They are known for their distinctive tune – but an ice cream van firm has been banned from a street for playing its chimes 'excessively'. Lamarti's Ice Cream vans can no longer serve there after a member of the public reported its jingle played for more than 20 seconds. East Suffolk Council spared the family business its street trading licence as long as it avoids the street in Lowestoft and abides by the code of practice on ice cream van chimes. The firm now operates 12 vans which sell specially-made ice cream around Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Ice cream vendors cannot sound chimes for longer than 12 seconds at a time or more often than once every two minutes, according to the Code of Practice on Noise from Ice Cream Van Chimes

Source: Daily Mail August 18, 2021 00:45 UTC