Smoking car 'almost as harmful as smoking indoors'

Smoking in cars with children will be banned in England, under new laws put forward by the government. <br /> <br />The regulations laid before Parliament propose banning smoking in cars containing under 18s. <br /> <br />MPs will vote on the plans before the election, and if they are passed the change in law will come into force on 1 October 2015. <br /> <br />Dr Hilary Wareing, director of the Tobacco Control Collaborating Centre, says smoking in cars is almost as harmful for children as smoking indoors.