On Licence

The Bottle Stop

Licence summary from On Licence, 26 September 2026

Premises
The Bottle Stop
Address
20 Pickford Lane Bexleyheath Kent DA7 4QW
Licence
Premises licence, 22/03571/LAPMV
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
12 October 2022
Licensing authority
London Borough of Bexley
Food hygiene rating
4 out of 5 (good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Mon to Sat 08:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Mon to Sat 08:00-23:00, Sun 10:00-22:00
Licence conditions (13)
  1. No sale of alcohol shall be made unless a personal licence holder is present in the licensed area of the premises.
  2. The CCTV system serving the premises shall: a. be maintained fully operational and in good working order at all times; b. make and retain clear images that include the points of sale of alcohol and facial images of the purchasers of the alcohol; c. show an accurate date and time that the images were made; d. will include a monitor, visible to the salesperson when serving at tills, that i. displays the images being recorded by the external cameras at any one time, OR ii. displays only the images collected by only one of the exterior cameras at any one time.
  3. All CCTV images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days.
  4. The original CCTV images shall be shown immediately upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person.
  5. The original CCTV images, or a copy, shall be provided immediately upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software.
  6. No alcohol shall be sold if the CCTV equipment is inoperative for any reason.
  7. A till prompt system shall be in operation at the store which will remind the operator to require any customer appearing to that member of staff to be under the age of 25 to produce ID. The sale of that item shall be electronically inhibited if the operator does not electronically confirm that either the customer has ID proving they are aged 18 or over or that the customer appeared to be over the age of 25.
  8. Individual containers of alcohol shall not be removed from multi-packs for display or for sale.
  9. All containers of alcohol shall bear a bar code so as to ensure that the till prompt is activated when the container is scanned.
  10. Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the retail entrance to the premises and inside at the premises servery area.
  11. Signs shall be displayed inside and outside of the premises warning adults that it is an offence to buy alcohol on behalf of anyone under the age of 18.
  12. A book, or other form of record, a version of which must be in English, shall be kept in which shall be recorded the date, time and circumstances of the following: a) any challenge made in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme, and b) any disorder, ejection or other relevant incident that occurs on the premises. This book, or record, shall be kept on the premises at all times they are open and shall be made available for inspection immediately upon demand by any police or community support officer or authorised person. The Designated Premises Supervisor shall frequently check the book to ensure all staff are using it and shall sign and date it immediately after the latest entry.
  13. All staff whose responsibilities include the retail sale of alcohol shall receive training on induction and every 6 months thereafter on a) the terms, conditions and restrictions of the Premises Licence; b) the prevention of unlawful sales of alcohol, and the likely consequence of making an unlawful sale, which shall include: i. the operation of the "Challenge 25" scheme; ii. types of acceptable ID; iii. the method of recording challenges; iv. refusing sales of alcohol to persons who appear to be drunk; and v. preventing proxy sales, c) the operation of the CCTV equipment;

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from London Borough of Bexley's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/the-bottle-stop-da7-e6d2c167b5