Vaping · 3 min
It feels cheap because you pay a few pounds at a time. Nobody ever shows you the total.
£25
a week for a typical pod-a-day habit, and it just went up.
The 10-second version
Two rule changes have pushed the price of vaping up, and neither is going away.
Disposables banned
Single-use vapes went in June 2025. The cheap £5 one is gone.
A new tax
£2.20 on every 10ml of vape liquid, plus VAT on top.
Under-the-counter vapes dodge the tax and the safety rules. You have no idea what's in them.
Same £108 a month for ten years. The only difference is where it goes.
Spent on vapes
£0 left
£108 a month, gone
Invested instead
about £16,800
£12,960 paid in
Illustration only. Assumes 5% a year growth, before inflation and charges. Not guaranteed.
Pick the one that sounds like you.
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