Mr Wippy Ice Cream

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 mike grigg Parcela I'm in Birmingham I've made 5 posts Send private message to mike grigg	Looking for a little help here. I'm currently living in the UK as an Automotive Engineer,but looking to buy in Southern Spain early next year. Although I can afford to buy a property outright, i'm probably not as well off as some of you already there so i'm looking at investing some money in a ice cream van, and sell wippy ice creams around the urbanisations, simular to what happens in the UK. Before I invest money in my new adventure, I need to know how the law stands in permits, licences and anything else I hav'nt even thought about. Can anybody help me in guiding me in the right direction. Oh by the way, i'll be bringing my wife with me to serve the ice creams. Somebody's got to drive the van.... _______________________ Mike Grigg Spam post? If so please click here to report it
16 May 2007 10:18 PM volfen Apartamento I'm in San Cayetano I've made 97 posts Send private message to volfen	Hi Mike There is actually a franchise already operational over here called "Senor Whiipy" They boast that they are the obnly ones licenced to sell ice creams in spain We have been here sice before christmas and have yet to see an icecream van on the road So good luck in your venture You might be advised to look into the legal side before you do anything Sheila and Alan _______________________ Sheila and Alan Spam post? If so please click here to report it
16 May 2007 11:29 PM harley Apartamento I'm in West Midlands/ Costa Blanca San Miguel may be in a few years time I've made 59 posts Send private message to harley	Hello Mike, and welcome to our forum Janice Fibby and Justin were are you???? dare I ask. And before any one wonders how the bread maker sarga is coming along, may be by July I will be making bread on the Costa Blanca, Watch this space. We are also in Orihuela and on our urb every Sunday, same time 3 pm ,Senior Whippy arrives on site and the queues start, all ages all shapes. Do your home work twice over and best of luck. Which part of Birmingham are you from? _______________________ Harley Spam post? If so please click here to report it
17 May 2007 9:46 AM EOS Team Moderator I'm in Costa del Sol I've made 2091 posts Send private message to EOS Team	Hi Mike Great idea, nice to see some different business ideas being considered. By the way, I'm a Mechanical Engineer and used to work in Automotive...until I got made redundant Anyway, welcome to the site and hope you enjoy it. Justin _______________________ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
17 May 2007 10:01 AM FibbyUK Villa I'm in UK, Surrey & Playa Flamenca, Costa Blanca I've made 1867 posts Send private message to FibbyUK	Hi Mike, Welcome to EOS! I saw an advert the other day on another forum, for Mr Whippy icecream franchises in Spain. I will have a look for it and post the link on here shortly. Harley, Heloooooooo, I am here!!!! Not the breadmaking saga again, did you find one!!! I reckon you should start a shop up in Spain selling your bread, you would make loads of dough............ He he he!!!!!! _______________________ FibbyUK http://www.payingtaxesinspain.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Spam post? If so please click here to report it
17 May 2007 5:10 PM mike grigg Parcela I'm in Birmingham I've made 5 posts Send private message to mike grigg	Thanks for your comments Fibby UK, look forward to any other comments you may have. Justin I worked at MG Rover for 21 years before the shut down in 2005, I now work in Kings Norton. We paint parts for Bentley, Jaguar, Aston Martin, L/Rover and Honda, I am a Colour Measurement Quality engineer. Harley, I live in Rednal, 1 mile away from the old Rover plant. Sheila & Alan, thanks for your kind remarks, I will definetly do my homework, a 5 year old Ice Cream van will cost 20 to 25 thousand pounds. So I have to be certain. The area we are looking at buying is between Alicante and Torevejeca (Sorry spelling needs Correcting) possibly La Marina. Keep the information coming, I'm certainly getting more joy from EOS than the British Consolate in Spain. EOS, keep up the good work, the site is the best thing coming out of Spain for information. _______________________ Mike Grigg Spam post? If so please click here to report it
17 May 2007 5:17 PM EOS Team Moderator I'm in Costa del Sol I've made 2091 posts Send private message to EOS Team	oh Mike please, you're making me blush _______________________ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
17 May 2007 9:08 PM Pat and Roy Finca I'm in Hertfordshire. UK. Princesa Letizia IV, Formentera, Nr Rojales, Costa Blanca I've made 521 posts Send private message to Pat and Roy	Hi Mike, I have been on this site for a while and it has helped me a lot. We have an apartment in a village in Formentera and I have said before on this site it is like going back in time. We do have a van that comes round every Friday selling food and frozen ice cream and another one selling all hams and meat. Horse and cart comes round but not sure what that is about. But no ice cream van I would think even the Spanish children would love it I do not know about the parents though spending their euros. But I would do a lot of research is my advice to you, which I expect you are doing but I think it seems a brilliant idea, but might be a lot of hard work. But good luck hope it works out for you. Regards Pat _______________________ Spam post? If so please click here to report it
18 May 2007 9:03 AM samson Apartamento I'm in Solihull/Benalmadena I've made 87 posts Send private message to samson	Hi Mike here is the ink to the "senor whippy" website http://www.senorwhippy.com Spam post? If so please click here to report it
18 May 2007 5:23 PM FibbyUK Villa I'm in UK, Surrey & Playa Flamenca, Costa Blanca I've made 1867 posts Send private message to FibbyUK	Thanks for giving Mike that link Samson, that's the one I saw but forgot where I saw it! So Mike, job done! Rgds, _______________________ FibbyUK http://www.payingtaxesinspain.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 May 2007 8:44 AM semijubilada Finca I'm in London/Torrevieja I've made 607 posts Send private message to semijubilada	Hi Mike There's an icecream van on the Monday market at San Pedro and that seems to be popular with the Brits (not sure about Spanish) I'd suggest renting a property in your chosen area to help you decide before you buy, in and out of season. It could make a big difference to a trade like this. Good luck Zena Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 May 2007 1:04 PM mike grigg Parcela I'm in Birmingham I've made 5 posts Send private message to mike grigg	Too all who have answered me, thanks. It's what makes a good site the best. Especially Samson, looked on Senor Whippy, and the money I was looking to invest seems to be the money they are charging, and the bonus is they sort out all the permits and areas for me. I've emailed then with 2 pages of questions, waiting for a reply. Is there anybody out there that has delt with Senor Whippy, I'd be interested to hear how cosha this company is. I'll keep EOS updated on my progression. _______________________ Mike Grigg Spam post? If so please click here to report it
20 May 2007 6:17 PM y100 Parcela I'm in london/los montesinos, costa blanca south I've made 13 posts Send private message to y100	hi I was out in spain a couple of weeks ago and we had an English ice-cream van with an English couple operating it. We were on our way out but I think he comes around every Sunday. I am at Laguna Green which is in front of the well known Entre Naranjos between San Miguel and Los montesinos CB he was definitely not senor whippy yvonne Spam post? If so please click here to report it
19 Sep 2007 3:03 PM chrissy222 Parcela I've made 1 posts Send private message to chrissy222	Hi Mike, did you end up buying into senor Wippy ice cream, because I have seen the ad myself and am thinking of doing the same. can you let me now. Thanks Chrissy. Spam post? If so please click here to report it
13 Apr 2008 2:15 PM tara123 Parcela I've made 1 posts Send private message to tara123	Hi Did Mike or Chrissie ever buy an ice cream van from Senor whippy? Has anyone else had dealings with them? Would appreciate any info anyone has on Senor Whippy Thanks Spam post? If so please click here to report it
13 Apr 2008 5:32 PM gaynormurray Parcela I've made 5 posts Send private message to gaynormurray	Hi All! we too had ideas to do an ice cream van round and indeed did have lengthy e mail correspondence with senor whippy, they were very helpful, they had an office in Guardamar, but we never got to meet the owners, as we had to fly back to England swiftly, and decided it probably wasnt for us. Apparantly, you cant just drive around the streets like in England, you need a permit for every place you go, senor whippy kept saying it would be best to have a static site, ie as in a sunday market etc, we didnt really want to tie ourselves down to a permanent place, we had visions of driving wherever the fancy took us, ie round the urbanisations or along the coast maybe. It was a lot of money to fork out up front for no guarantee return, but good luck to everyone who wants to give it go, would be interested to hear how they get on! Regards Gaynor & Gordon Spam post? If so please click here to report it
06 May 2008 11:47 AM petercochrane Parcela I've made 1 posts Send private message to petercochrane	You cannot operate an ice cream van legally in the Orihuela Costa area of Spain. If someone tells you they can be extremely careful. I personally know of people who have tried it but have been told to get the van out of the country ny the Guardia. i would not have anything to do with Senor Whippy. They do not produce pitches because they don't control them,the police and town halls control them and they are full with no chance of pitches becoming available. It surely makes sense that a van is illegal or we would be swamped by them! I can thoroughly recommend you don't try it and certainly not via Senor Whippy Spam post? If so please click here to report it
12 May 2008 8:49 AM ceriparry Parcela I've made 1 posts Send private message to ceriparry	hi, you are not allowed to drive an ice cream van round spain. you have to buy a pitch and stay there. its not like over here or everyone would be doing it! Spam post? If so please click here to report it

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Hello Mike, and welcome to our forum Janice Fibby and Justin were are you???? dare I ask. And before any one wonders how the bread maker sarga is coming along, may be by July I will be making bread on the Costa Blanca, Watch this space.

We are also in Orihuela and on our urb every Sunday, same time 3 pm ,Senior Whippy arrives on site and the queues start, all ages all shapes. Do your home work twice over and best of luck. Which part of Birmingham are you from?