Ice cream vans being frozen out in the UK with three major factors hitting trade

The number of operating ice cream vans in the UK is dropping with the traditional feature of British summertime under threat from rising bills and supermarket competition View 4 Images There could be as few as 1,500 ice cream vans left on our roads (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

An iconic feature of British summertime for decades, Ice cream vans are being frozen out in the UK as the number in operation continues to fall. Figures show there were around 20,000 ice cream vans on the countries' roads around 70 years ago. But despite their nostalgia the industry appears to be flaking. ‌

Data from Ice Cream Alliance suggested there were only 2,500 to 5,000 ice cream vans still operating over the last five years. And research collected from 362 councils paints an even bleak