A Highway Code rule could land road users who smoke behind the wheel with a hefty fine.
Despite smoking while driving being perfectly legal - as long as everyone in the car is over 18 - there are fines for the "incorrect disposal" of a cigarette. The Daily Record reports that throwing a cigarette butt out of the window of a moving vehicle can put other road users at risk.
Those caught discarding their cigarettes out the car window may face a fine anywhere between £50 and £100. This fine is in accordance with the Highway Code laws that were introduced to limit the casual discarding of plastic based cigarette butts.
