Boss left fuming by 'smoking' drivers

Vale of Manchester's General Manager, Ken Dawson has pledged to investigate after a teenager accused three of his drivers of smoking on a bus, reports The Bolton News.  The story goes that a teenage smoker, 16 year-old Rebecca Hill, saw three Vale of Manchester drivers smoking on an out-of-service relief vehicle at Farnworth Bus Station on Friday.

Apparently, Rebecca reported the incident because "It annoyed me to see them doing it because you are not allowed to smoke on buses".  Indeed, it is illegal to smoke on vehicles that are used for commercial purposes.  Vale of Manchester told the paper that they would look into it and ensure their drivers keep their vehicles smoke-free in future.

Of course, you have to wonder why a 16 year-old girl felt the need to report an incident like that to the media.  The quote from her above seems to indicate it was simple jealousy at not being able to smoke on buses herself!