TfL presses forward with plans to regulate pedicabs
Transport for London (TfL) has announced the next steps for regulating pedicabs in London after publishing the results of a consultation held earlier this year, which contained proposals to regulate pedicabs in London for the first time. Bringing pedicabs into regulation will make them safer, ensuring that they are driven, maintained and operated in a […]
MP calls for loud music rule for pedicabs
An MP is calling for Transport for London to ban pedicabs from playing loud music. London’s Standard newspaper reports Cities of London and Westminster MP Rachel Blake has urged a ban on “amplified sound” as part of a set of regulations being introduced for the bikes. Pedicabs are currently the only form of unregulated public […]
TfL sets out pedicabs regulation plans
TfL is inviting people to have their say on proposals to regulate pedicabs in London for the first time. Pedicabs can provide a unique and green way to see parts of the capital. However, pedicabs are the only form of unregulated public transport in London, and this has led to inconsistencies in the way services […]
Journalist calls for immediate rickshaw regulation in London
Former Sun newspaper editor and broadcaster Kelvin McKenzie has tweeted to his hundred thousand followers his anger at the lack of regulation around rickshaws in London. He tells the story of two challenged 22-year-olds, one of whom is a relative, were “ripped off” for £387.36 by a Rickshaw driver who picked them outside Winter Wonderland […]
London pedicabs: Legislation consultation not due until 2025
TfL still does not have a date for its crackdown on rogue pedicabs, despite being given new powers in March. TfL says it needs to launch a consultation but that could be at least six months away. The leader of Licenced Taxi Drivers Association has labelled the delay a disgrace. The colourful, often loud vehicles […]
New Bill to regulate London pedicabs “chaos”
A new law regulating cycle rickshaws (popularly known as pedicabs) in London will “end the chaos in hotspots like Soho and Covent Garden”, the government has said, with penalties for those who break the law including a fine of up to £2,500, according to Sky News. Pedicabs are the only form of unregulated transport on […]
MPs planning law to regulate London’s pedicabs
MPs are planning a new law to license pedicabs in London. The city’s Evening Standard newspaper reports the Pedicabs (London) Bill has cleared the Lords and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt told Parliament that MPs would begin scrutinising it on February 28. The report explains the bill will allow for the regulation of the vehicles for […]
