Smoke Free Vehicles
Smokefree vehicles
Public transport
Any vehicle used for the transportation of members of the public must be smoke-free at all times - including taxis. This gives members of the public with the reassurance that all public transport is smokefree.
Work vehicles
Vehicles used as a workplace by more than one person (whether or not they are in the vehicle at the same time) must be smokefree at all times. This applies to any vehicle used for work regardless of whether it is a heavy goods vehicle, a delivery van or farming vehicle. This protects shift and other workers who use the same vehicle from the health risks of second-hand smoke.
Only vehicles that are enclosed must be smokefree, i.e. wholly or partly covered by a roof. This means that a convertible car used for work or public transport must only be smoke-free when the top of the car is in place.
Smoking is permitted in vehicles that are for the sole use of the driver and are not used as a workplace by anyone else, either as a driver or passenger.
Operators of smokefree vehicles must display no smoking signs that conformto the requirements laid down in the regulations. Please see the section on 'what do I need to do to prepare?' for further information about signage in smoke free vehicles.
Who is responsible for keeping vehicles smokefree?
The regulations set out the persons who have legal duties to cause any person who is smoking on a smokefree vehicle to stop smoking namely:
- The driver;
- Any person with management responsibilities for the vehicle; and
- Any person in a vehicle who is responsible for the order or safety on it.
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This page was last updated on 28 September 2009