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| Ice cream vans' 15-minute waiting limit in Worcester | Ice cream vans' 15-minute waiting limit in Worcester |
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| Ice cream vans must move on after 15 minutes under a council's new rules - despite claims older people who are less quick on their feet may miss out. | Ice cream vans must move on after 15 minutes under a council's new rules - despite claims older people who are less quick on their feet may miss out. |
| Mobile street traders will only be allowed to stay in one spot for up to 30 minutes if a queue forms, Worcester City Council said. | Mobile street traders will only be allowed to stay in one spot for up to 30 minutes if a queue forms, Worcester City Council said. |
| The Worcester News reported that some responses to a consultation were from pensioners "hostile" to the time limit. | The Worcester News reported that some responses to a consultation were from pensioners "hostile" to the time limit. |
| The council said it did not believe elderly people would be disadvantaged. | The council said it did not believe elderly people would be disadvantaged. |
| And the Ice Cream Alliance, the trade body for street vendors, said the new rule would be difficult to police. | And the Ice Cream Alliance, the trade body for street vendors, said the new rule would be difficult to police. |
| More on this story, plus other Worcestershire updates | More on this story, plus other Worcestershire updates |
| The change was brought in after complaints from street traders holding static licences. | The change was brought in after complaints from street traders holding static licences. |
| Traders were concerned mobile traders were loitering for too long, the council said. | Traders were concerned mobile traders were loitering for too long, the council said. |
| Current restrictions on ice cream street traders | Current restrictions on ice cream street traders |
| Source: Defra code of conduct | Source: Defra code of conduct |
| A total of 77 people responded to the consultation, including 60 delivered to the council by the holder of a mobile street trading licence. | A total of 77 people responded to the consultation, including 60 delivered to the council by the holder of a mobile street trading licence. |
| Allah Ditta, chairman of the council's licensing and environmental health committee, said the new rules "make no difference to most traders". | Allah Ditta, chairman of the council's licensing and environmental health committee, said the new rules "make no difference to most traders". |
| He said: "The majority of them have established routes and times and would never normally stay in one spot for 30 minutes. | He said: "The majority of them have established routes and times and would never normally stay in one spot for 30 minutes. |
| "We certainly do not expect anyone to struggle to get to a street trader in time - most customers are used to ice cream vans turning up at particular locations and particular times." | "We certainly do not expect anyone to struggle to get to a street trader in time - most customers are used to ice cream vans turning up at particular locations and particular times." |
| Ice Cream Alliance chief executive, Zalika Carr, said: "If you have a queue of people [at an ice cream van], who's going to police the 15 minutes? | Ice Cream Alliance chief executive, Zalika Carr, said: "If you have a queue of people [at an ice cream van], who's going to police the 15 minutes? |
| "Street traders are trying to maximise on the queue of people and they are not going to keep tabs on the time." | "Street traders are trying to maximise on the queue of people and they are not going to keep tabs on the time." |
| Cathy Jones, from Worcester, said the restriction would make the city "a laughing stock rather than a tourist attraction". | Cathy Jones, from Worcester, said the restriction would make the city "a laughing stock rather than a tourist attraction". |
| Another Worcester resident, Ella Taylor, said: "Who will enforce this rule anyway, or is the council relying on ordinary people to 'tell tales'? That's not going to happen." | Another Worcester resident, Ella Taylor, said: "Who will enforce this rule anyway, or is the council relying on ordinary people to 'tell tales'? That's not going to happen." |
| But ice cream man Dean Clarke who runs Dean's Ices in Worcester said 15 minutes was "more than adequate for any stop". | |
| "If you only did four stops an hour you wouldn't be moving around much," he said. | |
| "I don't see that it's any real great hardship to anyone who is street trading." | |
| Mr Clarke said the rise of supermarket shopping had seen a decline in people buying from ice cream vans since he turned on his chimes in the heatwave of 1976. |