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To: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
No More Diesel Ice-Cream Vans Poisoning Our Children
Please make it illegal for diesel powered ice-cream vans to vend in parks or on residential streets. Please make it obligatory for all such vehicles to be using electric power instead, and not run their power using diesel or petrol, thereby ensuring the safety of our children and better quality environment in our parks and residential streets.
Why is this important?
Because of their height, a small child, when waiting in line for their summer treat, will often be subjected to several minutes of poisonous gas from a diesel or petrol engine. Ice-cream vans tend to station themselves in parks and near playgrounds, meaning the health and safety of all children in the vicinity is compromised. We wouldn't allow a lorry to park next to a group of children and keep their engine running for hours on end, so why do we accept it from an ice-cream van? Several boroughs already insist on using electric vehicles to sell ice-cream in parks. We are calling for a blanket ban of diesel powered ice-cream vans in all parks and outside our homes. This is better for the whole community, including those selling those delicious 99s.
