FAQs

You may need a street trading license to operate a mobile retail business if you are planning on trading from council owned property. Find out more on the Gov.uk website.

There are more than 1,200 mobile caterers operating on the roads of Britain alone. A great place to start is with the Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS). Find out more the NCASS website

This depends on your age and license type. A full driving licence already enables you to legally tow a trailer, with the size and weight of trailer depending on the towing vehicle. You have to have at least a standard full driving licence if you want to tow anything larger and heavier.

You can find out more and complete a useful tool on the Gov.uk website

Most of our conversions have the capability to run from dual fuel. This means the conversion can be simply plugged into an electrical source or generator and run from electricity. Or, if trading in the middle of a field, the conversion can be switched over to using LPG and an onboard battery to give the ability to trade “off grid”.

To operate a mobile business, whether it’s a mobile coffee shop, mobile prosecco bar or anything else, you will need liability insurance to be able to sell to the public. This could be Public Liability Insurance, Employers’ Liability Insurance or Product Liability Insurance, or all three. This is a helpful article on the subject.

If what you order is in stock, it can take as little as six weeks. More in-depth and bespoke packages usually take 12 to 16 weeks.

Yes, we have a dedicated, expert marketing and design team who can enhance your existing brand  or help with the creation of a new one.

We have years of experience with converting vehicles, whether it’s our own core range or a conversion of the customer’s own vehicle. We’re confident we can convert just about anything. If you’d like to enquire about a vehicle that’s not listed on the site, call us on +44 (0) 1482 655020.

We work closely with many companies that offer finance if you’d like to explore this option for your mobile business venture. The finance company will ask you to supply our quote for them to work from.

Yes. Once a deposit is paid, the conversion can be added to our production diary. We would normally ask for a 30% deposit.

Yes we have a guaranteed buy back policy.

Please find our terms and conditions here.

Yes, we are the only authorised importer for Piaggio commercial products. This means your Piaggio vehicle will come with a two-year UK warranty, which ensures you’re covered by a Piaggio warranty with genuine spare parts, not forgetting our award winning Piaggio after sales.

Click here to view Piaggio’s authorisation statement.

Yes, we regularly export conversions to customers setting up their own mobile catering and retail business all over the world. Our ability to convert vans and trailers to such a high standard and to meet virtually any request means we have exported completed conversions as far afield as the US, Europe and the Far East.

We provide a full two-year manufacturer’s warranty on our conversions.