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There also exists a nationwide code of practice for the use of chimes, which limits the volume to 80В dB and the duration to twelve seconds, but these are rarely observed nor enforced. Proposals in the current London Local Authorities Bill would allow only 15 minutes trading per vehicle per street each day. The legislation also contains powers to ban ice-cream vans from specific streets. In a number of Local Authority areas, particularly in London Boroughs with existing street markets, street trading regulations prohibit ice cream vans from remaining in one static location. This has also led to some ice cream van vendors diversifying and selling other products such as crisps, chips, burgers or hot dogs from their vehicles at other times of the year. The need to take advantage of rare and short-lived opportunities can result in fierce rivalry between ice cream vans in coterminous areas, with the main disputes being over who is entitled to sell ice cream in a particular 'patch'. A summer heatwave can provoke a massive upturn in fortunes for a few days, but after the weather has cooled sales drop off dramatically. They are usually converted from factory standard vans with the rear cut away and replaced with a fibre glass body (to reduce the weight).Д«ecause of the British climate, running an ice cream van profitably is not only very difficult outside summer, but is also an unpredictable business. There are mainly two types of ice cream vans in the United Kingdom: a hard van, which sells scoop ice cream and is only equipped with a freezer and a soft van, which has a freezer and also a soft serve ' whippy' machine for serving ice cream cones and screwballs.

History ДЄ Ford Transit-based ice cream van in Colchester, England In the United Kingdom, popular ice cream van tunes include ' Greensleeves', ' It's Now Or Never'/' Just One Cornetto', ' Whistle While You Work' in Crewe and Nantwich, ' You Are My Sunshine' in Vale Royal, ' Teddy Bears' Picnic' in Sheffield, and ' Match of the Day' in other places. In some places in the U.S., ice cream trucks play ' Ice Cream' by Andre Nickatina (essentially just 'Turkey in the Straw' with bass). Ice cream truck songs in the United States include ' The Band Played On', ' Camptown Races', ' The Entertainer', ' Go Tell Aunt Rhody', ' Home on the Range', ' If You're Happy and You Know It', ' It's a Small World', ' La Cucaracha', ' Little Brown Jug', ' The Mister Softee Jingle', ' Music Box Dancer', 'Picnic' (a Japanese children's song usually played with a recording of a young woman saying 'hello' at the beginning of the song), ' Pop Goes The Weasel', ' Red Wing', ' Sailing, Sailing', ' Turkey in the Straw'/' Do Your Ears Hang Low?', ' Wiegenlied (Brahms)', and ' Yankee Doodle'. They may have painted-on notices, which can serve a commercial purpose ( 'Stop me and buy one!') or a more serious one ( 'Don't Skid on a Kid!') - serving as a warning to passing motorists that children may run out into the road at the sight of the truck, or appear without warning from behind it.ДЄ distinctive feature of ice cream vans is their melodic chimes, and often these take the form of a famous and recognizable tune. Ice cream vans are often brightly decorated and carry images of ice cream, or some other adornment, such as cartoon characters.

In some locations, ice cream van operators have diversified to fill gaps in the market for soft drinks, using their capacity for refrigerated storage to sell chilled cans and bottles. While franchises or chains are rare within the ice cream truck community (most trucks are independently owned and run), some do exist. Most ice cream vans tend to sell both pre-manufactured ice pops in wrappers, and soft serve ice cream from a machine, served in a cone, and often with a chocolate flake (in Britain), a sugary syrup, or toppings such as sprinkles. Along the sides, a large sliding window acts as a serving hatch, and this often displays pictures of the available products and their prices. They usually stop briefly before moving on to the next street. Ice cream vans often travel near where children playВ - outside schools, in residential areas, or in other locations. Ice cream vans are often seen parked at public events, or near parks, beaches, or other areas where people congregate. Ice cream van at the Senate Square in Helsinki, FinlandДЄn ice cream van ( British) or ice cream truck ( North American) is a commercial vehicle that serves as a mobile retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the spring and summer.

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