News
News and regulation
What has changed for UK vapers, checked against the primary sources.
Regulation
From the 10ml bottle limit to the disposables ban and the Tobacco and Vapes Act. A plain summary of the rules UK vapers live with.
Regulation
A vape that is legal at home can be confiscated, fined or worse at your destination. These are the countries where UK travel advice says vapes are banned.
Regulation
Eighteen is the line, but the law is aimed at sellers and adults who buy for children. Below is what it says, with a source for each rule.
Review
We compared the price of every bottle we list across the UK stores we track. Here is where the cheapest nic salts are, and how to spend less.
Guide
There is no single answer, because it depends on how you vape. What decides how long a bottle lasts, and how to work out your own number.
Guide
Every 10ml nicotine bottle in the UK has a child-resistant cap and a tamper seal by law. They are easy once you know the knack.
Review
Three ranges, all built on disposable favourites. Here is how they differ on the details that decide which one suits you.
Guide
Short answer: yes, but only in your hand luggage, and you cannot use or charge it on board. Here are the rules, checked against the CAA.
Review
Elfliq, Elux Legend and Bar Juice 5000 compared on the things you can check: flavour count, strengths, price and stock.
Guide
Four ingredients and a lot of paperwork. A short guide to what is in the bottle and what has to happen before it can be sold here.
Guide
Two ingredients, one number on the label. What the PG/VG ratio changes in the vape, and how to match it to your kit.
Guide
Disposables are off the shelves, but the replacements cost less to run and keep the flavours you know. Here is how to choose.
Guide
The small part that does the real work in any vape. What the ohm number means, which coil types exist, and how to swap one in a minute.
Guide
Side fill or top fill, the job takes under a minute. These steps keep liquid out of the airflow and your first puff tasting right.
Guide
Nic salts and freebase carry the same nicotine but feel very different to vape. Here is how they compare, and the one question that settles which you need.
Guide
What 0mg e-liquid actually is, why it is the only vape juice sold in big bottles, and where it sits next to the nic salts we cover.
Guide
Priming takes five minutes and saves a new coil. These are the steps for pod kits and tanks, and the mistakes that cause a burnt first puff.
Guide
The single choice that decides whether a pod kit feels right. Here is how to pick, and how to come down later if you want to.
Guide
The small cartridge that sits on top of most vapes sold in the UK today. Here is what it is, the types you will see, and how the parts fit together.
Guide
A burnt taste nearly always means the coil is heating cotton that has run dry. How to work out which of the usual causes it is, and what to do about it.
Guide
Nic salts are the e-liquid most UK vapers now use, yet the name confuses people. Here is what they are and why pod kits are built around them.
Guide
Lithium batteries are safe when they are treated properly. These are the habits that matter, and the rules for flights and recycling.
Guide
Vaping 101 for the UK: pod kits, nic salts, strengths and the 10ml rule. Everything a new vaper actually needs to know, and nothing they don't.