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Cigarette vending machines should be banned, council leaders say
Monday, June 30, 2008 (GST)

Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of Cigarettes to under-age children have risen by almost fifty per cent in the past year. Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of Cigarettes to under-age children have risen by almost fifty per cent in the past year. Trading standards officers from councils across England carried out a six-month test using underage volunteers. The results show that sales to children have risen by almost half over the last year, with one in five retailers tested found selling to children. Independent newsagents performed badly compared to other retailers, with 157 of the 675 children, who attempted to buy tobacco, being successful. The worst offenders were pubs, bars, cafes and other venues that had cigarette vending machines. In these outlets 39 of the 94 attempts to buy a pack of Cigarettes by an underage tester – or 41 per cent – were successful. The test, coordinated by trading standards officers, was the first national one undertaken since the minimum age at which one can by tobacco was raised from 16 to 18. A year ago the success rate of underage shoppers was 13 per cent. This has now increased to 19 per cent. The age limit was increased in October 2007 as part of the Government's attempt to crack down on the high level of smoking amongst teenagers. An estimated 9 per cent of all 11 to 15-years-olds smokes regularly. This week will mark the first anniversary of the ban on smoking in indoor places in England. The Government has hailed the ban as a success, pointing out that the majority of the public has welcomed smoke-free pubs, bars and offices and that the number of smokers has fallen from 24 to 22 per cent of the adult population over the last year. However, local councils said their undercover operation – using 16 and 17-year-old volunteers – proved much more needed to be done to crack down on underage smokers. Cllr David Rogers, chair of the Local Government Association Community Well-being board, said: "The majority of smokers pick up the habit when they are in their teens, so it's clear that if we want to continue to bring down smoking rates we need tough action to make sure children cannot get their hands on tobacco products. "The worry is that the recent increase in the legal age to 18 has forced many more under-age smokers into pubs and other premises to try to buy Cigarettes from vending machines after being turned down in shops. Banning coin-operated machines would mean they are no longer the easy target for young people that these shocking figures show they clearly are." The LGA, which represents local councils, is calling for vending machines to be token-operated – a move that would force any buyer to swap their money for a token from the pub, bar or cafe manager and give the manager an opportunity to challenge their age. However, Simon Clark at the smokers campaign group Forest, said: "The idea of 16 year olds wondering into pubs to buy their Cigarettes from a vending machine is ludicrous. It is the most expensive place to buy tobacco. "Most underage smokers buy their Cigarettes on the black market – that's the real danger." He argued that the smoking ban had gone too far. "In a lot of cases smokers – and lets not forget there are 10 million of them in the UK – have dug their heels and reached for their fags in an act of defiance against this Government."