Civil Enforcement Officers (CEOs) in West Sussex will be able to fine drivers who leave their engines idling when they pull over, as the county council investigates new plans to improve air quality.
The county council wants to tackle motorists who leave their engines running while at a standstill and is taking part in a scheme where CEOs will request that an idling engine be switched off.
A £20 fixed penalty will be issued if the driver refuses. Initially the scheme would only apply to the Adur district, which has an air quality management area within it, but it could be expanded across the rest of the county.
Urban areas where exhaust emissions from idling engines contribute to the deterioration of air quality, such as town centres and railway crossings, could also be targeted in the future.
Signs are already in place at approaches to railway crossings urging drivers to switch off their engines when the barriers are down.
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