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New UK driving laws could tackle a popular car habit as the Labour Party government hints at tougher sentences for motorists. Stricter laws will target motorists inhaling nitrous oxide while operating vehicles, after a hint from the government.

It follows a recent House of Lords debate where Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Pidgeon questioned ministers about the growing practice of drivers using balloons to consume the substance behind the wheel.

The Home Office Minister, Lord Hanson of Flint, confirmed that operating a vehicle while impaired by any substance, including nitrous oxide, constitutes an offence under the Road Traffic Act 1988.

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