cars and hire cars.
If a company car or van is likely to be used by more than one driver, or carry passengers on business, regardless of whether they are in the vehicle at the same time it must be a smoke free zone.......

......Smoking is allowed in vehicles which are for sole use of the driver and are not used by anyone else as either a driver or a passenger."

[lostandconfused]

Originally Posted by foreverwar

Linky

"Company vehicles are affected as the ban covers all enclosed public places, including company cars, pool cars and hire cars.
If a company car or van is likely to be used by more than one driver, or carry passengers on business, regardless of whether they are in the vehicle at the same time it must be a smoke free zone.......

......Smoking is allowed in vehicles which are for sole use of the driver and are not used by anyone else as either a driver or a passenger."

so a postperson on a bike would be ok?...

[Xaccers]

Originally Posted by lostandconfused

so a postperson on a bike would be ok?...

Only if they were the only person using that bike, and it wasn't a pool bike used by other employees.

[Hugh]

Originally Posted by lostandconfused

so a postperson on a bike would be ok?...

From the link
"Drivers of convertibles will be exempt as long as the roof of the vehicle is down when they or their passengers are smoking"

so probably, yes.

[LSainsbury]

Originally Posted by Zeph

Cigarettes tend to burn down pretty quickly while riding a bike so I wouldn't worry too much

Got it in one Zeph....

[Graham M]

hehe im too logical for my own good sometimes!

[LSainsbury]

Originally Posted by Zeph

hehe im too logical for my own good sometimes!

It was a good "experiment" to see what / how people thought though!