Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
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Can people still smoke in there cars?
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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yes.
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Theres got to be a butt (see what i did there) somewhere though
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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not in company cars though
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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you can smoke in company cars if nobody else is there.
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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So i can safely smoke in my own car then?
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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is it your car?
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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If you choose to reduce the value of ur car then yes
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Jenko_Sport
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Registered: 25th May 06
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Yep my OWN car.
Seen as all the interior is bein replaced im sure i can get rid of the smell.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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Robbo but true
even if nobody is in the car (company) with you - you cant smoke still as someone else will have to drive it after??
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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yeah u cant smoke in company cars full stop iirc
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Jenko_Sport
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Thats all i needed to know as ive tried looking up info on it and couldnt find any
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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thats not true. heard on the news the other day that you can smoke in company vehicles so long as your the tax payer and nobody else is present.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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apart from obviously smoking whilst driving is illegal anyway but if youre parked for some reason i guess yeah its alright!
ps: gutted smokers
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mk4_astra
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Registered: 15th Oct 03
Location: aylesbury,bucks
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quote: Originally posted by C2RL R
thats not true. heard on the news the other day that you can smoke in company vehicles so long as your the tax payer and nobody else is present.
no, as when/if you leave and hand back the company car if whoever gets it next doesnt smoke and gets a smoking related illness the company could well be sued
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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quote: Enclosed vehicles
11. —(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this regulation, an enclosed vehicle and any enclosed part of a vehicle is smoke-free if it is used—
(a) by members of the public or a section of the public (whether or not for reward or hire); or
(b) in the course of paid or voluntary work by more than one person (even if those persons use the vehicle at different times, or only intermittently).
(2) A vehicle or part of a vehicle is enclosed for the purposes of paragraph (1) where it is enclosed wholly or partly by a roof and by any door or window that may be opened.
(3) Except where paragraph (4) applies, "roof" in paragraph (2) includes any fixed or moveable structure or device which is capable of covering all or part of the vehicle, including any canvas, fabric or other covering.
(4) In relation to a vehicle that is engaged in conveying persons, "roof" does not include any fixed or moveable structure or device which is completely stowed away so that it does not cover all or any part of the vehicle.
(5) A vehicle is not used in the course of paid or voluntary work for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) where it is used primarily for the private purposes of a person who—
(a) owns it; or
(b) has a right to use it which is not restricted to a particular journey.
(6) This regulation applies to all vehicles other than—
(a) aircraft; or
(b) ships or hovercraft in respect of which regulations could be made under section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995[6] (safety and health on ships), including that section as applied by any Order in Council under section 1(1)(h) of the Hovercraft Act 1968[7] or to persons on any such ships or hovercraft.
So any vehicle used by multiple persons or a single person, IF used for paid employment, is also affected by the ban.
Wording is loose, but to me does come across as company vehicles, regardless if people use it at different times.
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
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http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20070765.htm
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
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hmmm, guy on the radio said otherwise.
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PaulW
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guy on the radio is wrong
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C2RL R
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so it would seem
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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u cant smoke in any car if people will be affected by passive smoke. i dont smoke but imo thats a harsh invasion of the car owners privacy
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Dav
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Registered: 23rd Jul 02
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
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The smoking ban is great Although I can't believe how many people do smoke in England whenever I go down south. Everyone does!
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1.2-Ls-Corsa
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Registered: 13th Jul 02
Location: BEDFORDSHIRE
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I am gonna love going out now noone can smoke in pubs and clubs. FINALLY!!!! near here if you want to smoke you have to go outside and then pay again to get back in LMAO
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