Evening Herald traffic sellers?

Cianos

Would anyone know the legalities of how the evening herald can have all those guys at traffic junctions selling the paper? They are trading in a public place, for which you'd usually need a casual trading license AND the spot you are trading in has to be designated as a casual trading spot by the councill. But presumably all the places they are selling in have not been designated casual trading areas, so I'm wondering how they get around it?

Thanks

DubTony

Cianos wrote: »

Would anyone know the legalities of how the evening herald can have all those guys at traffic junctions selling the paper? They are trading in a public place, for which you'd usually need a casual trading license AND the spot you are trading in has to be designated as a casual trading spot by the councill. But presumably all the places they are selling in have not been designated casual trading areas, so I'm wondering how they get around it?

Thanks

Newspaper vendors have been doing this for years. I heard a long time ago that they didn't come under the casual trading rules, and so could set up anywhere. BTW, the Evening Herald doesn't employ these people. There is a core of vendors that have been doing this since time (or newspapers) began. This might explain why they're able to do it anywhere. That and the fact that they don't usually have stalls to set out and don't block footpaths etc.

IRE60

Via the constitution the right to distribute printed materials! no joke. They don't need a casual trading for newspapers - but still have to conform to conform to health + safety which the cops really strict get strict with

IRE60

And newspaper vendors work on same terms as shops - a margin