Cut down on time in your car by walking and cycling more. This will reduce air pollution and it’s cheap and healthy. Being stuck in traffic can expose you to lots of pollution. Polluted air can get sucked into your car, and often stays trapped there for you and your family to breathe in.

Leaving your engine ticking over when your car is stationary makes air pollution worse. Switching your engine off when you’re at a standstill for a while can make a real difference. Set your sat nav, check traffic, make that call and send that message BEFORE starting your engine.

If possible, avoid travelling at rush hour when the pollution levels are often much higher. If you have to drive, changing your commuting times or working from home occasionally can help reduce air pollution in the rush hour, and your exposure to it.

Walking or cycling on quieter streets can lower your exposure to air pollution significantly. Try to stay away from the busiest roads with slow-moving traffic. Babies and young children are more at risk from air pollution as their bodies are still developing. Walking on quieter routes away from busy traffic can help protect them.

Just moving over on the pavement and putting some distance between you and the traffic can help. Stand back from the road if you’re waiting for a pedestrian crossing too. Cars climbing uphill can give off higher emissions, so you’ll breathe in fewer fumes if you walk on the opposite side of the road.

The school run can create high levels of air pollution at the school gates. Can you walk, cycle or scoot with the kids? Or if you have to drive, park further away from school and walk? Children who walk to school are healthier and perform better in class.

If you go for a run or a jog, try to avoid traffic at peak times by exercising early, or use the side streets where pollution is lower. On high pollution days (around 10-20 days a year), avoid strenuous exercise outdoors if you suffer from lung or heart problems.

Cut down on time in your car by walking and cycling more. This will reduce air pollution and it’s cheap and healthy. Being stuck in traffic can expose you to lots of pollution. Polluted air can get sucked into your car, and often stays trapped there for you and your family to breathe in.

Leaving your engine ticking over when your car is stationary makes air pollution worse. Switching your engine off when you’re at a standstill for a while can make a real difference. Set your sat nav, check traffic, make that call and send that message BEFORE starting your engine.

If possible, avoid travelling at rush hour when the pollution levels are often much higher. If you have to drive, changing your commuting times or working from home occasionally can help reduce air pollution in the rush hour, and your exposure to it.

Walking or cycling on quieter streets can lower your exposure to air pollution significantly. Try to stay away from the busiest roads with slow-moving traffic. Babies and young children are more at risk from air pollution as their bodies are still developing. Walking on quieter routes away from busy traffic can help protect them.

Just moving over on the pavement and putting some distance between you and the traffic can help. Stand back from the road if you’re waiting for a pedestrian crossing too. Cars climbing uphill can give off higher emissions, so you’ll breathe in fewer fumes if you walk on the opposite side of the road.

The school run can create high levels of air pollution at the school gates. Can you walk, cycle or scoot with the kids? Or if you have to drive, park further away from school and walk? Children who walk to school are healthier and perform better in class.

If you go for a run or a jog, try to avoid traffic at peak times by exercising early, or use the side streets where pollution is lower. On high pollution days (around 10-20 days a year), avoid strenuous exercise outdoors if you suffer from lung or heart problems.