My van gets me to work and back but is it a work van and does the smoking ban affect me in my van?
i use my van to travel to work and back does this mean that my van is a work van and is included in the rules and regulations set down by the smoking ban in work places or is it not
also i am self employed working on my own so if my van is a work van does it mean that as i do not travel anyone else with me can my van be excused from the smoking ban or not
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If you only use the van to get to work and back and not actually for work then no it is not a work van therefore it is a private vehicle and exempt from the ban. However if you use it during work and have other people in the van then it is not exempt.
yep
I think as long as there is only you in the van it is ok.
Definitely yes in CA. not absolutely sure elsewhere, but seems fairly certain.
I would check with you health and safety rep or check your employee hand book, most companies have banned smoking throughout including all company vehicles.
If you are self-employed, the van you use to get to work is a work van. You are not allowed to smoke in it. I can't imagine anyone actually enforcing the ban - unless you happen to be a contractor for a local authority.
It is your private vehicle (not owned by an employer)
If you do not carry any passengers relating to your work, then you are exempt.
If it was a saloon car you would not be asking.
Do you write the van off on your taxes as used for work? If not, then its a private vehicle. In the US you can smoke in your van and your work van too.
Yer afraid so
no, it is only if it is registered as a work van by the company.
If you are a coyote hauler and putting your cargo (beaners) at risk by smoking then you fall under the ban..
fraid so - the works van is classified as part of the 'office' in that you could be asked to carry an other company employee at some time, etc.
For more details check it out here : -
Pinsent Masons - United Kingdom - Smoking Ban - Company Vehicles ...United Kingdom: Smoking Ban - Company Vehicles (England And Application In ... The ban applies to cars/vans/lorries at all times if they can be used by one ...
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Smoking Ban - Company vehicles (England and. application in other parts of the UK). June 2007 ... ban.The ban applies to cars/vans/lorries at all times if ...
http://www.pinsentmasons.com/media/13437...
BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Protest march against smoking banA protest march against the England-wide smoking ban has taken place in Somerset. ... They want to continue smoking in their work van and in the pubs where ...
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YES
As long as the illegals in the back don`t complain you should be OK, ha, ha, ha, ha. lol
i know the van driver at my place of work is definetly not allowed to smoke in the van so i assume that means u to x
Funny.
Your van is included in the ban because it is a place of work, but why are you concerned? Who is going to complain?
you can use the van going to and from work but you cant
use it for things like youre weekly shopping then again
you can use it for one off errands like stopping on the way
home to make a dental appointment also there is no smoking
allowed in a company van but who cares.
If you are claiming your van on tax, then it is a work van.
If it is a totally private vehicle, not used for ANY work task then you are exempt.
If you carry colleagues in your van to and from work, you should not have smoked for one hour within the confines of the vehicle before another enters.
If you smoke in your van in an enclosed public space such as a car park with more than 50% enclosure; ie a public car park you are again in trouble, and incur the full fury of the law.
If you dump a three piece suite and a ton of rubbish on the M5, you will be told that you are a naughty boy.
Why do Americans answer UK questions when the laws are different? Ignore them, they'll confuse you and may get you fined (up to £2500).
The smoking ban applies to ALL places of work. This will include your van during the hours that it is being used for work, even though you are self-employed and it's your van and you ride in it alone.
This is because all work premises, including vehicles, are subject to Official Inspections of one type or another. This could be an Inland Revenue inspector, MOT inspector, HSE Inspector, random ministry road-side check, police etc. (you get the picture). You may even get pulled over if a policeman spots you driving past him.
Considering the high number of commercial vehicle drivers who consistently flout the mobile phone ban your chances of being caught are small. Don't use me as an excuse if you are "done".
It also applies to railway locomotives, aeroplane flight decks (although most have been no-smoking for many years), ships etc.
no. if the van belongs to you and it is your property then you can do what you want, its just like your car. the ban on work vans is meant to stop people smoking in vans and cabs oflorries that have passengers and helpers, for thier health, but the van has to be a business owned van, not yourown
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