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Licences and Street Trading: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I collect money for charity in the borough?

Charitable street collections are regulated by the Royal Borough under the Factories, etc (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916. Anyone wishing to collect money or sell articles for a charitable purpose in a street must first have a street collection permit from the Council. A permit is also required even if you intend to stand in a shop doorway but money is to be collected from people as they pass down the street. Permits are not, however, required for collections within shops.

House to House collections for charitable purposes are regulated by the Royal Borough under the House to House Collections Act 1939 and the House to House Regulations 1947. The Act prohibits the making of house to house collections except under licence from the Royal Borough.

Contact Information:

For a licence to operate or drive a Private Hire Vehicle or a taxi (Hackney Carriage), or for street trading, displaying 'A' boards, charity collections, markets, premises and personal licences (issued under the Licensing Act 2003), sports grounds, track betting licences, amusement or gaming machines, Street (Pavement) Cafés and sex establishments:
Tel: 01628 683840
Email: customer.service@rbwm.gov.uk

If you plan to hold a car boot sale:
Tel: 01628 683810 or e-mail: planning.maidenhead@rbwm.gov.uk (Maidenhead)

To apply for a licence to display a banner or to erect banners over public highways:
Tel: 01628 796803
Email: streetcare@rbwm.gov.uk

For a licence for animal boarding establishments, food stalls, game dealing, hairdressing, pet shops, skin piercing, tattooing and zoos:
Tel: 01628 683820
Email: customer.service@rbwm.gov.uk