Drivers could face £20 fine for leaving engines running in traffic jams
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Drivers could face £20 fine for leaving engines running in traffic jams         

Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Doug
Date: Sep 16, 2008 22:40

I'm shocked to learn motorists leave their nasty polluting engines
running.

"Motorists could face £20 spot fines if they leave their engines
running while stuck in traffic.

Traffic wardens will be able to issue the penalties - after a
warning - in a bid to cut down on pollution.

A pilot scheme is due to be launched in January in Shoreham-by-Sea,
West Sussex, and will be expanded if it proves successful. West Sussex
Council said it would target areas where exhaust emissions build up
unnecessarily, such as rail crossings and town centres..."

More:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1056633/Drivers-face-20-fine-leaving-engines...

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