Milton Keynes car boot sales and markets

Below we have all the information on Car boot sales and markets in milton keynes, we have also added in the trading standards information for all the car boot sellers according to the milton keynes council. If your intrested in a particular car boot, please see our index below, if have information your would like to add please use the comment form at the bottom of the page

Milton Keynes Car Boot Sales & Auctions



Car Boot Sale
The Irish Centre
Manor Fields Fenny Stratford (opposite Dobbies Garden Centre)
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK2 2HX
Telephone number:
07943 327538

Car Boot Details

Saturday all year round
Opening Times 7 am to 12 pm
Seller pitch fee £5.00 for car and £7.00 a van
Buyer entry fee 30 Pence
Disabled Parking Available
Refreshments available? Yes
Toilets on site? Yes
More Details (Hardstanding/on concrete only if wet)

General Auction Every Tuesday
Auction 7pm, Viewing 3pm On the day
Approx. 500 lots
95% without reserve. General, collectors, antiques etc.
Single items, to complete house contents bought for cash. House, Factory, Shop clearance services available.
Irish Centre,Manor Fields Fenny Stratford (opposite Dobbies Garden Centre)
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 2HX

Antique Auction Milton Keynes

Antique Collectors Auction

Thursday 25th Febuary 2010

Auction specifically for antique sales and collectors.
Irish Centre, Manor Fields Fenny Stratford (opposite Dobbies Garden Centre)
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 2HX

Late entries & Details call: 07943 327538


Index of Milton Keynes Car boots Sales and Markets

 


Milton Keynes Bowl
Watling Street
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK5 8AA
Telephone number : 07789 268964
Car boot details
RegularlySunday all year round (except when there's a concert)Opening Times6 am for sellers and buyersSeller pitch fee£8.00 for car and £12.00 a vanBuyer entry fee40 PenceRefreshments available?YesToilets on site?YesMore Details(Hardstanding/on concrete)



Milton Keynes Market



Milton Keynes Centre
Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK12 5LG
Telephone number : 07927 868648 Manager: Cavan

Car boot details

Regularlyevery Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday all year round
Opening TimesTuesday (9 am - 4.30 pm)
Friday (9 am - 4 pm)
Saturday (9 am - 5 pm)
Sunday (9 am - 5 pm)
Seller pitch fee - Pitch size: 8ft x 8ft StandardTuesday - £28 per stall (9 am - 4.30 pm)
Thursday - New Goods £28 per stall
Seller pitch fee - Pitch size: 8ft x 8ft Antique & Bric-a-BracTuesday - £22 (9 am - 4 pm)
Thursday - £22 (9 am - 4 pm)
Friday - £27 per stall (9 am - 4 pm)
Saturday - £36 per stall (9 am - 5 pm)
Sunday - £15 per stall
Seller pitch fee - Pitch size: 8ft x 8ft Casual RentsTuesday - £33
Thursday - £22
Friday - £27
Saturday - £43
Sunday - £15
Buyer entry feeFree
Refreshments available?Yes
Toilets on site?Yes
More Details(All hard standing stalls and tables available if required)
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Potterspury Extra Big Car Boot Sale



A5 Highway
Potterspury
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
NN12 7QG
Telephone number : 01908 543008
Behind the Super Sausage, between MK and Towcester
Voted best local car boot

Car boot details

Regularlyevery Sunday From: May to August
Opening Times10 am to 3.30 pm
Seller start time10.00 to 10.30 am
Buyers arrive from12.00
Seller pitch fee£8.00
Buyer entry fee£1.00
Refreshments available?Yes
Toilets on site?Yes
More Details(Hardstanding)
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Wolverton Agora Shopping Centre Open Air Market and Car Boot



Church Street
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK12 5LG
Telephone number : 07927 868648

Car boot details

Regularlyevery Wednesday, Friday, Saturday all year round
Opening Times9 am to 4 pm
Seller pitch fee £8.00, (£12.00 new stock)
Buyer entry feeFree
Refreshments available?Yes
Toilets on site?Yes
More Details(All hard standing stalls and tables available if required)
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Car Boots in surrounding areas

Cheddington Car Boot Sale



(Near Cheddington Station)
 
 
 
Telephone number : 07927 868648

Car boot details

Regularlyevery Wednesday, Friday, Saturday all year round
Opening Times9 am to 4 pm
Seller pitch fee £8.00, (£12.00 new stock)
Buyer entry feeFree
Refreshments available?Yes
Toilets on site?Yes
More Details(All hard standing stalls and tables available if required)
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Car boot sales trading standards information

If you sell at car boot sales, you cannot afford to ignore this information.

This information will help you decide whether you are a 'trader' and, if so, what you must do to comply with the law. It is also designed to help genuine private sellers decide what they should and should not sell.

Car boot sales began as a sociable way for people to sell each other their unwanted household goods. Many people liked the atmosphere of car boot sales and they quickly became a new leisure activity. Unfortunately, some businesses have started to see car boot sales as a way of carrying on trade under the guise of private individuals. They try to escape their legal obligations by refusing to honour buyers' rights. Some sell stolen, unsafe or counterfeit goods.

Are You A Trader?

A recent survey shows that most people who sell at boot sales don't consider themselves to be in trade. Many, however, admitted selling at boot sales several times a year. Trading Standards Officers have estimated that as many as 50% of sellers are regular traders.

So when does the law consider you a trader? There is no hard and fast rule, but ask yourself:

  • Are the goods you are selling your personal property? If not and you buy goods in specially to resell, for example from newspaper adverts or a cash and carry, you are very likely to be a TRADER.
  • Do you attend boot sales regularly - once every couple of months or more? If so, you are likely to be a TRADER even if boot sales are not a major source of income.
  • Do you employ anyone to help you with sales? If so, you are probably a TRADER.
  • Do you sell similar goods at other venues, eg. markets, in the street or from home? If so, you are almost certainly a TRADER.

Milton Keynes Traders And The Law

Business Names Act

If you don't trade under your own name but as, for example, "ANYTOWN FRUITERERS" you must display clearly your name and address where legal documents could be sent to you.

Consumer Protection Act

Take great care that everything you sell is safe. Be particularly careful with toys, electrical goods, upholstered furniture and clothing, especially nightwear.

Where you show a price for goods, it is an offence to charge a buyer more. It is also illegal to mislead buyers in other ways about the price of goods, for example by using price comparisons or 'sale' signs when the higher price you quote in comparison is unfair or meaningless.

Fair Trading Act

It is an offence to display any sign which tries to limit a buyer's rights. Do not use signs like 'NO REFUNDS' or 'SOLD AS SEEN'. It is, in fact, an offence to limit buyers' rights at all.

Price Marking Order

Traders must show a price in writing for all goods offered for sale. This can be attached to the goods, or be placed adjacent to them.

Food Safety Act

Trading Standards Officers enforce rules governing the labelling and composition of food and will expect you to have checked that food is properly labelled, within any use-by date and of the right quality.

Fines for selling food which contravenes these requirements can be high. Environmental Health Officers are responsible for controls on hygiene and food which is unfit to eat. For advice on these aspects of food safety, you should contact them on 01908 252398.

Trade Descriptions/Trade Marks Act

Goods must not be misdescribed. Before selling recorded or branded items such as cassettes, video films or t-shirts, satisfy yourself that they are not counterfeit. Selling fakes is a criminal offence for which you could be fined or even imprisoned.

Video Recordings Act

Selling video films is risky because the sale of films that have not been properly classified by the British Board of Film Classification can attract fines of up to £20,000 per tape, or a prison sentence.

You must ensure that you only supply videos marked with a valid classification symbol: U, PG, 12, 15 or 18. There are some exemptions, such as some educational, sport and music videos, but if you have any doubts it is advisable not to sell. This law also applies to DVD’s and VCD’s.

It is also an offence to supply videos, DVD’s or VCD’s to young people below the age shown on the label.

Sale & Supply of Goods Act

If you sell something, whether new or second-hand, it should be of satisfactory quality and fit for its purpose. It should also be as you describe it.

If you sell something which does not meet these requirements, your customer has a right to a refund, provided they reject goods promptly. S/he might agree to a replacement, but their right is to a refund and, as a trader, you should be ready to honour this right.

If you are selling something with defects, you can only escape your obligation to provide a refund if you point out the fault at the time of the sale. Doing this doesn't protect you from a claim if the item has further faults.

Unlike the other Acts mentioned, you cannot be prosecuted by Trading Standards for breaking the Sale & Supply of Goods Act, but you could be sued by your customers.

If You're Not A Trader

Even if you are a genuine ‘non-trade’ seller, some of the above laws do still apply. In particular, the offences relating to counterfeit goods and unclassified videos apply to anyone supplying the products, even if they are not traders.

In addition, you may also have obligations under civil law. For example, if you describe goods in any way, and that description proves to be false, you will be obliged to give a refund. You could also be sued for damages if you supply an unsafe product that causes injury.

If you would like further copies of this or other fact sheets, or more advice, please contact us:

Milton Keynes Council
Trading Standards Division
Environment Directorate
PO Box 105, Civic Offices
1 Saxon Gate East
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3HH

Tel: 01908 25 25 04
Fax: 01908 25 24 33
Email: tsd@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Website: www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/milton-keynes

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written by Daniela Jelenska, September 06, 2008
Id like to know whether is the car boot that day.

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