Wigan shop workers left with large court bills after selling e-cigarettes to children

Two shop workers who sold e-cigarettes to under 18s must pay hefty bills.

By Gaynor Clarke

Published 25th Nov 2022, 04:55 BST- 1 min read

Darminder Singh, of Highfield Drive, Farnworth, pleaded guilty to selling the item at a stall on Wigan's indoor market on April 21.

Wigan justices ordered him to pay a £423 fine, £482 prosecution costs and £42 victim surcharge.

Mohammad Javid, of Railway Road, Leigh, pleaded guilty to making the sale at Best In Best, also on Railway Road, on the same day.

He must pay a £576 fine, £482 prosecution costs and £58 victim surcharge.