Byelaws and fining people for leaving vehicle engines running unnecessarily

Sheffield City Council has a consultation open at the moment about giving fines to people who leave vehicle engines running when not driving (idling). I fully support this, and everyone should respond positively to the consultation. However, I’m confused about one aspect of the consultation, byelaws. This consultation asks your views on whether Sheffield City Council should introduce and enforce new byelaws … for “no vehicle idling” …if Sheffield City Council were to undertake enforcement and issue fines we would need to progress a local byelaw ...

August 11, 2017 · 3 min · Matt Turner