A market stall trader has been fined £500 and ordered to pay £1,800 costs after admitting selling vapes to an underage person. Image for illustration onlyA market stall trader has been fined £500 and ordered to pay £1,800 costs after admitting selling vapes to an underage person. The successful prosecution was brought by Derbyshire County Council’s trading standards team following an investigation. Ajit Sethi, 75, sole trader of Mickleover, Derby, appeared before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates Court on Monday (22 September 2025), and pleaded guilty to a charge of selling nicotine inhaling products (vapes) to an underage person from his market stall at Chesterfield Market. Prior to the sale in November 2024, Trading Standards had provided Mr Sethi with advice, support and information directly relating to underage sales on three separate occasions.