2020 has been a strange year for all of us with the coronavirus / Covid 19 and it certainly has been a strange year for us car booters. You might think that January, February and…
Up at 5.30 am this morning, just like the old days when you had to be in the queue early to guarantee a place when selling at a car boot sale. Well, I couldn’t risk…
6.45 am and it’s an early start. Early compared to the time I got up during Lockdown anyway. Because today’s the day I’m going back to work!7am and I’m on the road. I feel mounting…
Saturday 4th July 2020 and it’s cool, wet and drizzling – not the best weather for the first car boot sale in over three months. The weather made the decision for me whether to go…
There have been quite a few changes in the car boot world in South England over the last couple of years with some boot sales closing, some declining and others going from strength to strength….
I wish more car boot sales were like Rusper! For a start, no need to get up at the crack of dawn. The boot sale isn’t open to buyers until 11 am (this includes trading…
Lakes Gates, Julian’s Road, Julian’s Bridge… I was confused: where was I? I’d come to Dorset early the previous day (Tuesday) and had a good morning’s trading at the lovely Farmer Palmer’s car boot in…
Oops, they’ve done it again! As you can imagine, the weather is one of the key topics of conversation amongst regular booters and this year (2016) we’ve noticed a mismatch between the weather forecasts and…
So glad we checked out the location of this car boot! For some reason, I assumed this was where the car park is as you approach Epsom from Chessington. But no, it’s on a field…
I’m not usually this late to arrive as a seller at a car boot sale. Long story. Basically, I was doing an eBay collection in Wood Green. Nearest car boot that fits my specification was…
