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Becoming a Market Trader

Obtaining a stall

The following explains the two categories of trader and how they obtain a stall:

Regular traders

Regular traders are allocated the right to occupy the same stall on a given day, and to 'set up' that stall before a specific "letting" time.

Regular traders are granted a holiday entitlement of three weeks per year, after a qualifying period of twelve months. In return they pay a reservation fee equal to half the normal stall charge if they do not attend the market to maintain their permanent allocation.

Casual traders

Casual traders take a chance being allocated a stall on days which they attend a market but pay no charges on the days in which they do not attend. Casual traders have regular opportunities to opt for regular status.

On Calderdale Markets the normal letting procedure for casual traders takes place at 9.00 am on the market ground.

On the first visit each trader is required to complete a registration form issued and retained by the Market Inspector. Identification showing proof of address is also required on the trader's first visit, e.g. driving licence. At that point they are issued with a copy of the market regulations and details are entered at the bottom of the Casual List.

The Markets Service is currently reviewing this procedure and any future procedures may include photographic proof, to be retained with the application form and a trader identification badge to be issued.

Each attendance, on a particular day, gains the trader an attendance point which is recorded by the Market Inspector. During the letting process, stalls are first offered to traders with the most attendance points, proceeding until all the stalls have been allocated or all traders have a stall. Casual traders who are absent from the market for three consecutive weeks are removed from the Casual List. After approximately five weeks the top Casual trader will be offered a vacant stall as a Regular trader, depending on the position of that stall and goods sold.

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