There is an air pollution crisis in cities around the world, a problem which the World Health Organisation now claims is killing millions. London breached annual pollution limits in the first week of 2016.  Scientists are now estimating that more than 9,000 people a year in London are dying of nitrogen dioxide and small particulate pollution.

Stationary vehicles cause more pollution than moving ones. Turning your engine off for just one minute contributes to cleaner air 

The  Road Traffic (Vehicle Emissions) (Fixed Penalty) (England) Regulations 2002 makes it illegal to run any vehicle when stationary.  Sadly this is a law which is little known about and rarely enforced.  The penalty for doing so is £20.00.  

On Friday 15 2015 Westminster City Council announced a new 'Air Force' of just two traffic wardens to issue on the spot fines, concentrating in the highly polluted Marylebone area.

This petition asks for a nationwide initiative, using traffic wardens and their powers to issue fixed penalty notices to police the existing idling law aggressively everywhere.  Why, after all, are we paying £65 for other traffic or parking offences but poisoning ourselves and our children with no penalty?