Cornwall Council’s licensing team is warning illegal street traders that action will be taken against those found to be flouting the rules.

The warning comes after a car dealer from Bugle was issued with eight fixed penalty notices for selling vehicles on the A30 near Innis Downs. The dealer, who receive a £100 fixed penalty notice for each vehicle advertised for sale on the road, has since paid the fine in full.

In July last year, Cornwall Councillors voted to make Cornwall a street trading consent area, meaning all street trading - aside from exemptions - has to be approved by the Council. 

Since then the Council’s Licensing Team has been working with local traders to make them aware of the changes. The majority have been successful in gaining consent to trade in the locations they want to trade in.