From 1 October 2015 it will be illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under 18 present. |
The new law will apply in England and Wales.
Both the driver and the smoker could be fined £50. The law applies to every driver, including those aged 17 and those with a provisional driving licence.
The law does not apply if the driver is 17 years old and is on their own in the car.
The law is changing to protect children and young people from the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Find out more at www.gov.uk/smokefreecars. |
TIPE Revamp
We are currently working on a number of measures that will enhance the way that TIPE operates and make it easier for us to administrate. It will also help subscribers to get the information they require easier.
Our mission is to make TIPE the best information service in the industry by providing timely accurate and up to date information, promote 'best practice', support subscribers in any crisis, promote unique selling points for subscribes and make inflatable play as safe as possible.
We hope to roll out the new package before the end of 2015 so watch for further announcements over the coming weeks.
Annual Testing
We are currently travelling the Country testing inflatables to EN 14960. If you have any testing requirements between now and the end of 2015 and would like us to quote then please email us
Our planned routes are
6th October - Swindon (Wiltshire)
26th-28th October - London
5th November - London
19th November - Wantage (Oxfordshire)
30th November - Carlisle (Cumbria)
1st /2nd December - Argyle (Scotland)
3rd December - Perth (Scotland)
Our 2016 diary is now open and we are booking tests now.
TIPE Facebook Group (reminder)
We have set up a new Facebook group purely for TIPE subscribers. It has been set up in order that you can communicate with each other and we can get messages to you even more quickly. You will need to apply to join the group and we will check your subscription status before confirming your membership of the group.
You can find the group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/TIPEsubs/
Social Media Information (reminder)
We are increasingly concerned about the mis information that appears on the many social media sites and would recommend that before acting on any information from these sources you check the validity. If in doubt feel free to ask the TIPE office via email or phone and we will verify or check out for you.
Showmans Show (reminder)
I will be at the Showmans Show at the Newbury Showground (Berkshire) on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd October 2015. I will be on the MUTA stand on Thursday 22nd October from 12.30 hrs - 15.30 hrs. If anyone wishes to meet up then let me know what day you are attending and we can arrange.
Peter Grand
TIPE Office
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