Hello all.

Just another quick and polite reminder.

Door to door sellers must have a ‘pedlar’s certificate/licence' to do this, so if they knock at your door to sell items which are normally in a large holdall and don't produce a bonafide pedlar's certificate, then please politely decline.

There was a chap going door to door in Brookland a couple of days ago for your awareness.

Some will say that they're ex-armed forces, which they may well be, some will say they've been released from prison and doing door to door sales is part of their probation/rehabilitation (unlikely) however, it doesn't really matter what reason they give, if they haven't got a pedlar's licence, then they shouldn't be doing it and there might be a reason why they haven't applied at the local police station for one, bearing in mind the licence only costs £12.25.

Eligibility for a pedlar’s certificate

To apply you need to:

How to apply

Apply for a pedlar’s certificate at your local police station. You need to take:

The certificate costs £12.25 and lasts 1 year.

Fines and penalties

You must produce your certificate if someone asks to see it.

If you work as a pedlar without a certificate - or let someone else use yours - you could be fined up to £200.

You could also get a prison sentence of up to 6 months if you either:

Thank you.

Steve.