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Par ting Shot: Can ice cr eam

chimes become cont r over sial in

t he summer t ime? Sadly, yes.

This adorable ice cream mini-lorry isn't the actual culprit that caused the recent rumpus but it is a
symbol of happy childhood memories everywhere there is heat and ice cream and the sound of a catchy
chime that beckoned you to bring out your pocket money and buy a cold treat. The rememberance of
days past brings us to this real story from the BBC that turned up the heat on the Ice Cream Man :

"An ice cream van operat or has been banned So as not t o be a drip on t he subject , here are t he
by a local council from a st reet over a complaint act ual Liscensing rules t o operat e an ice cream van in
t hat one of it s vehicles sounded it s chimes in England
June for t oo long and excessively.
- Vendors may not sound chimes:
-
As a result , t he operat or of t he van may not - before 12:00 or after 19:00:
ent er Ashfield Crescent , Lowest oft , Suffolk, - for longer than 12 seconds at a time and no more
aft er a member of t he public report ed it s often than once every two minutes
chimes played for more t han 20 seconds. - more than once when the vehicle is stationary at a
selling point
It seems a neighbour complained t o t he
- except on approach to or at a selling point
Council t hat t he t une it plays was dist ressing.
- when in sight of another vehicle which is trading
The resident said t he van "plays his chimes for - when within 50m of schools during school hours,
more t han t he st at ut ory 12 seconds and plays hospitals, and places of worship on Sundays or
t hem louder t han t he allowed 80 decibels".
other recognised days of worship
The vendor denied the allegations but the ice - more often than once every two hours in the same
cream fell off the cone in the final decision. , length of street
Banned from Ashfield Crescent, he was allowed to - no louder than LAmax 80dB at 7.5m
keep his license only with observance of strict
.
conditions in other areas where he is still allowed Observation: Life Used to be Simpler.
to trade.
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