Britain's Ice Cream Vans

Short documentary about the steady decline of Britain's Ice Cream Vans. A University of Salford Production

[@JasonTDolan]

I miss the good old days of the daily ice cream van visit. Now I only hear one going around my area once a week.

[@suckmynob7800]

Jason Thomas Dolan my dads an ice cream man

[@RustyBlade]

Jason Thomas Dolan mine is 2 times per day

[@benhartley7474]

It goes round my town twice a week

[@benhartley7474]

My local ice cream van comes round twice a week

[@missdonutaltaccount1380]

I love how when he’s talking by his ice cream van in the street a ice cream van drives behind him and sells on his patch! 😂

[@cosmicdust1328]

My local ice cream van comes from spring and stops coming in for the rest of the months and comes back in spring also the van plays yankee doodle and swedish rhapsody

[@BeckaBaddie]

I've just brought an ice cream van I'm 44 years old I'm a novice Never Owned an ice cream van in my life but I'm learning I've only had it 4 days didn't know nothing when I picked it up just drove all the way back and an R reg transit 100 banana engine I went to Bognor Regis from Lincolnshire where I live it took me 5 hours to drive back at 55 mph didn't want to thrash the engine but she did well so yes good ole banana engine thumbs up.. ice cream van nice condition for the age like I said I'm learning everything mostly from KZbin videos I didn't even know how to turn my ice cream machine on now I know how to strip it down used greese on the o-rings etc ect they will not disappear not for a long time wherever I go always see an ice cream van specially at the car boots where I live we have one of the biggest car boots in the country to ice cream vans on there 10 burger vans chock-a-block with trade I was talking to the ice cream van man he said he can take up to £2,000 Plus on a good day I live near Skegness everywhere around there you always see ice cream van busy obviously in the winter season but with the climate change the winter seasons are staying warmer for longer so I've just brought one hopefully I'm going to make a few quid.. It's not just about the money for me it's also nostalgic side of things from a kid getting your first ice cream you know those memories but now owning one is even better I feel like I'm 8 year old again lol loving it

[@bladesman123]

When I was young our local ice cream man sold cigarettes lol

[@jaimiest]

There used to be a van that pulled up across from my school years ago that sold Pot Noodles and cigarettes to the kids.

[@mickhenson1]

Ice cream van are the last stronghold for the MK5 Transit. I been mistaken for a Ice cream van in mine a few times when they here me coming🤣

[@baronvonmaximillionsnell2757]

Toby bells was ace in South London.

[@noooo_safechat2589]

The characters on the sides are hand drawn? Holy shit they’re good artists

[@PINKPEE111]

Smith’s ice cream van was an 2010 van one-off!

[@theguru8376]

Can’t see this business lasting much longer

[@gordonremsey8055]

Lol I've two ice cream vans in ma town who have a bit of a rivalry. One came into my estate and then 5 minutes after he left the other one came in. One day the two of them came in and then raced to see who'd get the parking spot first 😂😂 I'm glad their not dying out

[@mohammedsaghir8104]

Wippy

[@elecogr535]

I would love to be an ice cream van driver when I grow up I’m 16 and hoping to get an ice cream van when I’m 17 or 18

[@JiangHongrie]

Can I come with you heheheh

[@DanielJohn123]

Nice one mate

[@Mk-xh3sm]

I hope u all the best

[@lindafritz5881]

I want to live in Ice cream van 😍😍

[@harmlesip1]

I am thinking of starting in my area (Suffolk), what are your top tips?

[@JiangHongrie]

Sell nobblys too!

[@northstar1950]

How does the system work, do they have specific rounds or can they go anywhere with in their licensed area? Is Mr Whippy a franchised system?

[@markmorgan5321]

northstar1950

[@LeicesterCityLAD]

Each council has it's own legislation on licensing and where ice cream men can trade, and how they use their chimes but many of them still operate freely as they rarely clamp down on sellers.

[@northstar1950]

Cheers for the info

[@azz17394]

why he got twin machine if he only as vanilla?

[@stevenscappaticci306]

He fills both hoppers with vanilla, saving him twice the time if he had a single machine.

[@bpmitchv2806]

Me and my brother are getting an ice cream van and we are only young.

[@danielmarsden6421]

same

[@user-xg3ks8jx9s]

I wish Canada have these vans.

[@khalilrahmani1805]

We’re is this place I want to buy Ice cream van ?

[@theredpanda5443]

Who else noticed the van at the far right at 6:13

[@theamazingchimecollector8223]

TheRedPanda !! Me

[@alibibeats2]

TheRedPanda !! I

[@WhatALoadOfTrash]

Me

[@aliciadavis9825]

Me

[@Memphjs]

That’s the ice cream van that comes to our road lol

[@AberdeenAviation]

I know people just go to shops there is rarely one on my street

[@maisonrose9773]

Hi Dave it’s samuel

[@Bot-tw1fx]

I wana buy an ice-cream van guys

[@Laird-Jon]

What about the dodgy icecream van drivers that bandit on other icecream van drivers rounds, it's happening too often and councils don't do anything about it, what's the point of paying for a licence if councils just sit back and do nothing.

[@azz17394]

I was told by kaddy if yummy ever pulled out they would take over my area.so I will allways have vans in my area.

[@dmfub2348]

Any blue movies mister?

[@csx6025gamer]

10:04 H64 teddy bears picnic

[@Gamer-ed4yx]

10:04

[@nakedireland]

Great informative video - many thanks. Visit my own video on the 'Poke Van' here. Ice cream van's are not as common as they used to be!

[@unfunny5185]

Man i love being in the uk