Two Teesside men have been convicted of selling gloves door-to-door without the required pedlar's certificate.
Jack Ford, 31, of Holmwood Avenue, Middlesbrough, and Scott McKenzie, 32, of Aire Street, Middlesbrough, were convicted of acting as a pedlar without a certificate at Carlisle Magistrates' Court on Friday, 19th April 2024.
It is an offence under section 4 of the Pedlars Act 1871 for anyone to act as a pedlar unless they hold a certificate authorising them to do so. The maximum penalty on summary conviction is a fine at level 1 (currently £200).
Although not a common offence, I have previously written a guide to the offence of acting as a pedlar without a certificate.
Neither defendant turned up for the hearing, so the Bench granted a prosecution application to proceed with the case in their absence. It is refreshing that the Crown had the foresight to serve all necessary documents on the defendants, as that is rarely to case in my experience.
Magistrates heard that Ford and McKenzie were selling gloves door-to-door in the Penrith area on the afternoon of Saturday, 7th October 2023.
George Shelley, prosecuting, said: "Police were called by a member of the public who lives in Stainton after a male had tried to sell items."
The pair were located after a quick search of the area. They confirmed to the officer that they had been selling gloves, but didn't have a pedlar's certificate.
According to Mr Shelley one of the defendants told the officer: "We don't peddle. We're just taking offers."
McKenzie told the officer: "You don't need a pedlar's licence around here. I've been here, like, 20 times. Everybody knows me. I'm on first name basis."
Magistrates found the case against both defendants proved.
They were each fined £60.
They were also each ordered to pay £24 surcharge and £85 towards prosecution costs.
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