£30 fine for smoking in own van


	£30 fine for smoking in own van

mona

7-25-2008 5:22 AM

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7-25-2008 6:44 AM

Lifestar

That's just ludicrous.

7-25-2008 7:19 AM

mona

Even i as a non-smoker find that ludicrous!

7-25-2008 7:20 AM

hitchhiker08

Shucks just put mine out! puff puff

7-28-2008 3:26 PM

Lexica

Even this die-hard anti-smoker thinks that's going a little too far.

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					Painter fined for smoking in van
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"I am dumbfounded - the van is only insured for private use and to get me to and from work," added Mr Williams, from Llanafan, near Aberystwyth.
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