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Illegal street trading
This page relates to streets only in the London Borough of
Redbridge for which a trader could apply for a pavement trading
licence.
Trading from the pavement outside
retail premises is illegal unless:
you own the land- have a licence.
A street trading licence is
required if you wish to display goods in front of your shop on the
public highway.
Licences will initially be issued for a 6-month period and
thereafter upon renewal for a period of three years.
From 01 July 2005 the Council started granting licences for
this activity in certain streets within the borough.
A full list of streets is given
by clicking on the link.
The issue of licences is subject to Council
Policy also available below and initially they last for 6
months.
Types of goods
Licences will not be issued for the following goods:
- New and used cars
- New and used motorcycles
- Second hand gas and electrical appliances
- Second hand clothes · Pets and livestock
- Containers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) including any which
are part or fully discharged
- Explosives including shop goods (fireworks)
- Petroleum products including petroleum mixtures or solvent
Only street trading activities which promote Ilford and which
are in accordance with the Council's existing street trading
policy, will be prescribed in any street trading licence granted in
respect of that part of the licence street situated in the area of
the pedestrian precinct from 113-187 and 88-178 High Road,
Ilford.
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