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In lugnet.loc.uk, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
>
> "Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GJEqAn.K47@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.loc.uk, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > > The Sunday Trading Act that allowed stores to open on Sunday in the UK was as recent as 1994.
> > But I do recall that in London UK, there is still a restriction
> > over opening times on weekends--something that was explained to me
> > by Borders and the supermarkets that they could only be open past
> > 6pm Saturday if they didn't open on Sunday, or some other such weird
> > algorithm. That there's still a restriction on opening hours in
> > *London* (of all places!) indicates the long arm of tradition.
>
> Small shops can open 24x7
> Large shops (over 280sqm) can only open 6 hours on Sunday - any 6 hours between 10am and 6pm.
>
> Dont know anything about a rule that says you cant open on Sunday if you open after 6 on saturday
> Plenty of shops stay open late on Saturday, and still open on Sunday.
> Large supermarkets usually stay open until 10pm on Saturday.
No, what you mention up there rings a bell. I had thought there
was some tie to Saturday's hours as well, but perhaps not.
I wonder how long it will take the GLA to fix *that*. And has
PPP been tanked yet?!? I hope so. Britain doesn't need another
Railtrack running the Underground.
best
LFB
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