Do I need a licence?
You do not need a street trading licence if you are:
- trading as a peddler under licence issued by a police authority
- a market trader operating at a licensed market venue
- ice cream vans are permitted to trade on an itinerant basis, remaining in motion and stopping to trade for no longer than 15 minutes at a time. After 15 minutes, ice cream vans are expected to move off and not return to the area for the rest of the day
If you are trading on private land you may not need a licence. However if you are trading on private land and you are within seven metres from the public highway you will need a street trading licence. If you are not sure please email streettrading@ealing.gov.uk
Unlicensed street trading on the public highway is illegal. This includes:
- individuals/groups selling vehicles from the public highway (eg advertisements on a vehicle window)
- 'non-itinerant' ice cream selling (eg an ice cream van that remains in the same location for a considerable period of time or trades from prohibited streets which are Uxbridge Roads, High Streets, W5)
- 'pitching up' of a stall on public highway without a street trading licence
The council enforces illegal street trading across the borough and has the authority to refuse or revoke licenses under the London Local Authorities Act 1990 (as amended).