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Man fined for smoking in own van

London - A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain's smoking ban - by smoking in his own van, he said Friday. Gordon Williams, 58, of Llanafan in west Wales, was told by officials that his van was classed as a workplace and so fell foul of the ban, brought in last year to cover enclosed public places but not private areas. He was fined £30, even though he says he was not working and was on the way to buy his wife some teabags at the time. "I appreciate that a driver of a coach or a bus can't smoke at the wheel because obviously, that is the law of the land," he said. "Of course, there are tools and things in the van but a barrister would carry about documents in a briefcase in his own car - this is no different to my mind." Ceredigion County Council, which imposed the fine, said it would be inappropriate to comment on individual cases, but if you smoke in your workplace, you are sure to be caught, so be warned.

 

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