<P> On 1 October 2015, smoking in vehicles with passengers under 18 was banned in England and Wales, except in convertibles . It is also illegal for drivers under the age of 18 to allow other passengers to smoke in their car, regardless of their age--however drivers under the age of 18 will be permitted to smoke in their car as long as no passengers are present . It is a criminal offence for any driver to fail to stop a passenger illegally smoking in the car while a passenger under the age of 18 is present . </P> <P> Bans are not yet in force in Scotland or Northern Ireland . </P> <P> Smoking is not allowed in work vehicles that more than one person uses . Smoking in company cars is allowed, provided that there is only one user of the car and the employer allows . </P> <P> In Jersey smoking has been banned in all vehicles carrying passengers under the age of 18 . Drivers under the age of 18 (the legal driving age in Jersey is 17) are also forbidden to smoke whilst in their own vehicles, even if they are the only passengers . The law came into force on 1 September 2015, after debate in the States Assembly and is the first place in the British Isles to enact a ban of this sort . </P>

Illegal to smoke in cars with under 18