Street Trading Exemptions
The following are not street trading for
the purposes of this legislation:
- Persons trading as a pedlar under a pedlar’s certificate issued
by the police.
- Anything done in a market or fair that has been authorised by
legislation or is an acquired right due to the time the market or
fair has been in existence.
- Trading in a trunk road picnic area provided under the Highways
Act 1980 although the permission of the Highways Agency may be
required.
- Trading as a news vendor where the only articles sold, exposed
or offered for sale are newspapers or periodicals. However they
must either sold, exposed or offered without any stall or from a
stall the dimension of which:
a) does not exceed 1 metre square or 2 metres high;
b) does not occupy a ground are exceeding 0.25 square metres;
or
c) does not stand on the carriageway of a street
- Trading which:
a) is carried on at premises used as a petrol filling station
b) is carried on at premises used as a shop or in a street
adjoining premises so used and as part of the business of the
shop
- Selling exposing or offering for sale any goods as a roundsman.
A roundsman is somebody who follows a set route to attend on
specific customers either to take orders or to deliver goods.
- The placing of any structure or other object on, in or over any
highway for the purposes of trading. Whilst this is not a street
trading offence Sections 147A & 148 Highways Act 1980 create
similar, but not identical, offences.
- The operation of facilities for recreation or refreshment under
Part VIIA of the Highways Act 1980.
Contact the Licensing Section
E-mail: licensing@dover.gov.uk
Telephone: 01304 872295
