Six weird UK laws - from handling a salmon to carrying a plank of wood

The law is intended to maintain fairness in society, and most illegal acts make perfect sense. But some obscure 'laws' that have survived since medieval times are still technically illegal in 2025.

Despite their presence in the law books, many of the country's rules have been forgotten, primarily because they're no longer relevant to modern life. But, if we're being technical about it, these acts are still illegal and range from being drunk in a pub to knocking on someone's door and running away.

Here are six peculiar UK laws you may have unknowingly broken, according to the team at BPP University Law School, reports the Liverpool Echo .

1. Carrying a plank of wood along the pavement

One of the more obscure laws

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