New shopping ban kicks in for all uk households and will bring them 'hassle'

BUYING DISPOSOSABLE E-CIGARETTES HAS BEEN OUTLAWED FROM JUNE, AS VAPERS VOW TO START SMOKING AGAIN. 06:01, 02 Jun 2025Updated 06:02, 02 Jun 2025 A new shopping ban has been introduced for UK

households as they rage it "won't make a difference". Buying dispososable e-cigarettes has been outlawed from June, as vapers vow to start smoking again. Smokers have warned

the ban on single-use vapes will not make a difference. Smokers are concerned that the ban will encourage people to take up smoking, and that it will be ineffective at reducing the number of

vapes getting into the hands of children. Sam Horrocks, 34, from West Bromwich, West Midlands, told the Sun newspaper after the ban from the Labour Party government: "I can't be

bothered with the hassle of taking out a portable charger on nights out, I'll be back on the fags for sure. READ MORE UK COULD FACE NEW 'BLANKET' SPEED LIMIT WITH MILLIONS OF

DRIVERS WARNED "To ban them outright is stupid - I've stockpiled a few but once they are all gone I'll be smoking again I reckon. They were quick, convenient and easy but

messing around with refills and charging up the devices just isn't for me." Article continues below Scott Lawley, 39, also from West Bromwich, said: "I don't think it

will make a difference. Some dodgy people will find a way of selling them and others will just go to the refills. If people want their vape or nicotine fix, they will find a way." A

vape store owner said: "Vape specialist shops like us will be fine, we have a few shelves of disposables left and that is it. The cornershops who sell all sorts of cheap disposables

will be the part of the market this will affect the most." A second said: "There are positive and negative aspects to the ban for vapers. Starting with the most positive, it will

be better for the environment, and it will be better for most consumers. Article continues below "Less positive is that some will miss the convenience of disposable vapes, and so go

back to smoking. Single-use disposables are no more complex to use than lighting a cigarette. "So 'social smokers' that have been picking up a vape instead of 20 cigarettes

for a night out might well return to their old ways. At Totally Wicked we started releasing alternatives to disposable vapes well over two years ago, and the vast majority of our customers

had already moved over to them before the ban was announced in 2024. "So while we have had to prepare for the ban this weekend in our own shops, our bigger challenge has been in helping

the wholesale convenience and grocery chains we supply get ready for it."