Why are fish & chip shops closed on Sundays?

Question

(I live in South London)

Answer 1

North east has chippys open all day on Sundays

Better than a Maccy D !!

Answer 2

They must be religious

Answer 3

why arent you at work on sundays?

well then

Answer 4

not all of them are lol

Answer 5

It's officially their day of rest.

Answer 6

Many places are on Sunday - part of the culture

Answer 7

This is a simple one to answer!

The fish have the right to a day off,and it would be a breach of the potato's rights,if it didn't get the day off too!

Answer 8

Ther're not in Rochdale

Answer 9

because sunday is the day to have a roast for dinner ..

but having said that i live on the the south east coast and most of our chip shops open on sundays

Answer 10

its not like employes dont need a break

Answer 11

Old Sunday trading laws

"Transactions for the purposes of which a shop may be open in England and Wales for the serving of customers on Sunday". That includes - "meals or refreshments whether or not for consumption at the shop at which they are sold, but not including the sale of fried fish and chips at a fried fish and chip shop".

Answer 12

i live in blackpool,,but,in winter time,,the good fishx chips shop,,are open..mary.c.

Answer 13

There is a commandment for no work on Holy Sabbath Day (Sunday) i guess the owners have beliefs

Answer 14

I live in Wales and the chippies are closed on Sundays, but the Chinese takeaways are open - they close on Mondays.

Answer 15

I have found that quite mazing. Most of the traditional fish and chip shops around my area and i live in watford are usually closed on Sundays mainly because of British attitude towards sunday as a day of rest but that doesnt stop lots of other fast food restaurats opening on sundays who sell fish and chips

Answer 16

Some places have peculiar bye laws about the sabbath that say you can't sell certain things on a sunday fish I think is one of them.

Answer 17

There not up North- Merseyside

Answer 18

me too, but surely there must be one open nr you in London? you could try another kind of take away 'fish and chips' from either an Indian, Turkish or Chinese? Na.....not the same eh?

Answer 19

Is that all chippys? You should move opp North - they're not closed there and you get mushy peas and good gravy....MMM!

Answer 20

so the owners get a day off?