Ice cream prices hit £4 a cone in some UK cities - as parents spend nearly £50 this summer

A survey of 2,000 parents found the average price of a 99 ice cream has risen to £2.65, with one in 10 parents spending as much as £4 on a cone from an ice cream van this summer

The average parent loses nearly 7,000 minutes a year in the car when the school season is in session.

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