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Ban fags but not in my cab
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A survey reveals transport is the UK's most anti-smoking sector.
Guy Sheppard reports.
TRANSPORT COMPANIES are more strongly in favour of banning smoking in public places than any other business sector, according to a survey of 8,000 businesses.
The poll of small and mediumsized businesses. commissioned by the Forum for Private Business (FPB), shows that nearly 90% of transport companies favour a ban.
The hotel and catering industry registered most opposition to a ban but a clear majority (56%) within that sector still support it.
Tracey Hoather, company secretary of national courier service SameDay, which took part in the survey, suspects transport companies are supportive because a ban 'would be least likely to cause them any inconvenience.
Her Knutsford-based business bans smoking in the office but she says it would be extremely difficult to enforce in the cab:"1'd find it difficult to tell a driver who isn't within my sight fora week at a time not to smoke."
She adds that when asked about banning smoking in cabs. SameDay's drivers are fairly evenly split between those for and against.
The company's team of at least 35 drivers usually work on their own, but at Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries' draymen always drive with a mate.
Tfansport manager Des McCauley says he would ban smoking in cabs on an ad hoc basis if a driver complained about passive smoking but he adds:It's never been anissue. While they [the draymen] are makingdeliveries topubstheycan have a smoke there if they want to."
Pat Nicholson,founder member of the Professional Drivers Association and a smoker, opposes banning smoking in cabs: "We spend a lot of hours in our lorry each week. If you're the sole driver of that vehicle there's no reason why you shouldn't treat it as your home."
FPB chief executive Nick Goulding says the survey shows the tide of opinion is turning against smoking: The arguments about the health risks of passive smoking have clearly worried and convinced bosses. Smokers and their smoke are unwelcome in the majority of workplaces.
"The important thing, however, is for the government not to dump onerous new red tape and enforcement laws on bosses."