More than two million vapers could switch BACK to smoking cigarettes due to Government’s looming crackdown, poll shows

MORE than 2 cardinal vapers could power backmost to smoking cigarettes due to the fact that of the Government’s looming crackdown, polling shows.

Disposable e-cigs are being banned from next June, and ministers are besides restricting flavours to marque them little appealing to kids.

But determination are expanding fears this could backfire into erstwhile smokers relapsing, with the Government’s ain interaction appraisal admitting this mightiness happen.

Now caller polling by Opinium for Elfbar reveals 41 per cent of respondents would power backmost to smoking baccy if single-use vapes and their preferred flavours were banned.

That equates to astir 2.3million big vapers, according to the research.

Some 38 per cent said they would effort to proceed purchasing disposable vapes oregon banned flavours “from whichever channels are available”.

Critics person warned of a imaginable achromatic marketplace roar successful amerciable vapes.

It is not twelvemonth wide which flavours would autumn foul of the Government’s crackdown, but it is expected to see those that entreaty straight to children, similar cola and candy floss.

The Opinium survey recovered fruity flavours were by acold the astir popular, with 37 per cent smoking them, followed by baccy flavour connected 23 per cent.

Ministers importune enactment is needed to halt the surge successful underage vaping.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill volition springiness them powers to curb specified flavours, arsenic good well arsenic empower cops to manus retired on-the-spot fines for suppliers caught selling to kids.