Article: BOOTIFUL; Love of car-boot sales sees bargain-hunters splash out pounds 1.46billion.(Features)

Byline: By Brian McIver

RAKING through smelly piles of old paperbacks and cast- off clothing may not be everyone's idea of fun.

But there's no better way to spend a weekend for the growing army of car-boot sale fans.

A report has revealed Britons spend pounds 1.46billion every year at thousands of events held across the country.

It is estimated that two-thirds of the population have been to a car-boot sale at least once in their life, with an average spend of pounds 10 per person per visit.

But with more people on the trail of ...

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