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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: stevegunn on July 25, 2008, 05:14:24 pm
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A painter and decorator has been fined £30 for smoking in his own van because it was deemed to be a workplace.
Gordon Williams, 58, of Llanafan, near Aberystwyth, west Wales, was on the way to buy teabags for his wife when he incurred the on-the-spot fine.
He claims the van is insured as a private vehicle and he only uses it to travel between jobs. He has lodged an appeal with Ceredigion county council.
"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," he said.
Williams had lit up after being stopped by police for a routine road worthiness check. A council official approached him and handed him the fixed penalty notice.
The self-employed painter and decorator said he had gone to the garage to buy teabags for his wife and was not travelling to work.
"I take the wife shopping in the van. It is my private vehicle as well as my work van. I was just having a cigarette and causing no bother to anyone else. But this is like big brother is watching you."
A passenger in his van, who had also just lit up, received a £30 fixed penalty notice as well.
A spokesman for Ceredigion county council said that it would be inappropriate to comment on individual cases.
link:www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jul/25/smoking
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Hi Steve
I have a no smoking sticker in my van which came with my 'smoking pack'
As I understand it you can only smoke in your van if you are the only one who uses it, otherwise you could be forcing a non smoking employee to inhale your smoke.
Third job today, custy lit up and because it is rare to be indoors with anyone smoking these days I really noticed it.
Cheers
Doug
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Just symptomatic of all thats gone pearshape with this bloody country.
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I am a non smoker and work alone but I still allow my wife to smoke in my van
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So you're not a non smoker. ;)
Do you think they stop sales reps in Mondeos, I don't think so.
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So you're not a non smoker. ;)
Do you think they stop sales reps in Mondeos, I don't think so.
Non smoker just shows how the small businessman being hit in the pocket again
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Never see any mondeo with company logo. Council officials just sad people who need to get a life
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Why don't you sod off with your spam you moron?
blimey ,whats all that about :o
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hehe the post i was commenting on got deleted :)
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lol ,must of been good ;D