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Posted on 07.24.08 by Mary Lou Seymour
“A painter and decorator from Ceredigion says he is ‘dumbfounded’ after being slapped with a £30 fine for smoking a cigarette in his own van. Gordon Williams says he had popped to the shops earlier this month, when he was pulled over by council officials. ‘I was told that because my van is my place of work I had broken the smoking laws,’ he said. … The grandfather decried the on-the-spot penalty as the ‘Big Brother state going too far.’ He added: ‘I respect anyone who chooses not to smoke, but I would also ask for the same respect to have the freedom to smoke in my own private vehicle.’” (07/24/08) Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7524526.stm Filed under: LAND News and RRND News | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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