Motorists face fines for idling ‘unnecessarily’

Motorists who keep their engines idling in one Scottish council area could soon face a £20 fine.

Inverclyde Council has agreed to ask the Scottish government for permission to issue fixed penalty notices to offending drivers.

The move followed a spate of complaints to the local authority over the past six months.

The Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 allows councils to apply to the government to tackle problems withenginefumesrunning “unnecessarily”.

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