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Back in the day , early 80’s when I just left school I use to go out in the knocking van. We would usually meet up outside the Princess Alice boozer in Forest Gate and drive all over London selling household items, such as ironing board covers, pegs, dusters, dish’s clothes etc.

we had some dodgy fake ID from the “youth employment scheme” we would pull out and use as our pitch. There’d be about 10 of us and did we get into some shit. Some fucking hilarious stories. Did it for a while, more for a laugh than for the money but we use to make a few bob.

I remember we kicked off with some Tottenham fans in Broxbourne. we also threw a few punches at the Elephant and Castle with a little firm we ran into.

we were out of control back then.

Anyway, a different world back then, couldn’t get away with anything like that now. Not with all the camera’s everywhere.

Anyone else on here ever go out on a knocking van?

aldgate wrote: ↑18 Dec 2024, 01:30 seems a bit millwall

Trying to sell pikey stuff in Broxbourne, will of course get the Tottenham fans worked up, it's a bit too up market for that caper. I'm surprised you didn't offer to tarmac their driveways as well.

Cool story bro  

Complete fantasy but cool nonetheless.

fraser wrote: ↑18 Dec 2024, 02:09 Yeah I did. 

There was a documentary about in the 80s 'a knockers tale' I think it was called? with Andy Swallow and a couple of others I knew.

Ironing board covers where the best to sell.. Oven gloves, pegs, dish cloths, tea towels   Christmas cards, dusyers. Could earn some decent money. Could also get nicked. 

Yeah I did. 

There was a documentary about in the 80s 'a knockers tale' I think it was called? with Andy Swallow and a couple of others I knew.

Ironing board covers where the best to sell.. Oven gloves, pegs, dish cloths, tea towels   Christmas cards, dusyers. Could earn some decent money. Could also get nicked. 

seems a bit millwall

Get young men knocking at my door from time to time, trying to sell me that sort of crap and saying they're on some sort of scheme to get ex cons back to work, if that's what you're talking about?