Painter given £30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van

The Daily Mail ^ | Last updated at 11:28 PM on 24th July 2008 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Turret Gunner A20]

For painter and decorator Gordon Williams, his van is simply a means of getting from A to B.

But council officials chose to give the vehicle a more lofty status.

When they spotted him behind the wheel with a cigarette, they handed him an on-the-spot fine of £30 - for smoking in his place of work.

[Turret Gunner A20]

Somebody belongs to be in a rubber room for a good long time.

[Crim]

Oh it’s coming here too as soon as the smoke nazis see some revenue to be stolen..

[ASA Vet]

Carpet layer smoker

[Lurker]

I rarely advocate violence, but this crap is going to go on until someone slaps the crap out of the morons who try to pull this crap.

Just knock them flat on their keisters and walk away....

L

[libertarian27]

A spokesman for the Welsh Assembly explained the rules which led to Mr Williams's fine. He said: 'The regulations state that a vehicle shall be smoke-free if it is used for work by more than one person - regardless of whether they are in the vehicle at the same time.'

So much for private property - again!

[Old Professer]

“’The regulations state that a vehicle shall be smoke-free if it is used for work by more than one person - regardless of whether they are in the vehicle at the same time.’”

It’s a well-known fact that nicotine can be absorbed through the skin so such third-hand smoke must be curbed, even remediated. (Stage III)

[leda]

Mr Williams, who has not smoked in his van since the fine, added: 'I respect anyone who chooses not to smoke but I would also ask for the same respect to have the freedom to smoke in my own private vehicle.'

[Jim Scott]

This is a grim portent of things to come in the U.S. if the voters are foolish enough to hand over the awesome power of regulation and enforcement to the loony left fascists that are now the core of the Democrat party.

They will rue the day they fell for Obamamania and the lies of the liberals. Too late, then.

God help our great country.

[Old Professer]

From your friendly Institutes of Health (www.ihs.gov) physician guidelines for parents of small children:

[smoke and discuss methods for limiting exposure of nonsmokers to tobacco smoke.
STANDARDS:
1. Define “passive smoking” ways in which exposure occurs, e.g., moldering cigarette, cigar, or pipe, smoke that is exhaled from active smoker, smoke residue on clothing, upholstery, carpets or walls.
2. Discuss harmful substances in smoke, e.g., nicotine, benzene, CO, carcinogens.
3. Explain the increased risk of illness in children when exposed to cigarette smoke either directly or via second-hand smoke, e.g., increased colds, asthma, ear infections, pneumonia.
4. Explain that cigarette smoke gets trapped in carpets, upholstery, and clothing and still increases the risk of illness even if the patient is not in the room at the time that the smoking occurs.
5. Discuss factors that increase level of exposure to second-hand smoke and preventive methods for minimizing this exposure.
6. Encourage smoking cessation or at least never smoking in the home or car.]

[Still Thinking]

Funny!