Is this illegal and if I do it anyway, what's the worst that can happen?

Ever heard of ebay?

Ever heard of ebay?

Ever heard of ebay?

Why don't you just ask the people that sell stuff on the blankets? It's the best way to find out

Do a Del Boy and get ready to run if you see the po'lice, you'll know when to go when you see a load of Chinese people clutching DVDs run past.

Basically I want to start selling clothes in Brick Lane to make some money, and last time I was there I saw people selling thier old clothes on the pavement, no table or chair, just on a blanket on the ground. Licenses are available for street trading, but they're expensive and there's a lot of forms involved, so I don't want to get one. I read up about street trading and licenses and i found this:

Tables and chairs licence
You need a licence to place tables and chairs on a public highway, whether it be on the street or a pavement or a pedestrian area.
A licence will cost £285.
Any unlicensed use of the highway for tables and chairs is an obstruction and may be dealt with by the police.

Illegal street trading
The erection of signs or stalls for the sale of produce within the highway, including grass verges, is illegal.
However, produce can be sold from the land on which it is grown, but signs advertising such facilities must be clear of the highway and may require planning permission.


but if i'm not going to use a table, chair or a sign is this still illegal? How safe would it be for me to just go along next Sunday and start selling old clothes on the pavement?

Thanks!

Can't you get fined for illegal trading or something?
And personally I probably wouldn't want to buy someone's old clothes that were laid out in a busy street on a blanket on the ground What kind of stuff do you have?

car boot sale? or charity shops? (I knoiw you wont get money back if you give to charity shops....but you'll get rid of them easy enough )

Why don't you just ask the people that sell stuff on the blankets? It's the best way to find out

Basically I want to start selling clothes in Brick Lane to make some money, and last time I was there I saw people selling thier old clothes on the pavement, no table or chair, just on a blanket on the ground. Licenses are available for street trading, but they're expensive and there's a lot of forms involved, so I don't want to get one. I read up about street trading and licenses and i found this:

Tables and chairs licence
You need a licence to place tables and chairs on a public highway, whether it be on the street or a pavement or a pedestrian area.
A licence will cost £285.
Any unlicensed use of the highway for tables and chairs is an obstruction and may be dealt with by the police.

Illegal street trading
The erection of signs or stalls for the sale of produce within the highway, including grass verges, is illegal.
However, produce can be sold from the land on which it is grown, but signs advertising such facilities must be clear of the highway and may require planning permission.


but if i'm not going to use a table, chair or a sign is this still illegal? How safe would it be for me to just go along next Sunday and start selling old clothes on the pavement?

Thanks!