Coronavirus (COVID-19) – stop smoking
Support is still available if you want help to stop smoking. Contact Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service.
Support is still available if you want help to stop smoking. Contact Thurrock Healthy Lifestyle Service.
There are a number of places where it is illegal to smoke.
It is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under the age of 18.
The law protects children and young people from the dangers of second-hand smoke.
Both the driver and the smoker could be fined £50. The law applies to every driver in England and Wales, including those aged 17 and those with a provisional driving licence. The law doesn't apply if the driver is 17 years-old and is on their own in the car.
Every time a child breathes in second-hand smoke, they breathe in thousands of chemicals. This puts them at risk of serious conditions including meningitis, cancer, bronchitis and pneumonia. It can also make asthma worse.
Smoking isn't allowed in any work vehicle that more than one person uses – for example:
A worker can smoke in a company car that only they use, if their employer agrees.
Smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes is banned on all trains and railway property, including station platforms, whether enclosed or not.
It is illegal to smoke in any public enclosed, or substantially enclosed, area in England. This includes all pubs, restaurants and indoor shopping centres.
It is also illegal to smoke in enclosed work places. Go to GOV.UK: smoking at work – the law.
Exemptions include:
Find out where you can get help to stop smoking.