Act now
Respond to the public consultation while there is still time to influence the debate.
Grassroots campaign
Fight the vaping ban.
Save Vaping opposes proposals from the UK government to ban vaping in public places. The campaign is aimed at vapers, business owners, and anyone who cares about freedom, evidence-led policy, and harm reduction.
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Write locally
Use the MP tool to turn national policy into constituency pressure and direct political cost.
What the government proposes
A public-place vaping ban would be a major policy shift
The consultation is about whether England should move towards vape-free public places. Save Vaping exists to make the case against that change clearly and quickly.
It undermines harm reduction
Vaping has helped many adults move away from smoking. Treating it like the same public-health problem sends the wrong signal and risks discouraging switching.
It hits independent businesses too
A blanket public-place ban would affect specialist vape shops, hospitality venues, and other businesses that have adapted around adult consumers who vape.
It is not evidence-led
Policy should follow evidence on relative risk, cessation, and actual public-health tradeoffs, not symbolism or pressure to look tough.
It is unfairly illiberal
Adults who have already moved away from smoking should not face sweeping new restrictions without a clear, proportionate case for doing so.
Why oppose it
Four lines of argument the campaign can build on
The core case can stay simple. Save Vaping will make the consultation and MP journey easier by repeating four arguments consistently across the site.
Health
Vaping should be treated as part of harm reduction, not folded into policy as if it were just another smoking problem.
Economic
Small businesses and specialist retailers should not be caught in avoidable restrictions with little evidence of public benefit.
Scientific
Rules should be based on evidence, proportionality, and real-world outcomes rather than political signalling.
Freedom
Adults who vape responsibly should not lose more personal freedom without a strong and specific justification.
Why this matters
The argument is broader than vaping alone
Save Vaping can speak to people who vape every day, but it can also appeal to business owners, civil libertarians, and anyone wary of policy that outruns the evidence.
- Public health If vaping helps people stay away from cigarettes, policy should avoid making that transition harder or less socially workable.
- Everyday freedom Restrictions on adult behaviour should be proportionate, transparent, and justified by more than general unease or moral disapproval.
- Small business impact The costs of a ban will not be abstract. Specialist retailers and venues will feel them directly, especially if rules change quickly.
- Political accountability Consultation responses and MP contact make it harder for the issue to be dismissed as a niche concern with no visible constituency.
Take action
Two actions matter most right now
The site should move people quickly from issue framing into action. At launch, that means responding to the consultation and writing to their MP.
Respond to the consultation
Send a response to the Department of Health and Social Care consultation opposing vape-free public-place proposals in England.
Write to your MP
Use the postcode lookup to find the right constituency and copy a message you can adapt around freedom, evidence, and harm reduction.
Final action
Take the argument into your constituency.
Once someone understands the case against a public-place vaping ban, the next step is simple: find their MP, personalise the message, and apply pressure locally.