Vaping while driving could land you with a fine of anywhere from £100 to £5,000 - and possibly even see you banned.
Police who spot a driver in a car filled with vape can pull them over and hit them with a £100 on-the-spot fine.
If the matter goes to court that could rise to £5,000, nine points and a driving ban, DailyStarOnline reports .
Nick Lloyd, Road Safety Manager for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, said: “Any secondary activity such as eating, talking on a mobile phone or indeed vaping, which is undertaken while driving, is source of distraction and creates increased risk of being involved in a crash."
He added: “There have been a range of estimations about the number of incidents that are caused or contributed to by driver distraction.
"Road accident data suggests that in 2018, “distraction in vehicle” contributed to 2,647 incidents – three per cent of all of those reported on the road.”
“With this in mind it may best to pull over or wait until the end of your journey before taking a puff.”
