Drivers to be banned from vaping in cars if their children are with them

More places in England are set to become smoke and vape-free, including cars with children travelling in them (Picture: Shutterstock)

Drivers could soon be banned from smoking and vaping if they have children in the car.

Ministers are drafting plans to prevent people from smoking, vaping or using heat tobacco in playgrounds, outside schools and in cars with under-18s travelling with them.

The move is part of a government crackdown on the harms from secondhand smoke.

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