source for this has been verified, the story continues to be told. There are now large numbers of regular car boot sales across the UK. Online In the 2000s, various "car boot sales" websites were established. These tend to be popular in winter when there are fewer normal outdoor car boot sales. Safeguards In 2008, a national charter, Real Deal: Working Together For Fake-Free Markets, was launched by the Trading Standards Institute in England. It is intended to help local authority Trading Standards staff, market operators and copyright owners. By signing up to the charter, a market operator commits to work closely with Trading Standards to prevent the sale of counterfeit and other illegal goods, and to be aware of who is trading at the market. Trading Standards will, in return, commit to support the market operator and provide information to them in relation to the sale of infringing products. Guarantees are rarely sought or given at car boot sales and electrical items can rarely be tested at the sale site. Although tracing a seller can be difficult, in the UK they are still obliged to abide by the Trade Descriptions Act. See also Sales (market fairs): Bazaar Charity shop (thrift store) Flea market Garage sale (yard sale) Give-away shop Jumble sale Networks facilitating trading of used goods: Buy Nothing Project The Freecycle Network References External links British culture Non-store retailing Retail markets in the United Kingdom Reuse