United Kingdom · Record · Petition
Petition 768090
Make it illegal for drivers to idle engines outside schools.
Introduced
22 April 2026
Last action
—
Status
331 signatures
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 September 2026
Summary
We call on the UK Government to make it illegal for drivers to keep car engines running while stationary outside schools, and to introduce penalties or mandatory environmental awareness courses for those who do. Children are especially vulnerable to air pollution because their lungs are still developing, and many schools are near busy roads. Even one minute of engine idling releases unnecessary pollution, increasing the risk of asthma and breathing problems and contributing to climate change. Banning idling outside schools, with fines or environmental awareness courses, would reduce emissions and help keep children healthy and safe.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
No documents linked.
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768090
- Open data entity: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768090.json