World's most annoying ice cream van
Discussion
Are there any laws on how loud an ice cream van can play his jingle?
Mine plays The Entertainer so loud it drowns out the tv even through double glazing and you can hear it streets away. To make matters worse he comes round every single day, sometimes twice, and plays the bloody thing 4 times on a tiny estate.
It's getting beyond a joke now and it really peeing us off as we both work shifts and night duty. Surely it's some kind of noise pollution.
On a side note i'm pretty sure he must be dealing drugs as i've never know another ice cream van come round twice on the coldest days of the year!!
Mine plays The Entertainer so loud it drowns out the tv even through double glazing and you can hear it streets away. To make matters worse he comes round every single day, sometimes twice, and plays the bloody thing 4 times on a tiny estate.
It's getting beyond a joke now and it really peeing us off as we both work shifts and night duty. Surely it's some kind of noise pollution.
On a side note i'm pretty sure he must be dealing drugs as i've never know another ice cream van come round twice on the coldest days of the year!!
ker who lived down the road smashed his windscreen with a baseball bat. Never came back after that strangely enough...It would appear to be quite clear what the rules are.....
http://www.nfh.org.uk/resources/Articles/ice_cream...
The Law
What does the law say on the matter of ice-cream van chimes then?
The 'Code of Practice on Noise from Ice Cream Van Chimes' (1982), states it's an offence to sound chimes 'so as to cause annoyance'.
The legislation also says this about Ice Cream Van Chimes:
Chimes should be sounded for no longer than 4 second bursts at a time - an automatic cut out device should be used.
Chimes should not be used more often than once in every 3 minutes.
They cannot be sounded when a vehicle is stationary (and to be properly used should only be audible when a vehicle is approaching a selling area or point).
Chimes cannot be used when they are in sight of other ice-cream vans which are trading nearby.
Vans must not sound chimes when they are within 50 metres of a school (during school hours), any places of worship (on a Sunday or any other days of worship that are recognised), or hospitals.
Vehicles must not sound their chimes any more often than just once, every 2 hours, in the same street.
Chimes cannot be any louder than 80 dB(A) at 7.5 metres (please contact your local Environmental Health Officer for more details).
Ice-Cream van chimes should not be as loudly used in quieter areas or streets which are more narrow than elsewhere.
To summarise, chimes will cause an offence, if:
They are used before 12pm (noon) and after 7.00pm (19:00 hours).
If they are sounded at anytime, in any such way which can give a reasonable cause of annoyance.
For more information, help and advice, please contact your Local Council's: Environmental Health Team.
External Link: Control of Pollution Act, 1974, Section 62 (Noise in Streets)
http://www.nfh.org.uk/resources/Articles/ice_cream...
The Law
What does the law say on the matter of ice-cream van chimes then?
The 'Code of Practice on Noise from Ice Cream Van Chimes' (1982), states it's an offence to sound chimes 'so as to cause annoyance'.
The legislation also says this about Ice Cream Van Chimes:
Chimes should be sounded for no longer than 4 second bursts at a time - an automatic cut out device should be used.
Chimes should not be used more often than once in every 3 minutes.
They cannot be sounded when a vehicle is stationary (and to be properly used should only be audible when a vehicle is approaching a selling area or point).
Chimes cannot be used when they are in sight of other ice-cream vans which are trading nearby.
Vans must not sound chimes when they are within 50 metres of a school (during school hours), any places of worship (on a Sunday or any other days of worship that are recognised), or hospitals.
Vehicles must not sound their chimes any more often than just once, every 2 hours, in the same street.
Chimes cannot be any louder than 80 dB(A) at 7.5 metres (please contact your local Environmental Health Officer for more details).
Ice-Cream van chimes should not be as loudly used in quieter areas or streets which are more narrow than elsewhere.
To summarise, chimes will cause an offence, if:
They are used before 12pm (noon) and after 7.00pm (19:00 hours).
If they are sounded at anytime, in any such way which can give a reasonable cause of annoyance.
For more information, help and advice, please contact your Local Council's: Environmental Health Team.
External Link: Control of Pollution Act, 1974, Section 62 (Noise in Streets)
Just sent OH to the evil mr whip who incidently was playing The Entertainer while stationary at the time! He presented him with the the list of all the rules he was breaking and he was very apologetic! He then preceded around the close only playing it once more and for a much shorter period! Long may it last!
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