UK-wide ban on disposable vapes from June 2025
Disposable vapes are set to be banned across Britain from 1 June 2025.
New laws will reportedly give suppliers a deadline of 1 June 2025 to get rid of all stock across England, with the UK government expecting devolved nations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to follow suit.
The number of children vaping has tripled in the last three years with a significant proportion (nine per cent) of 11 to 15-year-olds using the devices, figures show.
A disposable vape sells for £3-£10 depending on the brand, with the total e-cigarette industry worth an estimated £2.8billion in Britain.
There has been a 50 per cent rise in the last year in Britain in the proportion of children trying vaping, according to research by charity Action on Smoking and Health (Ash).
The government claimed the ban would also help curb the negative environmental impact caused by disposable e-cigarette waste.