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£300 fine for smoke coming out of chimney

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gentleshores Fri 13-Sept-24 17:20:27

Apparently we can now be fined £300 if there is smoke coming out of the chimney. We have an open fire and live in a rural area - although hardly used it since they banned coal because I don't like smokeless coal. OH had been thinking of burning some wood this year - saves on the heating bills. But looks like that is out as well!

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NotSpaghetti Sat 14-Sept-24 10:59:33

BigBopper I think paved drives should be taxed. They contribute massively to flooding the drains.

I'd tax them for sure!
There are other, permeable options.

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M0nica Sat 14-Sept-24 11:32:37

Paved drives are permeable if built appropriately, which is now, compulsory over most, if not all of the country.

Such paving is built on a porous substrate, with sufficient space between the pavers for the water to drain away This link explains it all quite clearly en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permeable_paving

No necessity to tax it as they contribute no more to flooding than any other surface.

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