Derby Crackdown on Underage Vape Sales
Derby City Council’s Trading Standards team have been working to keep young people safe in their latest operation against sales of vapes to under 18s.
Working with Derbyshire Police, Trading Standards officers carried out a series of test purchases using underage volunteers as part of a wider operation to combat illegal sales.
A camera crew was on hand to capture a day of test purchasing for the BBC series Defenders.
In total 27 shops were tested across the whole operation. Retailers are expected to ask customers for ID and refuse the sale if they believe the customer is under 18. Despite this, our underage volunteers were sold seven vapes across the whole operation, some of which were also over the legal capacity of 600 puffs.