Crack-down on smoking ban in business vans

Smoking risks a heavy fine

Employers urged to act as enforcement tightens

Some councils are now taking a zero-tolerance approach to smoking in company vehicles, says GE Fleet Services.

GE Fleet Services is urging businesses to ensure employees understand the implications of the ban. Smoking in company vehicles has been illegal since July 2007.

The advice comes after a local council fined self-employed decorator Gordon Williams £30 for smoking in his van. Williams