Right we all know that the law used to be that you can buy cigarettes in uk at the age of 16...
i am 23 personally i dont really smoke i have for the past month thats just stress issues and i have more less stopped again...
anyway when i have gone to get some cigs....i have been ID checked 9/10 times saying i need proof that i am over 21!!!
So me and a couple of people are curious has england finely got some sense of age on selling cigs has the age gone up or can 16yr olds still buy over the counter please only serious answers
10points to the best answer and also anyone who can back it up with proof
2007-01-06 09:02:40 · 30 answers · asked by me me i love avon 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Like was said uk law is backwards so legal age is 16 going up to 18 but if you look under 21 they will ID check you????
WHY BOTHER THEN......stupid really
Like drink it should all be raised to 21 as at 16 you damaging your body and like drink for the same reasons kids dont know what they doing and half the time its all for fashion......
2007-01-06 09:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by MissTee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The government are finally raising the age limit from 16 to 18 soon, and it couldn't come soon enough. I think they need to reform a lot of the age limits in effect atm. I personally think smoking shouldn't be legal until a person is 21, it's not something that benefits you in any way whatsoever!
Other than that i'd say the same for sex also. Yes, it's a good thing in some respects but people look down on teenagers with children, what they don't realise is that at the end of the day the govt. are in effect saying 16 is old enough to take on the responsibility of having a child...so they really need to raise it so the potential parents are more likely to take into consideration the risks rather than just see it as something they can brag about. My younger sister just turned 16 and she's so immature it scares me.
2007-01-06 09:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The age is due to go up to 18 soon, the reason signs say you have to be 21 is so that shopkeepers know for certain that you are at least over 16. So many shops were getting fined for selling ciggs to under 16's that they decided to cover their backs. I could not tell the difference between a 14 yr old and a 16yr old, but I could between a 14 yr old and a 21yr old. Hope you understand what I MEAN.
2007-01-06 09:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of pubs and suprmarkets have subscribed to the RU21 scheme. All it means is that if you look under 21 then you are asked to prove your age. It doesnt mean that you need to be 21 to buy them, just that you will be asked to prove you are old enough to buy the product. So if you are 18 and look it, they wll ask you to prove that you are 18.
Its because its much easier to work out if someone is 21 rather than if they are 16 or 18. Anyone over 16 or 18 usually has some proof of ID on them.
If supermarkets/pubs are asking you to prove you are over 21 they have got it wrong.
2007-01-06 13:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Bellasmum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recently read that the UK age for purchasing cigs will be raised from 16 to 18 from this October. As for the id check........personally I'd take that as a compliment.
2007-01-06 09:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by bluefox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The law changes in October to prohibit the sale of Tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18
The reason you got ID'd is over cautious sellers as the fine is quite high and the law went public this month.
Most of the news headlines concentrated on the change and not when it happened.
When it comes into force it will be ID for those who look under 21 just like alchohol
Goto the BBC or the Dept of Health website for further details
2007-01-06 09:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's still 16 and will change to 18 in october 07 I have heard of pubs saying if you look under 21 then you must prove you are 18
2007-01-06 09:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by cliffhanger 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It read on the yahoo news page that they are planing to put the age for buying cigarettes up to 18 years old but this won't come into effect until theOctober 1.
But anyway smoking is really bad for you.
2007-01-06 09:17:38 · answer #8 · answered by Bubbles24 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there is no law about BUYING cigarettes. The law is about selling them. It is currently illegal for a vendor to sell to anyone who is, or is believed to be under the age of 16. This weeks news reports that the age may be increased to 18. Be grateful that you obviously look younger than you are. The vendors are protecting themselves and quite rightly.
2007-01-06 09:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government are trying to raise the smoking age to 18, and the drinking age to 21
2007-01-06 09:08:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋