This was on MSE
s5 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Exposing vehicles for sale on a road
(1)A person is guilty of an offence if at any time –
(a)he leaves two or more motor vehicles parked within 500 metres of each other on a road or roads where they are exposed or advertised for sale, or
(b)he causes two or more motor vehicles to be so left.
(2) A person is not to be convicted of an offence under subsection (1) if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that he was not acting for the purposes of a business of selling motor vehicles.
(3)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
I believe that a level 4 fine is £2500.
Therefore if you’re going to start “buying and selling of cars from home” you’re going to need a home that features sufficient land to park the cars that you’re offering for sale, and if you want to transform your front garden into a car showroom you’re going to need planning permission.
I always thought that there was some legislation