1 in 3 shops selling vapes to children
Daily Record|September 08, 2023
Spot-checks reveal extent of law-breaking
DAN VEVERS
1 in 3 shops selling vapes to children

ONE in three shops are selling vapes to underage kids, a spot-check crackdown has found.

Test purchases in South Lanarkshire saw 21 out of 70 premises visited sold e-cigs illegally to under-18s, with all the offending retailers fined.

Trading Standards chiefs, who conducted the probe over June and July, said the rate of 30 per cent was "significantly worse than expected.

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