Street Trading

[Spearmint]

I've developed a new product which could also be sold as an inexpensive but ideal Xmas present, and its likely to appeal to all dog owners that have dogs that like retrieving or fetching balls.

I did conduct some searches on the internet to try and find out about the rules regarding street trading, and it seems to vary a bit between different towns/cities, but its not cheap!

Many a time have do I see people trading on the street particularly before Christmas, but are all these street sellers likely to be legitimate holders of street licences, or are there likely to be special circumstances particularly before Christmas that permit anyone to sell free of charge through something like common law or the like?

From what I did gather, it seems okay to hand out flyers or leaflets but not to actually trade.

I'd appreciate any advice. Thank you

 

[ethical PR]

What did the local council say when you contacted them ?

 

[MBE1]

You need to contact your local council etc regarding street trading and or obtaining a pedlars licence.

Some welcome such trade, others look down on it and discourage it, depending on how they view their town etc.

 

[MOIC]

Surely every town has its street market, and that is probably the best place to start.

Alternatively there must be numerous car boot sales in your area.

Open a webiste and start targeting dog owners as well as the large retail stores, (after patenting your product of course).

Best of luck

 

[Spearmint]

What did the local council say when you contacted them ?

I've only searched online at the moment, but I'll check with them this week.

 

[Spearmint]

You need to contact your local council etc regarding street trading and or obtaining a pedlars licence.

Some welcome such trade, others look down on it and discourage it, depending on how they view their town etc.

Thank you for this information. This is quite interesting and it may work for me, but it does appear as if its an old custom/law which many would be happier if it didn't exist.

It seems that a pedlars certificate can be purchased from a police station for about £12 and it lasts for a year and can be used throughout the UK, but there are some conditions. However, even if one has such a certificate, you can get moved on by the authorities, and its control/management is very much up to each individual county council.

However, I'll find out more about it. Thank you