Our Festive Opening Hours

Christmas is almost upon us and as 2020 comes to an end we would like to thank our market traders for their valued support. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the best of luck for a prosperous 2021!

Here are our festive opening hours in case you need to contact us over the Christmas period:

If you need to report a claim please refer to your policy booklet for your Insurers emergency contact number, or you can visit our claims help web page.We will be open as usual on Monday 4th January at 9am. Our standard opening hours are Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:30pm.

It’s good news for the market stall holder community - many stalls that were previously shut under Government guidelines are now returning to serving their customers.

But it won’t quite be business as usual. Market traders will be required to ensure that they’re helping their staff and customers to observe social distancing, which will present some challenges.

Here, we’ve outlined 5 ways you can start the process of ensuring your stall is observing the new rules:

Good news — as you'll have heard, the Government have now said that markets can begin to reopen from June 1st. So, we've prepared 3 tips to keep in mind as you plan your return to work:

In response to the volume of recent queries we've received about how the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown is affecting insurance cover, we've compiled this set of frequently asked questions (FAQs).

We have focussed on the key issues that many of our market traders are asking us about but if you can't find what you need below, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We're here to help.

While there are ongoing concerns about the coronavirus (COVID-19), Marketline is working to ensure that we limit the impact of the situation and our Marketline team is available as usual and are here to answer any questions you may have.

We are closely following government guidance and taking recommended steps to adjust our working practices in an effort to reduce the impact of the coronavirus.

The health and wellbeing of our associates, clients and their employees is of the utmost importance, and so we will be continuing to monitor the situation and issue news and guidance where possible.

Please click here to visit our dedicated news page on our parent company's (www.thecleargroup.com) website to stay up-to-date with our news on the topic.

As always, you can reach us on 0207 618 2929 on Mon-Fri from 9:00am-5:30pm.

‘Kipper season’* is what many market traders call the period from January to March. It tends to be the quietest time of the year for stallholders - Christmas is over, customers are spending less, and it’s cold!

But it's not all doom and gloom. The kipper season's silver lining is the reduced rates and cheap deals many markets offer to stallholders - often as little as between £20 and £40 per pitch, per day.

Are you looking for a customed focused, proactive insurance sales role with an energetic team in the heart of the City?

Well, look no further! Marketline are looking for a Scheme Account Handler to join their well established team, servicing and administering the insurance portfolios of clients, with 2 years minimum experience in Insurance and Opengi.

Thinking about becoming a market trader? There are plenty of good reasons why - you’ll enjoy low start-up costs, the thrill (and challenges!) of being your own boss, and uncapped earning potential. 

But before you take the leap, take a look at our checklist below - market trading has more complexities than you might think.

Our Easter Opening Hours

Happy Easter to all of our customers and friends! Here are our amended opening hours over the Easter holidays incase you need to contact us: