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The Cheapest Ways to Vape After the Vape Tax

Every vaping format costed per millilitre with the duty included, the four main setups per week, what you can and cannot do to avoid the vape tax, and eight ways to bring the cost down.

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Shane Margereson

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The Cheapest Ways to Vape After Vape Tax header showing a box mod kit, a 100ml shortfill bottle and a stack of coins
E-Liquid
.by : Shane Margereson

The Cheapest Ways to Vape After the Vape Tax

Every vaping format costed per millilitre with the duty included, the four main setups per week, what you can and cannot do to avoid the vape tax, and eight ways to bring the cost down.

Vape tax timeline header showing e-liquid bottles and a pod kit with the dates 1 October 2026 and 1 April 2027
E-Liquid
.by : Shane Margereson

When Does the Vape Tax Start? The 2026 to 2027 Timeline

The UK vape tax started on 1 October 2026. What changed on the day, every date still to come up to April 2027, and how to keep the cost down.

MaryLiq Flavours Ranked: Every Lost Mary Nic Salt
E-Liquid
.by : Shane Margereson

MaryLiq Flavours Ranked: Every Lost Mary Nic Salt

MaryLiq flavours ranked by our sales: all 27 Lost Mary nic salts, the top ten, the strengths, which kit to use them in, and what happened to MaryLiq.

ELFLIQ flavours ranked: Strawberry Kiwi, Strawberry Ice, Blueberry Sour Raspberry, Spearmint and Strawberry Raspberry Cherry Ice 10ml nic salt bottles
E-Liquid
.by : Shane Margereson

ELFLIQ Flavours Ranked: The Top Ten and the Full Range

The best ELFLIQ flavours ranked from our sales, plus all 46 Elf Bar ELFLIQ flavours with tasting notes and the match for your old Elf Bar 600.

Bar chart headed They taxed every millilitre I vape, they never worked out how many I use, comparing the 2ml a day implied by the UK vape tax against the 5.7 to 10.3ml a day Ecigone measured across almost 18,000 customers.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

They Taxed Every Millilitre I Vape. They Never Worked Out How Many I Use.

HM Treasury built a per-millilitre tax on vaping without ever establishing how many millilitres a vaper actually gets through. There is no published figure. So we measured it ourselves, across almost 18,000 customers and over 4,300 purchase cycles. The typical vaper is on 5.7 to 10.3ml a day. The number the tax implies is 2ml.

Checklist of what UK law requires on an e-liquid bottle: batch number, ingredients, nicotine content and a health warning, with a best-before date crossed out as not legally required.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

Does E-Liquid Expire?

Here is something most shops will not tell you: a best-before date on e-liquid is not a legal requirement in the UK, and it is not a safety cut-off. It is the manufacturer's best guess at when the flavour drops off.

Longfill e-liquids explained showing Just Juice Bar Salts, Seriously Pod Fill Max Triple Mango and Chubby Longfills Banana bottles as examples of how longfills work.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

Longfill E-Liquids: How They Work and Why They're Worth Trying

Two hands each holding a 10ml e-liquid bottle side by side, an ELFLIQ Mango nic salt and an IVG Intense Salts Tropical Ice, for a nic salt versus freebase comparison.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

Nic Salt vs Freebase E-Liquid: Which One Should You Buy?

Disposable vape flavours in refillable e-liquids showing Elux nic salts, Elfliq Strawberry Ice and Ghost Shortfill bottles as alternatives to disposables.
Disposables
.by : shane margereson

Your Favourite Disposable Flavours Are Still Here as Refillable E-Liquids

What are shortfill e-liquids guide showing popular 100ml shortfill bottles from Wick Liquor, Vampire Vape Heisenberg and Zeus Juice The Black Ice.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

What Are Shortfill E-Liquids? A Quick Guide to Shortfills and Nic Shots

VG vs PG explained - propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin bottles next to e-liquid bottles showing 50/50, 60/40, 70/30 and 80/20 VG PG ratios
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

What Are VG and PG?

What is vape juice made of - bottles of propylene glycol PG, vegetable glycerin VG, nicotine and flavour concentrates showing e-liquid ingredients
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

What Is Vape Juice Made Of? Every Ingredient in Vape Liquid

What is vape juice made of? Only four ingredients are allowed in UK vape liquid: PG, VG, flavourings and nicotine - plus what is banned and how each bottle is tested.

Nic Salt Strengths Guide displaying three e-liquid bottles labeled 5mg, 10mg, and 20mg nicotine
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

Nic Salt Strengths Guide: Choose 5mg, 10mg or 20mg

Is 20mg a lot? Nic salt strengths explained with charts for 5mg, 10mg and 20mg, plus what each level feels like and which kits match.

Hands using a Just Juice bottle opener tool to remove the child-resistant cap from a black shortfill e-liquid bottle.
E-Liquid
.by : shane margereson

How to Open E-Liquid Bottles

Uwell Caliburn G4 vape pen in champagne gold finish displayed on dark slate rock background with green promotional text 'Discover the Best Vape Juice Flavours for Your Uwell Caliburn G4
Best Of
.by : shane margereson

What Vape Liquid Works Best in a Caliburn? Juice, Strength and Mode Guide

G4 tasting flat? It's probably your juice choice, not the device. Use 50/50 VG/PG nicotine salts at 10mg strength. Brands like Elux Legend, Gold Bar, and Bar Juice 5000 deliver the flavour punch this pod system needs. The right juice transforms your G4 from decent to exceptional.

Three different e-liquid bottles including Seriously Pod Fill Cherry Twist, Lost Mary Raspberry Peach, and Pablo's Cake Shop, with text overlay Best Vape Juice for Vaporesso: What E-Liquid Works in the XROS Range
Best Of
.by : shane margereson

What E-Liquid Works Best in the Vaporesso XROS Range?

The e-liquid that works best in a Vaporesso XROS: nic salts, bar salts, Elux, desserts and Vaporesso's own DojoLiq, with the VG/PG and XROS pod for each.

Lost Mary BM6000, Nera 30K device, and e-liquid bottles on a purple background for a best flavours guide.
Disposables
.by : shane margereson

Lost Mary Flavours: The Full List and Best Picks for 2026

Every Lost Mary flavour reviewed and ranked, with the best picks and a full list by range: BM6000, Nera 30K, BM600 and more. Updated 2026.

Vaporesso coil lifespan guide showing a 0.3 ohm mesh coil, replacement pod and GTi 0.2 ohm mesh coil to explain how long vape coils last.
Coils & Tanks
.by : shane margereson

How Long Do Vape Coils Last? A Vaporesso Coil Lifespan Guide

How long a vape coil lasts, the signs it needs changing and what burns one out early, with what Vaporesso say about XROS pods, GTX and GTi coils.

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