What is the legal age to buy tobacco in England?

Answer 1

Technically, in the UK there is no age restriction on smoking tobacco; it is, however, against the law to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 18.

Additionally, sale of any product is at the discretion of the vendor, & licenced sellers of alcohol & tobacco often "play safe" & are reluctant to sell such products to anyone who is not clearly at least 21 years old.

Bottom line is that many shop owners & supermarket managers - fearful of criminal prosecution & loss of licences to sell alcohol & tobacco products - institute strict policies prohibiting sales staff from serving anyone attempting to buy such "adult goods" unless said customers are quite clearly full grown adults. Under British laws they're fully entitled so to do, & there's nothing the disappointed prospective customer can do about it.

Answer 2

you have to be 20 to legally smoke in England.

Answer 3

18 as of 2007