Smoking ban plans leave bus firms fuming

Smoking ban plans leave bus firms fuming

bus operators in England are fighting a proposal from the Department of Health to make bus drivers legally responsible

for stopping people from smoking on buses.

The department is consulting on the details of legislation to bring in smoke free premises and vehicles in England, probably next summer. The proposals include a duty on operators, drivers and “any person on the vehicle who is responsible for order or safety on it” to intervene to...