Now motorists face £20 fine if they leave their engine idling! ‘Traffic marshals’ will enforce little-known powers

‘Motorists face £20 fines if they leave their engines idling in what was yesterday branded ‘another stealth tax’ on drivers.

A hit squad of ‘traffic marshals’ will target stationary cars as part of the crackdown aimed at cutting pollution.

More than 100 officials will be deployed in two London boroughs by May with scores more councils around the country expected to follow suit as they scramble to meet strict European environmental targets.

But motoring organisations accused them of ‘picking on car owners’ when the real problem is emissions coming from large vehicles.’

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