Standard hit by permit problems on home turf
27 October 09

The London Evening Standard's second day as a free newspaper did not go as smoothly as the first, after it's distributors were forced off the streets of Kensington and Chelsea because they did not have correct permits.
 
A spokesman for the borough said: "We are having conversations with the Evening Standard about how they distribute their newspaper until they have more settled arrangements."
 
A Standard spokeswoman said "it has all been resolved now", adding it was the only borough in which the Standard faced permit problems. It remains embarrassing for the group, however, as it is based just off High Street Kensington.
 
Monday marked the Standard's first day as a free newspaper after its owner, Alexander Lebedev, decided to drop the 50p cover price and lift the print run to 600,000.

Source: Gaurdian.co.uk