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| Residents fined for selling cars | Residents fined for selling cars |
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| People putting for sale notices on their cars are being fined by their local authority in north London. | People putting for sale notices on their cars are being fined by their local authority in north London. |
| At least four people have been given £50 fixed penalty fines by Barnet Council for selling their cars outside their homes, BBC London has learnt. | At least four people have been given £50 fixed penalty fines by Barnet Council for selling their cars outside their homes, BBC London has learnt. |
| The scheme was introduced in April last year to combat "resident traders" selling several cars on residential streets and council owned car parks. | The scheme was introduced in April last year to combat "resident traders" selling several cars on residential streets and council owned car parks. |
| The council said it was reviewing the way the scheme worked. | The council said it was reviewing the way the scheme worked. |
| The measures come under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which outlaws vehicles being sold on the public highway. | The measures come under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which outlaws vehicles being sold on the public highway. |
| But critics have said the law should only be used to stop those running unregistered car-selling businesses, rather than individual sellers. | But critics have said the law should only be used to stop those running unregistered car-selling businesses, rather than individual sellers. |
| Head teacher David Weale was issued with a £50 fine. | Head teacher David Weale was issued with a £50 fine. |
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| One residents was fined fifty pounds for using the sign | |
| "I think it's completely wrong that they're hitting ordinary individual citizens," he said. | "I think it's completely wrong that they're hitting ordinary individual citizens," he said. |
| "I'm not someone who's trying to flog 50 cars. I've got one that I wanted to sell and I was penalised within 24 hours of putting my sale sign in the car outside my own door." | "I'm not someone who's trying to flog 50 cars. I've got one that I wanted to sell and I was penalised within 24 hours of putting my sale sign in the car outside my own door." |
| The local authority said car spaces in the borough were at a premium and unregistered car sellers were making things worse. | The local authority said car spaces in the borough were at a premium and unregistered car sellers were making things worse. |
| "There's lots of residential parking here and so using someone's parking space as a commercial space to sell cars is a problem," said a Barnet Council spokesman. | "There's lots of residential parking here and so using someone's parking space as a commercial space to sell cars is a problem," said a Barnet Council spokesman. |
| "That's why we put this in place last year and it has been successful in deterring resident traders. | "That's why we put this in place last year and it has been successful in deterring resident traders. |
| "But we're going to be reviewing the policy to see if there's a way we can differentiate between resident traders and individual sellers." | "But we're going to be reviewing the policy to see if there's a way we can differentiate between resident traders and individual sellers." |