Poll: Should smoking be banned altogether in vehicles?
After Shropshire Council welcomed a new law coming into affect later this year which will ban people from smoking in cars carrying children, we want to know if you think it goes far enough.
The law change will begin on October 1 when it will become an offence for drivers and passengers in England to smoke in private vehicles when carrying a child under the age of 18.
Karen Calder, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for health, said: "The only effective way to protect children is to prevent them breathing second-hand smoke.
"In light of the new regulations, I would urge those who do smoke to consider the risk to their child's health."
Dr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said: "After years of campaigning, we could not be more delighted by the Government's commitment to stop smoking in cars with children present."
