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Author	CluelessCarter
Comment	My mate runs a couple of vans, I've also done a couple of shifts in them. So there is a big difference between your hipster upmarket food trucks and your greasy-cheap food trucks here in Scotland. The hipster, upmarket trucks, which I assume is what your referring too are mainly operated at events like beer gardens, festivals and street parties under invitation / application of the event organiser. They serve 'interesting' food for a younger crowd (Hallumi fries, unusual cuisines etc.) . Go to the Fringe in August in edinburgh if you'd like to do a bit of research. Markets/Streetfood hubs like the Pitt in Edinburgh or [platform in Glasgow](https://platformgla.co.uk/) have some rotating and some permenant vendors. They are essentially permenant mini festivals. Vendors might have a mobile truck they park there or get a residency at venues with a prebuilt unit that they rent. [Someone also published a book about the trucks in Scotland here...](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Food-Scotland-journey-stories/dp/1785302639/ref=asc_df_1785302639/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=394366950715&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3533453129839123137&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-835406522618&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=85953219830&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=394366950715&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3533453129839123137&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-835406522618) I'm not an expert on the licenses, but I'm 99% sure you can't just pull up a truck and start serving food like you might be able to in the states. From working with these guys across the fringe and also being mates with them it's a tight knit community but it's hard fucking work. Staffing seems to be a constant issue for them as it's odd shifts obviously!
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My mate runs a couple of vans, I've also done a couple of shifts in them.

So there is a big difference between your hipster upmarket food trucks and your greasy-cheap food trucks here in Scotland. The hipster, upmarket trucks, which I assume is what your referring too are mainly operated at events like beer gardens, festivals and street parties under invitation / application of the event organiser. They serve 'interesting' food for a younger crowd (Hallumi fries, unusual cuisines etc.) .

Go to the Fringe in August in edinburgh if you'd like to do a bit of research. Markets/Streetfood hubs like **the Pitt** in Edinburgh or [platform in Glasgow](https://platformgla.co.uk/) have some rotating and some permenant vendors. They are essentially permenant mini festivals. Vendors might have a mobile truck they park there or get a residency at venues with a prebuilt unit that they rent.

[Someone also published a book about the trucks in Scotland here...](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Food-Scotland-journey-stories/dp/1785302639/ref=asc_df_1785302639/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=394366950715&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3533453129839123137&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-835406522618&psc=1&th=1&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=85953219830&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=394366950715&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3533453129839123137&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045888&hvtargid=pla-835406522618)

I'm not an expert on the licenses, but I'm 99% sure you can't just pull up a truck and start serving food like you might be able to in the states.

From working with these guys across the fringe and also being mates with them it's a tight knit community but it's hard fucking work. Staffing seems to be a constant issue for them as it's odd shifts obviously!