Pedlars are petitioning Parliament to stop private legislation promoted by powerful lobby groups such as the NABMA/LGA who seek legislation to restrict the rights of pedlars. They circulate slur & smear about pedlars in the media and are trying to achieve restraint-of-trade that forces pedlars to go only door-to-door. Other lobby groups seek to outlaw that activity. This could bring to an end a pedlar's historical activities and cultural identity in Britain.  Such would amount to a total prohibition of the cultural phenomenon of pedlary and is in direct conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Some individuals have stood up to oppose such moves. The following Petitions are lodged with the House of Commons in the current session of Parliament and each state how the Bournemouth and Manchester bills directly and adversely affect them. 

click petition of Alexander Campbell-Lloyd

click petition of Gordon Eliott

click petition of David Murphy

click petition of Nic McGerr