A government study has found that almost all business drivers and their employers are complying with laws banning smoking ban in vehicles.
A report for Smokefree England found almost total compliance was across vehicles and the workplace - although a self-employed man was found "dumbfounded" by the penalty after being recently fined for smoking in his van.
The report said "Enforcement authorities inspected 12,624 vehicles between January and March.
The overall compliance rate for no-smoking was slightly lower than that for premises giving 97.5%. This varied between 91.5% in London and 98.8% in the south east.
"The overall signage compliance rate in January and March was 93.4%, slightly higher than that of premises, varying between 59.4% in London and 99% in the south-east." Where London was based on a small number of inspections.
It added that 477 fixed penalty notices were issued and there were eight court hearings to take place for the offence of individuals smoking in a smokefree vehicle or premises.
These proceeded to be only 19 court hearings for the offence of failing to prevent smoking in a smokefree vehicle or premises.
1,229 written warnings were issued to a vehicle or premises failing to display correct signage over the same period, equivalent to 1.7% of the vehicles and premises inspected. These written warnings were issued by Enforcement authorities.
As a result, 23 fixed penalty notices were issued and there were four court hearings.
Gordon Williams of Llanafan, told the BBC he was fined while on a shopping trip near Aberystwyth after being pulled over by council officials performing safety checks.
"I was told that because my van is my place of work i had broken the smoking laws," he said
"I am dumbfounded - the van is insured only for private use and to get me to and from work."
The law states that if a vehicle is likely to carry other propel in the course of work, it should be a classified place of work, with the smoking ban applying.
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