Amovate has decided to resume the monthly Car Boot Sale at The Old School House from Sunday July 7th, on a trial basis. On this day, the gates will open at 9:00 am for stall holders.
But as we move forward we will be turning the clock back to the original concept of the Car Boot, accurately described thus in an American travel brochure:
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According to ‘The American’s Guide to Speaking British’
Car boot sale – This has nothing to do with the boots you wear on your feet. A boot sale is where hundreds of people descend on a field with cars full of unwanted wedding presents, clothes and other junk.
A car boot sale gets its name from the way goods are sold out of the back of a car. Car boot sales are often but not exclusively held in the grounds of schools and other community buildings, or in grassed fields or car parks
Usually the items are unpacked onto folding trestle tables, a blanket or tarpaulin, or the ground. Entry to the general public is usually free, although sometimes a small admission charge is made.
Although a small proportion of sellers are professional traders selling goods, or indeed browsing for items to sell, the goods on sale are often used but no longer wanted personal possessions.
Car boot sales are a way of focusing a large group of people in one place to recycle still useful but unwanted domestic items that previously might have been thrown away. These car boot sales are a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods.
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The Portuguese Government crackdown on tax avoidance is clearly intended to target anyone who sells goods at a higher price than they paid to buy them in the first place, or who sells items they make to sell on for profit
Sadly, in order to comply with these new Government legislations covering markets etc, we can no longer allow professional traders to pitch their stalls and sell their wares on Amovate property.
That means we can only permit access to those people selling their own unwanted goods in the original spirit of the car boot sale; i.e. (as the article above stipulates) unwanted domestic items that might previously have been thrown away but are now being sold for less than the price originally paid for them.
Nor can we allow access to anyone selling foodstuffs or fruit and vegetables as these almost certainly require separate licences and are subject to health and safety issues.
We believe that this decision to go back to the original Car Boot concept satisfies the spirit of the new legislation.
Hopefully it also falls in line with the anticipated decisions of a review apparently planned by the Government and tax authorities to address those parts of the legislation causing confusion in relation to such informal markets.
So, if you are planning a stall at Amovate on July 7 please make sure you comply with these requirements.
That way we should all enjoy a traditional, old-fashioned car boot sale…
In order to read our fascinating article, “Car Boot Sales—All You Needed To Know”, click here
to read Car Boot Rules & Regulations, click here