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Should we fine drivers who leave their engines idling and polluting the air?

Is it time we fined drivers who leave their engines idling and polluting the air?   One TD believ...

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07.43 13 Sep 2021


Should we fine drivers who leave their engines idling and polluting the air?


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07.43 13 Sep 2021


Is it time we fined drivers who leave their engines idling and polluting the air?   One TD believes so and is introducing a bill that would impose a fine on drivers who leave their engines idling within 100 metres of a school.    Social Democrat TD for Wicklow and the party’s Spokesperson for Climate, Environment & Biodiversity, Jennifer Whitmore spoke to Shane this morning.

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