CARGO BIKE : Pedal Transportation

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Itinerant Sales Activity in Cargo Bike

Look at the slideshow of these photos to get Ideas. These are just some of the Cargo Bikes we have set up

How to Start a Street Vendor Business with a Tricycle Cargo Bike

In a period of CRISIS, RECESSION and UNEMPLOYMENT like this, the smartest way to start an entrepreneurial activity without running big risks is the Micro Enterprise of Itinerant Sales, setting up your Shop on simple 3-wheel Work Bicycles. The goal is also to be able to amortize the investment in less than one season.

It will depend a lot on the type of Products you decide to sell, on the cost of the Necessary Machinery, but if the product gives you a high margin and if you know how to position yourself in the right places, the economic result will be much more interesting than you expect.

Always keep in mind that a pedal tricycle is still a bicycle and, as such, it is not a means suitable for long journeys, but it is ideal for moving around on pedals within a small neighborhood or to be moved with a van or a Trailer trolley, to reach operational locations such as fairs or village festivals. These are usually the most profitable situations for street food vendors. The Cart can therefore be considered the "Troja Horse" for entering areas permitted only to zero-impact vehicles.

With a Tricycle set up, it is possible to create a Micro Ice Cream Parlor by producing the Ice Cream directly for you, using fairly cheap Machinery, which allows you to produce several Kg of ice cream per hour at a really convenient cost.

Visiting our SHOP ONLINE with PRICES you will find many ideas on how to set up for example an Ice Cream Bike, or a Hot Dog Bike, or a Crepe Bike, or why not a Sandwich Bike for the sale of Sandwiches and Drinks or a Grill Bike for the sale of Grilled Sausage (Salsiccia Bike) or Yogurt Bike for the sale of Yogurt.

But a Tricycle Stall Ambulant can also be set up for the Sale of Books, Newspapers, Clothes, Underwear and who knows how many other goods.

Our philosophy is to create Tricycles and Outfits that are not Luxurious, but SIMPLE, CHEAP and RELIABLE.

On this page, below, you will find many links on the various laws and regulations that regulate traveling trade.

But let's go back to the Idea of developing a Traveling Micro-Enterprise.

Those looking for work usually do not have a high capital to invest in a new business activity, so the solution of the Itinerant Sale is certainly a valid alternative.

It is also easy to obtain the License from your Municipality of residence and with this you will be able to operate throughout Italy. Obviously, before going to a place to carry out the activity, you will have to inform yourself very well in the municipality of the location, to know which are the streets or areas in which itinerant sales are permitted and where it is prohibited.

However, having a type B walking license does not give you the right to be able to go anywhere, but only where it is permitted.

The problem is that each municipality has its own rules, and for this reason it is important to find out about the chosen municipality.

However, we were thinking about the fact that, with costs skyrocketing, an infinite number of fixed commercial activities are closing and a transfer from fixed shopkeepers to street entrepreneurs is taking place.

Street vending is certainly a solution to the problem of unemployment, it requires little investment, little entrepreneurial risk and a lot of freedom in deciding where and when to work.

Many small entrepreneurs have already developed the idea of creating the "Wandering Franchising".

Setting up one or more work tricycles for Itinerant Sales allows you to reduce costs and safeguard sales margins.

A tricycle really costs much less than a van, or an Ape Car-type three-wheeler, and does not require road tax, insurance or a driving license and above all can circulate in the ZTL and in the historical center or even on cycle paths.

Obviously, a tricycle can be moved over short distances, but it can easily be transported on a van (e.g. a Ducato) or on a motorbike trolley, to be unloaded at the edge of the no-traffic area, and move within the chosen area just pedaling.

A pedal tricycle is not suitable for crossing a city or otherwise moving around the city in the middle of traffic.

The correct format for your business must be to keep the tricycle parked in a depot or garage already positioned in the area where you want to operate, to go out and cover a short distance (a few hundred metres).

The alternative is to park it inside a van, to be able to move quickly from one end of the city to the other, or between one city and another and maybe even participate in fairs or events

The 3-wheeled bicycles for itinerant sales can be equipped with an electric pedal assisted kit, to make travel easier, obviously always over short distances.



Look at the photos in the Gallery above and see how much curiosity a Carretto Gelati on the Cargobike arouses, and look at the queue of people waiting to taste the Gelato.

If positioned in the right place, an ice cream cart can yield as much as a small ice cream shop, but with much lower running costs and can be amortized in much less than a season.

The same will happen if you have clear ideas about the right product you want to sell and the location in which you want to operate.

If you think of food products it is extremely important to focus on 1 or maximum 2 products, which must be very simple to prepare and which do not require heavy and expensive equipment

WE WELL EVALUATE THE ADVANTAGES OF A TRAVELING MICRO-STORE

Here are the advantages you will have in undertaking your own business as a MICRO-ENTERPRISE for street vending, set up on a three-wheeled bicycle tricycle:

- Low investment, since you will save on equipment and furnishings compared to a Shop, and in any case much less than a Car Shop Van. A tricycle can be set up as a walking cart starting from an investment of between €4,000 and €16,000.

How much should you invest to furnish a shop or a bar? How much would a van or a three-wheeler cost as a mechanical base on which to set up your micro company? A Pedal Tricycle Set Up for Street Food, depending on the product you sell and the margins, can make between €100 and €300 a day. Much depends on where you are going to position yourself and in what situation.

- Total Elimination of the Rental Cost, which in some cities could be from €500 per month to €2,000/3,000 per month.

-Total elimination of Management Costs such as Electricity, Gas, Telephone, Taxes on Signs, Bureaucratic Costs, Permits, etc.

- Tax concessions and Greater Simplicity in obtaining the various Authorizations compared to a Traditional Shop.

- More freedom in deciding WHERE and WHEN to carry out your business, and having the possibility of not having to wait for customers, but going directly to where they are. Agreements can also be made with Shopping Centers to have Temporary spaces at affordable costs.

- Rapidity in being able to start working immediately or in a very short time. The opening of a shop always involves longer times, and therefore costs of lost profits in lost time. An Equipped Tricycle can be had in 30 - 50 days depending on the type of equipment required and the seasonal period. In the Spring Summer period, requests are many and pressing and waiting times can increase. The best time to order a Street Food Cart is autumn / winter.

- Possibility of Expansion: in the event of a Great Success of your Micro-Company, you can easily and with little investment replicate your Commercial Idea, for example by creating a "Franchise of Itinerant Sales", directly supplying the Franchisees with the Prepared Velocipede and the products sell.

- Lower Economic Risk if the activity does not go according to your expectations, it is much easier to resell a Tricycle Cart Set Up for itinerant sales, rather than an Activity set up in a Shop. You would likely be able to realize much of the value you invested.

What to do to obtain the Type B Itinerant Trade Authorization

The "Itinerant Commerce" or "Commerce on Public Areas" is mostly governed by Regional Laws pursuant to titles I and X of Legislative Decree n. 114 of 31 March 1998, which brought about a radical change throughout the commercial sector.

When you go to a designated office to ask for the Itinerant Licence, explain that it is a MOBILE COUNTER and not a CAR SHOP.

This is because in the offices in charge, they often do not understand what a Cargo Bike is, they do not know that the road standard considers it to be equal to a Velocipede, therefore to all intents and purposes it is a simple Bicycle (it must not exceed 3 meters in length, 1.30 wide and 2.20 m high). By not specifying that it is a Banco Mobile, you run the risk of being assimilated to the Autoshop, which requires a license plate, insurance, etc.

If they should create problems for you and deny the traveling license, ask for a written response and on the basis of which Rule, Article, Paragraph they are denying you the premise.

The rules are different from municipality to municipality, or better... they are interpreted differently and often in a subjective way.

It even happened that a municipal employee tried to assimilate a Hot Dog Bicycle to a Forklift, which needed an Orange Flashing Light and an escort to carry out the manoeuvres.... of the Exceptional Transport type.

With a written response instead, an official must expose himself and must assume greater responsibility, and faced with having to provide a written response, it is probable that the interpretation of the law becomes more objective... Authorizations on AA.PP. THEY ARE OF TWO TYPES: 1) Type "A" provides for the use of a stand in a market area and is issued upon request in the Municipality where places are available, at the same time as the ten-year concession contract for the stand itself and allows for sale in itinerant form within the entire Region in which it is issued and participation in Fairs throughout the national territory. Of course, in Municipalities without parking, the only way to obtain an "A" type Authorization is by SUBENTRY into the same Authorization which can be obtained with a Notarial Deed of Transfer of a Company or Company Branch or through private deed always legalized by a Notary.

2) Type "B" is issued upon request by registered letter, by the Municipality of residence and allows: - Commerce on an itinerant basis throughout the national territory; - Trade in Fairs; - Trade in the markets, limited to unassigned or temporarily unoccupied stands due to the absence of the holders.

To acquire these Authorizations, you must meet the subjective requirements established by the legislation on the subject and by the objective requirements, depending on the type of trade you wish to carry out.

For the sale of "NON-FOOD" products, it is sufficient to submit the application to the Municipality, without having any professional requirements in this regard.

For the sale of "FOOD" products, it is necessary to have at least 1 (one) of the following professional requirements, demonstrable with various certifications:

FOR INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES: 1) to have been registered in the REC at the Chamber of Commerce of __________________ with the no._______________________ 2) to have successfully attended the professional course for trade in the food sector for a number of hours _____ (envisaged in each individual region), indicating: - the name of the Institute _____________________ site __________________, the object of the course __________________, the year or the end date; 3) to have independently exercised the sales activity in the sector, indicating: - the type of activity _____________, from __________ _________ to ____________________________________; - the N. of registration in the business register _______ C .CIAA of ______________n REA_______; 4) to have worked for companies carrying out sales activities: - company headquarters ___________________, company name ______________________________________ a) as a qualified employee, duly registered with INPS, from ____________ to_____________ b) as a family collaborator, duly registered to INPS, from _______________ to _______________ 5) be in possession of a hotel school diploma or diploma or equivalent qualification (the equivalence must be certified, upon request by the interested party, by the institution that issued the qualification)

ONLY FOR COMPANIES: - OF PEOPLE, IN THE COLLECTIVE NAME (snc) AND SIMPLE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (sas) (other types of companies cannot operate in public areas)

A) Declaration relating to the following wording: - “that the professional requisites are possessed by Mr. (report all personal data and residence with indication of the position he holds within the Company). Once the administrative authorization has been obtained, the VAT number is opened and the Chamber of Commerce and INPS are registered.

Remember that a Tricycle is a Velocipede and does not require homologation, therefore in the following Rules, the Tricycle is a TEMPORARY MOBILE BENCH

5) RULES on TRADING of food products on public areas

6) Manual for application of the HACCP Rule - Conservation Temperatures

7) Highway Code for Bicycles and Tricycles by ANCMA - Definition of VELOCIPEDE