Aggressive Doorstep Traders
Written by John Williamson on 18/10/2017
Lancashire Police have received complaints about hawkers trying to sell household products on the doorstep in and around the Carnforth, Bolton Le Sands and Hest Bank area.
The complaints relate to aggressive and intimidating selling tactics and sellers visiting addresses belonging to the elderly during the hours of darkness.
Anyone wishing to sell items on the doorstep should have a licence called a Pedlars Licence, this system makes sure that only reputable people can ply their trade.
Monday evening a male from the North East was found hawking without a licence in Hest Bank following complaints from the public that aggressive tactics were being used. He had his goods seized and he will be attending court for trading without licence. The image below shows a copy of the ID card he was using, this is not an official licence!
He had his goods seized and he will be attending court for trading without a licence.
Please speak to your elderly relatives and share this post, make them aware of this and advise them to call us on 101 should they believe an offence is being committed.
And remember, if someone knocks on your door, its your door! You don’t have to answer it if you don’t want to!
