The Dorchester Markets Joint Informal Panel holds Sunday car boot sales every week to raise money for local charities, community and voluntary organisations.
Taking place at Dorchester Market every Sunday they are open from 6.30am for sellers and 7am for buyers. The events run until 12.30pm with a single pitch costing £8 and a double pitch costing £15.
Seaham Sunday Car Boot Sale is a weekly car boot sale located on the Seaham coast in the North East of England. It is considered one of the biggest car boot sales in the country and runs every Bank Holiday Monday and Sunday from March to October.
What is the difference between a flea market and a car boot sale?
Stalls at flea markets are run by retailers as well as by ordinary people selling their own private possessions. Car boot sales are a similar form of market where, usually, private individuals come together to sell their own possessions, often from the boot of their car.
The Falkirk Stadium Car Boot Sale is open each Sunday from 8:00am until 1:00pm so there's plenty of time for bargain hunting and selling your unwanted bits and bobs.
Hexham Auction Mart Car boot sale takes place every Sunday afternoon and some Bank Holiday Mondays. We always advise sellers to get here about 9.30-9.45.
Chesterfield car boot sale is held every Sunday morning from 7am to noon, at Technique Stadium. The car boot opens from 7am to 1pm. It is £10 per pitch and public admission is free.
Bric-a-brac, clothes, books and toys are all car boot sale staples. However, it can be surprising what sells well, so even if you think an item is not worth anything, it may be worth bringing it along. You should avoid spending all of your profits on buying more items from other sellers.
While Americans hold garage sales and the French have flea markets, the English have a distinctly British activity in which to sell one's personal second hand goods.
It runs every Sunday from March to November, with seller entry starting at 06:00 am and buyer entry at 07:00 am. Sellers can enter the event with cars for £12 or £15 if with a trailer, and vans for £16. Buyers can enter for £1 per adult. The event also has facilities such as clean toilets, refreshments, and parking.
The Grade II listed Victorian canopies host an outdoor market four times a week - Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The car boot and flea market is open for bargain hunters twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Dorchester Car Boot, run by market operators Ensors, has been a solid staple of the county town's events for many years at the Dorchester Market off Weymouth Avenue and Fairfield Car Park if it's busy.
The Dorchester market is held on a Wednesday throughout the year from 06.30 – 14.00. Dorchester Market sees over 200 traders attend regularly selling everything from fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, quality meats, clothes, plants and hot food.
Car boot sales provide a great opportunity to offload your unwanted goods and raise some cash. Here, we tell you everything you need to know about doing a car boot sale and how to find one. Every year, thousands of people across the UK flock to car boot sales to sell their unwanted goods and/or pick up a bargain.
Our first car boot sale tip. Getting there early means you can choose the best position for your stall where you will be able to get the most customers. It will take some time to set up your stall so get there with plenty of time to allow you to set up well.
This is what HMRC told me: 'Such a trade as that of someone selling household goods at a car boot sale for profit means, in principle, that the same tax rules apply to this type of trading as to any other form, and our approach to ensuring the right tax is paid remains the same irrespective of the trading environment.
Sort out the stock. Sort out what you would like to get rid of and identify items that other people might want to buy. Popular items at a car boot sale include clothes, accessories, kid's toys, baby goods, shoes, furniture, ornaments, photo frames, jewellery, books, CDs and DVDs.
When to arrive – Some car boot 'experts' suggest that you should visit a car boot sale both at opening time, to view the best items before they are snapped up, and then again at the end, to offer cash that sellers can't refuse if they want to avoid taking everything home.
Burnage Rugby Club Car Boot Sales are held every Sunday between April and September. Gates open at approximately 6:30 and places are given on a first-come-first-served basis. There's no need to book, just turn up!
There's a car boot sale every Sunday in Hanley on Hinde Street carpark, near the Hilton Hotel. The people on the main carpark (occasional car-booters and regular small traders) are really nice. Over the road on a separate car park are larger traders, who come in large removal vans.
