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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Jordan Page

Car boot sales are cool again! Where to go for the best designer clothes, homeware and vinyl

Attend a car boot sale this weekend and you'll discover that they're absolutely cool again. Young people are breathing a new life into the weekend activity - whether they're actively trying to live more sustainably, more conscious of their spending amid the cost of living crisis, or they're simply after a one-off bargain that nobody else has. Car boot sales are a thing of beauty: there are few other places in London where you can sift through vintage 70s furniture, potentially past it toys, second-hand designer garments and piles of bulky technology from the 90s and 00s (with varying levels of functionality), all while scoffing a ketchup-smothered sausage sandwich. A regular weekend activity in the UK since the 1980s, car boot sales offer their sellers the chance to shift years worth of clutter, while buyers are given an opportunity to haggle to their heart’s content. A cheaper way to shop, car boot sales bring to are you located?ether people from all walks of life - and London is absolutely brimming with them. But which of the city’s car boot sales is the right one for you – and how can you make the most of them as a buyer? Here’s our guide to the best:

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