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We have a ice cream bike which we are planning on putting on in campbeltown, we need however someone who is reliable to ride it and sell ice cream, so selling skills, and physical fitness would be a key bonus!, If you feel you have what it takes to sell ice cream on a hot summers day in Campbeltown, Please give me a call on my mobile straight away!, It will be on a commision based income aswell, it will not be a set wage per hour. I will give you the bike to ride, you will get 30% of profit.

Regards

Ruairidh Duncan

Hi Ruairidh,

I`m assuming you will be getting a street traders licence for anyone who is selling the ice cream? You require a licence for each and every person selling on the streets and they cost around £220 per application.
I have recently bought an ice cream van and will be starting to trade in the streets around the town within the next six weeks. Part of the street trading licence application required me to have sinks and running water in the van in order to be able to sell ice cream, so I can`t see the council environmental health department granting a compliance certificate for serving ice cream from a bike!

Found this on the Web

Do I need a licence to trade?

You only require a licence if you intend to trade on council land or council property. This is relatively straightforward, most local councils should issue you a hawkers or street trading licence upon application and are very inexpensive. However you do not need a license or council permission if you intend to trade on private property such as markets, car boot sales, forecourts, fetes, fairs etc. If you would like some more advice on this matter, please feel free to contact us anytime. Remember, your choice of location is the key to your success.

Do I need hand-washing facilities when selling Ice Cream?

Officially you do not need hand-washing facilities when selling pre-packed Ice Cream or Lollys as you will not be touching the food that will be consumed by your customers. However, if you intend to sell soft scoop Ice Cream in cones, you would benefit from our Hand Wash System. This fantastic unit is entirely self-contained with a very neat fold down sink, fits securely to the bike rack and will keep water warm for up to 6 hours depending on the temperature of the preheated hot water. Its unique design retains all the dirty water, which can be emptied when the hot water is replenished. The Hand Wash unit comes complete with a pair of beautiful wicker pannier baskets, hand wash bracket and fixings. All this for only £299.00

Should I consider insurance?

Absolutely, we would always recommend a minimum of Public Liability Insurance and insuring the bike is worth considering. There are many insurance companies around but a number of our clients have successfully used Southwater Insurance Ltd on 01403 785995. They offer sound advice on all aspects of your business and are very competitively priced.

jaffacat wrote:Hi Ruairidh,

I`m assuming you will be getting a street traders licence for anyone who is selling the ice cream? You require a licence for each and every person selling on the streets and they cost around £220 per application.
I have recently bought an ice cream van and will be starting to trade in the streets around the town within the next six weeks. Part of the street trading licence application required me to have sinks and running water in the van in order to be able to sell ice cream, so I can`t see the council environmental health department granting a compliance certificate for serving ice cream from a bike!

The "ice-cream bike" has a freezer unit and is solely for the sale of pre-packaged ice-cream or ice lollies and will not be for the dispensing of ice-cream in cones or wafers. So far as street traders licence is concerned, Ruairidh is already aware of the legislation.

EMDEE wrote:

jaffacat wrote:Hi Ruairidh,

I`m assuming you will be getting a street traders licence for anyone who is selling the ice cream? You require a licence for each and every person selling on the streets and they cost around £220 per application.
I have recently bought an ice cream van and will be starting to trade in the streets around the town within the next six weeks. Part of the street trading licence application required me to have sinks and running water in the van in order to be able to sell ice cream, so I can`t see the council environmental health department granting a compliance certificate for serving ice cream from a bike!

The "ice-cream bike" has a freezer unit and is solely for the sale of pre-packaged ice-cream or ice lollies and will not be for the dispensing of ice-cream in cones or wafers. So far as street traders licence is concerned, Ruairidh is already aware of the legislation.

I only wanted him to be aware of the process of applying for a street traders licence. If he is aware of the legislation, he will be aware that once he has picked someone for the job, he will then have to get them to apply for a licence at a cost of £220, which could take up to 3 months to be granted once all the checks are carried out and when there are no objections from the police etc. What if after that the person quits the job after 1 day? Back to square one and the summer is over.
Don`t want to be the bringer of doom and gloom, just stating facts.

I have spoken to all, roads, planning, and the health authority, I do not require a wash hand basin, nor hand wash facilities, and The license should and would be granted no more than one month from the date of the application (considering the fact that all the documents were correct., All the lolly we will be selling will be prepackaged and will not be wafers and cones, and the street traders license is only 140.00

Put me down for a strawberry mivi and an orange maid............
Roll on the summer...............

At 30 percent of the profit i would have to sell the ice creams at £20 each . Get real

scotty wrote:At 30 percent of the profit i would have to sell the ice creams at £20 each . Get real

I doubt that, why dont you get real?

scotty wrote:At 30 percent of the profit i would have to sell the ice creams at £20 each . Get real

Do you really think that Mainmovies has not formed a business plan?Get real!

scotty wrote:At 30 percent of the profit i would have to sell the ice creams at £20 each . Get real

You must have a very poor opinion of your own salesmanship.

Nothing like putting someone down before things get off the ground. Give mainmovies a break. This is a good example of the negativity to people and businesses starting up in the town

Yes, good luck to both with their new ventures - hope it doesn't result in an ice-cream war. I reckon the van round will take some licking but I may just have spoke to soon !

MainMovies wrote:I have spoken to all, roads, planning, and the health authority, I do not require a wash hand basin, nor hand wash facilities, and The license should and would be granted no more than one month from the date of the application (considering the fact that all the documents were correct., All the lolly we will be selling will be prepackaged and will not be wafers and cones, and the street traders license is only 140.00

Argyll & Bute council area street traders licence is £220, well it was for me, and from their own website, at the end of the page:
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/sites/def ... rt%20B.pdf

Swanseajock wrote:Nothing like putting someone down before things get off the ground. Give mainmovies a break. This is a good example of the negativity to people and businesses starting up in the town

I hope that wasn`t aimed at me! As someone who has 2 businesses in the town which I started from scratch, I embrace anyone starting up in the town.

My only worry is that Ruairidh wont get anyone to do the job for him if he`s only offering rates of "30% of the profit".
If it was 30% of the takings, it might be worthwhile to the right person, but 30% of the profit? - might only be 15-20p per sale.