Ice cream van insurance

rubbledoubledo · 07-02-2011 12:01am #1

Hi all. Im am looking at the minute for a company thar insures Ice cream vans. Phoned all of the major ones, plus a few brokers.
A big "NO" from every one.
A couple would insure ice cream trailors ok.
They must be some one doing them.
Any help appreciated. Thanks

phog · 07-02-2011 12:11am

Next time you see one parked selling ice cream walk up the van and have a look at the insurance disk on the windscreen.

The Snipe · 07-02-2011 12:33am

Normal Commercial insurance?

rubbledoubledo · 07-02-2011 12:52am

Thanks.That have been said to me as well.
Im awaiting my chance.
Commercial insurance, plus public liab, plus product liab that changes things i think a little bit.

Itsdacraic · 07-02-2011 1:04am

You'd want to be careful you don't upset people when choosing your route/area to operate the van in.

rubbledoubledo · 07-02-2011 1:19am

Correct. So i have heard. Not to step on any one toes.
U understand it more than i do i think.

Berty · 07-02-2011 8:40am

True. I know the guy who operates the vans out of Janesborough all over the region and he wont take any sh*t from you on his placements(assumed historical placements).

Then again he would have been my only suggestion for somebody to ask about insurance because surely he would know.

Next time you see the vans around head over to the windscreen and see who they are insured with. Simples.

Itsdacraic · 07-02-2011 11:45am

http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2008/0528/ireland/ice-cream-van-a-drug-cash-front-court-told-63689.html

johnmolloy554 · 07-02-2011 4:19pm

Berty wrote: »

True. I know the guy who operates the vans out of Janesborough all over the region and he wont take any sh*t from you on his placements(assumed historical placements).

Does this chap have a regional licence from the Department of Frozen Food? If the OP want's to go into business selling ice-cream, best of luck to him and tough luck on the non-sh*t taker from Janesboro if he has a bit of competition.

CoDy1 · 07-02-2011 4:48pm

Have you tried Quinn Direct? They have a business/commercial dept

krudler · 07-02-2011 5:19pm

johnmolloy554 wrote: »

Does this chap have a regional licence from the Department of Frozen Food? If the OP want's to go into business selling ice-cream, best of luck to him and tough luck on the non-sh*t taker from Janesboro if he has a bit of competition.

Beat me to it, I'm sorry does this other guy have a monopoly on a particular route, like Tony Soprano and his waste collection? is there a seedy underbelly to ice cream selling that someone should do a documentary on? people importing conflict Flakes from Sierra Leone?

Roadend · 07-02-2011 5:59pm

I tried to get one insured before and they told me it was too old. Bloody hell, it was only a 99.

flutered · 07-02-2011 8:16pm

there are four or five parked on a property on the side of the road near bearys cross, you probably be better off not going in and taking a look, aon insurance on patrick street, are your best bet, i was with them for various insurances until my health gave up, never had a bother with them.

rubbledoubledo · 08-02-2011 2:16pm

Thanks for all the help members.
Its amazing i just ask a simple question, " Ice cream van insurance".
Then im issued with a message just short of a threat.
I think Krudler made a very valid point here.
He hit the nail on the head.

Mc Love · 08-02-2011 2:58pm

a house up the road from me has an ice cream van graveyard out their back garden. Well they did when I was growing up...was great fun playing in them, until he let his greyhounds out - legged it

Berty · 08-02-2011 9:31pm

rubbledoubledo wrote: »

Thanks for all the help members.
Its amazing i just ask a simple question, " Ice cream van insurance".
Then im issued with a message just short of a threat.

Somebody sent you a message threatening you. Report their message. That's not on.

Itsdacraic · 08-02-2011 10:46pm

Berty wrote: »

Somebody sent you a message threatening you. Report their message. That's not on.

I think he's talking about you and me

Berty · 09-02-2011 8:57pm

Itsdacraic wrote: »

I think he's talking about you and me

If so it was a bit of a dramatic statement to say "just short of a threat". :rolleyes:

mastergreener · 20-02-2011 1:47pm

First off guys KEEP ON TOPIC. It's ridiculous he asked about Ice-cream van insurance and the rest of you start talking about stepping on peoples toes and other crap. STAY ON TOPIC.

Does anyone know WHERE you can find Ice-cream van insurance??????

Do whatever route you want. They own no routes. ESB use to have the monopoly but it is good to have competition in the market. Same goes for any industry. Everyone is trying to make a living. Thugs....

Clareman · 20-02-2011 6:17pm

Thanks for helping out Mastergreener, if you have a problem with the way a thread is going please use the report post function, it'll make our lives a whole lot easier and it also can help threads going completely off topic very quickly.

mastergreener · 22-02-2011 6:32pm

Will keep that in mind for the future. Thanks Clareman. Surprised no one else is responding to this thread. I would like to know as well.

wiger toods · 22-02-2011 6:35pm

rubbledoubledo wrote: »

Hi all. Im am looking at the minute for a company thar insures Ice cream vans. Phoned all of the major ones, plus a few brokers.
A big "NO" from every one.
A couple would insure ice cream trailors ok.
They must be some one doing them.
Any help appreciated. Thanks

Theres a thread title you dont see everyday!:D
no idea myself so cant be of any help to you im afraid

mastergreener · 22-02-2011 6:41pm

wiger toods wrote: »

Theres a thread title you dont see everyday!:D
no idea myself so cant be of any help to you im afraid

Thanks for your constructive input.

ABEasy · 22-02-2011 8:43pm

mastergreener wrote: »

Thanks for your constructive input.

About as constructive as yours mastergreener...

bmarley · 22-02-2011 8:51pm

Let's hope we get some ice-cream weather soon:)

kilburn · 22-02-2011 10:39pm

Fair play to you for wanting to start a business but enforcing what other people are saying to you and no one is threatening you get that clear just advising you. Do not start this business in Limerick for your own sake your competition are not very nice people. Try a chip van or a coffee van maybe

Berty · 22-02-2011 10:54pm

A coffee van would be good to be fair. The only problem is getting a placement for it. There is currently one guy I know of going around in a Coffee/Sandwich van. You often see him outside the Limerick Auction rooms and knocking on office doors during lunch time.

Hard work I'm sure unlike just parking up your ice cream van and waiting for them to come over.

An Ice Cream van is only seasonal though although the margin on Ice cream is around 72%+(more if you charge for flakes and syrup)

Coffee is around 50% up to 60% margin. More if its just Black Coffee.

I used to be involved for 3 years in selling(machines) and retrofitting ice cream vans, specifically Ford Vans because Carpigiani(Italian) use a UK company to produce their engine propelled machines. That's why the vans engines are always running.

So, honestly I know most of the "players" in Limerick and surrounding counties but thats not why I wouldn't be arsed about it. Frankly it's of little consequence really.

You rely on the weather and the seasons and they NEVER work in your favour. That's why ice cream is not the way to go. Insurance is only an obstacle. Losing your savings on a "venture" is a worse fate.

What's a good idea that Limerick does not do very well?

Get a van like the ones in Galway with billboards on the sides and back that change every 30 seconds between up to 3 images on each wall and then just drive around the city advertising. Use 1 day a week knocking on business's selling ad space. These are proper vans with LED signs

http://www.biglook.ie/about-truck-advertising/

rubbledoubledo · 23-02-2011 4:36pm

Hi all.
Ok point taken. Maybe my statement was a bit dramatic.
This was my first post on the boards. Then i get a reply from Berty,
Quote ( Man in Janesborough will not take any **** from u.
At the end of the day i was only looking at a way of making a few pound.

Berty u know this business and the people involved. OK thanks for ur advice,
But it was the way u worded it, like i was a trouble maker. That is all.
Kilburn did the same thing, but he put his point across more gentle.

Ur last post Berty, very helpful thanks. But ice cream is my thing. Have got a lot of feed back, all echoing what i have heard on these boards.
Maybe im going down the wrong road. No insurance company still.
Some one is looking out for me. I am not ready to depart yet. :eek:

Mc Love · 23-02-2011 7:29pm

Berty wrote: »

A coffee van would be good to be fair. The only problem is getting a placement for it. There is currently one guy I know of going around in a Coffee/Sandwich van. You often see him outside the Limerick Auction rooms and knocking on office doors during lunch time.

There is a lad with a coffee van that comes to Plassey tech park alright - seems good

mastergreener · 09-03-2011 8:22pm

So still looking for an insurance company that insures ice-cream vans???? Can anyone give a straight answer???? If you have an ice-cream van who are you insured with?

Thank you to anyone that responds with a helpful message.

icecreamman121 · 05-04-2011 12:52am

mastergreener wrote: »

So still looking for an insurance company that insures ice-cream vans???? Can anyone give a straight answer???? If you have an ice-cream van who are you insured with?

Thank you to anyone that responds with a helpful message.

driving an ice cream van for 20 years as name driver and cant get own insur for my own van if u do found one let me know and i do so

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