5 , ▁a ▁law ▁was ▁passed ▁which ▁b anned ▁sm oking ▁in ▁vehicles ▁with ▁anyone ▁under ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁present . ▁The ▁law ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁e - c igare tt es , ▁if ▁the ▁driver ▁is ▁sevent een ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁alone ▁in ▁the ▁vehicle ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁convert ible ▁with ▁the ▁roof ▁completely ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁announced ▁back ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁ban ▁ment hol ▁c igare tt es ▁across ▁the ▁EU , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁as ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁through ▁a ▁four ▁year ▁phase - out ▁period . ▁ ▁C igare tt es ▁such ▁as ▁M ent hol , ▁Click - on , ▁D ual ▁and ▁C aps ule , ▁alongside ▁S lim ▁c igare tt es , ▁will ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ban , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁flav oured ▁rolling ▁to b acco . ▁ ▁Electron ic ▁c igare tt es ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁name , ▁' e - c ig aret te ,' ▁these ▁devices ▁contain ▁no ▁to b acco ▁and ▁produce ▁no ▁smoke . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁sm oking , ▁or ▁as ▁devices ▁where ▁it ▁increasing ly ▁looks ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁helping ▁young ▁people ▁avoid ▁sm oking . ▁ ▁Two ▁hosp it als ▁run ▁by ▁Sand well ▁and ▁West ▁B irmingham ▁H osp it als ▁N HS ▁Trust ▁opened ▁va pe ▁sh ops ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with