Too Much Horn

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Jul 29, 14 2:08 pm

Hummmm..... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... m-vans.pdf

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Jul 29, 14 2:43 pm

latil wrote:Hummmm..... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... m-vans.pdf

Do not sound chimes
1. for longer than 12 seconds at a time;
2. more often than once every 2 minutes;
3. more than once when the vehicle is stationary at a selling point;
4. except on approach to or at a selling point;
5. when in sight of another vehicle which is trading;
6. when within 50 metres of schools (during school hours), hospitals, and places of
worship (on Sundays and other recognised day of worship);
7. more often than once every 2 hours in the same length of street;
8. louder than LAmax 80dB at 7.5 metres; *
9. as loudly in areas of low background noise or narrow streets as elsewhere.

REMEMBER: It is an offence to sound your chimes before 12.00 noon or after 7.00 pm.
It is an offence to sound your chimes at any time in a way which gives
reasonable cause for annoyance.

db · Post by db » Tue Jul 29, 14 3:05 pm

10. Only sound chimes when run out of ice cream.

I know, it's an old one...

As for those police w****rs. Do they have any idea how much damage they do to the reputation of the rest of the force? Their colleagues should give 'em a good hard slap

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Jul 29, 14 4:20 pm

Going to court then... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... -horn.html

37 sub section 2 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986 ... on/37/made

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Tue Jul 29, 14 5:12 pm

So that make the dixie horn OK on a 69 charger ? Pre 73, and it isnt used as a 'warning device'. Neither is it 2-tone which is specifically described further down ?

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Wed Jul 30, 14 9:56 am

db wrote:10. Only sound chimes when run out of ice cream.

I know, it's an old one...

As for those police w****rs. Do they have any idea how much damage they do to the reputation of the rest of the force? Their colleagues should give 'em a good hard slap

Nail on the head dp, I know wayne very well who owns the Charger, he cannot believe he was pulled up, it doesn't do the reputation of the police any favours, their scared to go near travellers which is a big problem in Dorset through the summer, and yet a couple of jobs worths pick on someone doing a wedding job on a sunday just because of his car horns sounding, I wouldn't be surprised if wayne never does another job, so it's joe public who will lose out again, in France when anyone gets married the car horns are doing there conkers, but i guess it's not to the tune of Dixie!

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed Jul 30, 14 11:38 am

Ambitious copper, never stand in their way they can make your life a misery, I have first hand experience!

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Wed Aug 13, 14 8:14 am

All is happy now with Mr Wayne Duke, down here in sunny Dorset.
The charges were dropped after wayne received a call from the police recently, and he got an apology.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Wed Aug 13, 14 8:50 am

Good to see common sense prevailing once in a while.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Wed Aug 13, 14 11:09 am

Johnny Dart wrote:I can recall the Dixie and la cucaracha musical air horns.
What other musical air horn tunes were available in the 70's

Colonel Boogie

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Wed Aug 13, 14 4:10 pm

autofetish wrote:
latil wrote:Hummmm..... https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... m-vans.pdf

It is an offence to sound your chimes at any time in a way which gives
reasonable cause for annoyance.

My local ice cream vans (we have three of them) annoy the hell out of me when I'm outside. Every day, rain or shine. Even snow once one of them was going for it.

I think they have their place at a car show, or in a field on a hot summers day, sure. But in a residential area, everyday after schools and all weekend is a joke.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Aug 13, 14 4:29 pm

When I was 11 and at secondary school we had a ice cream turf war at our school.

There was one that was allowed to park on the field inside the gates in front of the school building.

But a rival started parking just outside the gates only 100 yards away where a lot of kids hung out at lunchtimes.

It was great when it kicked off. Don't understand swearing in Italian but it sounded pretty cool. Learned a few English swear words we hadn't come across before too.

Then the knives came out! It was brilliant!

Why the hell ice cream men carry knives a foot long is beyond me but they sure as hell are not afraid to start slashing at each other with them.

Meanwhile one of my classmates had climbed into the van on the field and was dishing out free ice cream as fast as he could. By the time the gadgie had noticed and came running back (still waving his knife) I think about 8 of us had an ice cream and we also made off with the bottle of "monkey's blood" syrup.

We did return the syrup but I had the idea of putting it under the front wheel. So when he eventually drove off it squirted "blood" about 50 feet.

Ah. Possibly one of the best days I ever had at school when I think.

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Wed Aug 13, 14 4:37 pm

Better watch you around ice cream vans then. I've made a mental note!

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Wed Aug 13, 14 8:47 pm

Dave wrote:When I was 11 and at secondary school we had a ice cream turf war at our school.

There was one that was allowed to park on the field inside the gates in front of the school building.

But a rival started parking just outside the gates only 100 yards away where a lot of kids hung out at lunchtimes.

It was great when it kicked off. Don't understand swearing in Italian but it sounded pretty cool. Learned a few English swear words we hadn't come across before too.

Then the knives came out! It was brilliant! Why the hell ice cream men carry knives a foot long is beyond me but they sure as hell are not afraid to start slashing at each other with them.

Meanwhile one of my classmates had climbed into the van on the field and was dishing out free ice cream as fast as he could. By the time the gadgie had noticed and came running back (still waving his knife) I think about 8 of us had an ice cream and we also made off with the bottle of "monkey's blood" syrup.

We did return the syrup but I had the idea of putting it under the front wheel. So when he eventually drove off it squirted "blood" about 50 feet.

Ah. Possibly one of the best days I ever had at school when I think.

Great memories Dave, thanks for sharing.

sidewaysjas · Post by **sidewaysjas** » Sun Aug 17, 14 10:08 pm

'Just when I was going to get Daisy to go down and have a chat with the desk clerk for him!'

Jas

Mopar Muscle Association UK

Too Much Horn

horn and all