Shops flouting planned UK disposable vape ban need harsher fines, LGA says

Disposable e-cigarettes on display at a vape and sweets shop in Bolton. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Firms flouting the proposed ban on disposable vapes should face harsher fines to deter unscrupulous businesses, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

Under the government’s plans, businesses caught selling disposable vapes once the ban is in place could be given a fixed-penalty notice of £100 by their local council.