Hiya, quickly [about to leave work after 12 hour night shift!], my mate runs an off-license + thus is licensed to sell alcohol.question we’ve been pondering, is if the license applies to the individual rather than the premises, could he run a bar legally at a party?just wondered, as then there’d be one less reason to close down the party when the ob appeared…anyway, i’d be interested to hear from any knowledgable crew…night!will
You can certainly use a pub licence to do what you describe but the authorities like to be notified in advance if you plan to. Not sure about whether you can do that with an off sales licence though.
If you get a TENS anyone over 18 can actually sell alcohol, and the party is 100% legal anyway. If anything your mate running an off license may count in your favour as it shows some experience with alcohol sales..
Are there any tax implications? I assume it’s already paid if bought on UK soil etc?
yep, thats the case. I think that the only time HMRC could claim tax would bet if the event turns a large profit bringing it over the corporation tax threshold.
TBH they are unlikely to bother anyone unless a crew is deliberately importing booze from foreign countries with a view to making a profit from this side of the enterprise (this is why spirits bottles now have a HMRC label on them).
Hey,
Thanx for the quick replies – slow weekend eh?! Yeah, that tens sounds pretty interesting…
We were discussing methods of running a party semi / legally last weekend, after our failed london mission (a certain counting device’s event getting pigged + then hours spent in east ham looking for the annual circus 🙁 ).
Damnit!
Quite amusing when they closed all the tube stations doors + played a recorded dispersal announcement though – strange how scared people can be of other people that want to meet their friends + have a dance!
Anyway, I think my mates sister has been using tens (or something similar) over the last couple of years to hold largeish parties in marquees + stuff. Not sure whereabouts though?
Apparently after last years, she had farmers neighbouring the location queueing up for her to hold it on their land next time, so must be doing summat right…
I’ll try to get some more information for our education 😉
Thanx again for your advice + opinions!
Will
Thanx for the quick replies – slow weekend eh?! Yeah, that tens sounds pretty interesting…
We were discussing methods of running a party semi / legally last weekend, after our failed london mission (a certain counting device’s event getting pigged + then hours spent in east ham looking for the annual circus 🙁 ).
Damnit!
Quite amusing when they closed all the tube stations doors + played a recorded dispersal announcement though – strange how scared people can be of other people that want to meet their friends + have a dance!
blame that on the wannabe gangsters, this is a clear signal they have now made metpol treat the illegal rave scene as gang activity (all those mugging victims presenting to Homerton and Whittington have shown the authorities that its a “security risk” – even if they don’t tell the feds the NHS do (they don’t pass names over though))
It costs money to close tube stations in this manner. This money is not spent unless the BTP actualy see you as a threat.
What is happening is as the “al-quaeda” threat from radicalised British Asians has been neutralised and wasn’t that much of a real threat anyway, the spare resources are now being used to deal with young people of all races and “suspected gang activity…”
At the 2005 synthetic circus there was an armed police unit lurking in a side street “just in case”.
Apparently after last years, she had farmers neighbouring the location queueing up for her to hold it on their land next time, so must be doing summat right…
The TENS method has been successfully used in East Anglia and SW England to hold events. Fair play to this lady for actually doing something in such a way it doesn’t piss off the local community…
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