Fancy paying for a permit to smoke?

Scotty · 03-05-2008, 08:32 AM

Govt had looked at proposals to charge people about 10+ GBP (about $20+) for a permit in England, possibly the whole of the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/15/smoking.health

I don't really keep up with the news in the UK now. Anything new on the home front about this?

I find it odd that they would consider giving out licenses to only over 18's but the legal smoking age is 16.

Was there ever any word on if tourists would be charged? Kinda annoying if someone comes over the the UK and can't have a smoke 'till they fill out twenty forms and need to wait a few days.

Crappy idea!

**MSFixR** · 03-05-2008, 09:07 AM

Governments tend to be too intrusive. Granted, second hand smoke is bad for you and smoking in general is not only injurious to your health but also quite unappealing (IMHO). Around here, some municipalities have banned smoking in all public places. The results - some restaurants have closed or moved to less restrictive locations with a resultant loss of tax revenue to the locale.

03-05-2008, 08:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scotty Banned by Stuper Mods Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: N Korea Posts: 808 My Profile	Fancy paying for a permit to smoke? Govt had looked at proposals to charge people about 10+ GBP (about $20+) for a permit in England, possibly the whole of the UK. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/15/smoking.health I don't really keep up with the news in the UK now. Anything new on the home front about this? I find it odd that they would consider giving out licenses to only over 18's but the legal smoking age is 16. Was there ever any word on if tourists would be charged? Kinda annoying if someone comes over the the UK and can't have a smoke 'till they fill out twenty forms and need to wait a few days. Crappy idea!

03-05-2008, 09:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
MSFixR Science Boy Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4 Posts: 8,244 My Profile	Governments tend to be too intrusive. Granted, second hand smoke is bad for you and smoking in general is not only injurious to your health but also quite unappealing (IMHO). Around here, some municipalities have banned smoking in all public places. The results - some restaurants have closed or moved to less restrictive locations with a resultant loss of tax revenue to the locale.

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