Manager of Bicester Convenience Store Fined for Selling E-cigarettes to Minors
According to a press release dated September 27th on the official website of Oxfordshire County Council, the manager of a convenience store in Bicester, Oxfordshire, has been fined over £2,500 by the county council's Trading Standards department for selling disposable e-cigarettes to minors.
On Monday, September 25th, 2023, a manager pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court and was convicted of an offense. He was fined £400 and ordered to pay a £160 victim surcharge. The Oxfordshire County Council was awarded the full amount of £2,037 in fees and initiated the lawsuit.
In January 2023, a manager sold a peach ice-flavored disposable e-cigarette (sometimes referred to as a puff stick or e-cigarette pen) to a 15-year-old buyer, despite the legal age limit for selling e-cigarettes being 18 years and above. Not only was he a director of the company but also responsible for providing legal compliance training to store employees regarding age-restricted products. In this particular case, he personally conducted the sale without inquiring about the buyer's age or requesting any form of age verification.
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