Smoking in cars carrying children illegal in UK from tomorrow

September 30, 2015 18:53

Smoking in cars while travelling along with children in the UK will be banned from tomorrow and could attract fines of up to 2,500 pounds, in a bid to protect under 18-year-olds from the dangers of second-hand smoke.

Police will issue an on-the-spot 50 pounds fine which could increase to up to 2,500 pounds if the person, caught smoking in cars in the presence of children, is taken to courts.

Police chiefs, however, said that they will not be heavily enforcing the ban. Officers will often let motorists off with a warning, exercising "education not prosecution."

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