>The crackdown on the three-wheel vehicles is expected to be a stand-alone bill in Rishi Sunak’s new legislative plan to be unveiled on Tuesday.
>Nickie Aiken, Conservative MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, told The Standard: “It is so important that we regulate pedicabs to make them safe to use Currently we do not know if the vehicles are safe to be on the road, that the drivers are safe to take passengers, there is no regulation of fares which means time and time again tourists and visitors to London are ripped off, often by hundreds of pounds.”
>I hope with the support of the Government and the Opposition we could have it up and running by next summer.”
>Transport for London has agreed to administer the new licensing scheme, she explained, which she expects to cut down on some of the noise nuisance from pedicabs.
>“Too many drivers blast music from their pedicabs night and day causing huge disruption for local people,” she emphasised.
>to other private hire vehicles in the capital, including setting standards for operators, drivers and the three-wheel bikes, checking that the drivers have the right to work in the UK, and allowing licensed operators to provide a service to passengers who can be reassured of their safety.
About time. I don’t think it’ll reduce the issues that much though but the main thing I hope is in the law would be a standard pricing system even if that means requiring a meter. Too many people have been ripped off and being charged £50 for a 15 min ride. Getting rid of the boomboxes that they play while riding about will help too. And I suppose if they will now require a PHV licence plate then they might be able to get fined in some way for using bus lanes as a “taxi” rank. Oh and of course it’ll let us know who is(or should be) driving you and makes sure they’re insured.
All of this requires enforcement though. I remember TfL once turning up at black taxi ranks to do spot checks, not sure if they still do.
Good! I fucking hate these guys. Got into a massive argument with one that I saw ripping off 3 women after a gig. £50 for literally 100m ride. I went genuinely mental at him. Told the women to charge back their card. Took pictures of him & reported him to Westminster council & had a go at a copper for not doing anything.
I have a thing about people taking advantage of other people…I was threatening to get this dude deported…just fucking going mental at him. He rode off on the end but I generally am in central a lot & do advise tourists to do chargebacks
when it says off the roads does it just mean roads, or are cycle lanes included in that?
this seriously is a hugely embarrassing country
Why was this even allowed to happen in the first place? They should be completely banned
It only took 12 years to regulate these pedicabs, rejoice!
And now imagine how quickly we can solve less complicated issues such as climate change or pensions. /s
I hate these pedicabs. They ruin whatever area they’re in immediately (loud, park on pavements, have those stupid f-ing flashing lights, rip people off). I see no downsides to banning all of them
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>The crackdown on the three-wheel vehicles is expected to be a stand-alone bill in Rishi Sunak’s new legislative plan to be unveiled on Tuesday.
>Nickie Aiken, Conservative MP for the Cities of London and Westminster, told The Standard: “It is so important that we regulate pedicabs to make them safe to use Currently we do not know if the vehicles are safe to be on the road, that the drivers are safe to take passengers, there is no regulation of fares which means time and time again tourists and visitors to London are ripped off, often by hundreds of pounds.”
>I hope with the support of the Government and the Opposition we could have it up and running by next summer.”
>Transport for London has agreed to administer the new licensing scheme, she explained, which she expects to cut down on some of the noise nuisance from pedicabs.
>“Too many drivers blast music from their pedicabs night and day causing huge disruption for local people,” she emphasised.
>to other private hire vehicles in the capital, including setting standards for operators, drivers and the three-wheel bikes, checking that the drivers have the right to work in the UK, and allowing licensed operators to provide a service to passengers who can be reassured of their safety.
About time. I don’t think it’ll reduce the issues that much though but the main thing I hope is in the law would be a standard pricing system even if that means requiring a meter. Too many people have been ripped off and being charged £50 for a 15 min ride. Getting rid of the boomboxes that they play while riding about will help too. And I suppose if they will now require a PHV licence plate then they might be able to get fined in some way for using bus lanes as a “taxi” rank. Oh and of course it’ll let us know who is(or should be) driving you and makes sure they’re insured.
All of this requires enforcement though. I remember TfL once turning up at black taxi ranks to do spot checks, not sure if they still do.
Good! I fucking hate these guys. Got into a massive argument with one that I saw ripping off 3 women after a gig. £50 for literally 100m ride. I went genuinely mental at him. Told the women to charge back their card. Took pictures of him & reported him to Westminster council & had a go at a copper for not doing anything.
I have a thing about people taking advantage of other people…I was threatening to get this dude deported…just fucking going mental at him. He rode off on the end but I generally am in central a lot & do advise tourists to do chargebacks
when it says off the roads does it just mean roads, or are cycle lanes included in that?
this seriously is a hugely embarrassing country
Why was this even allowed to happen in the first place? They should be completely banned
It only took 12 years to regulate these pedicabs, rejoice!
And now imagine how quickly we can solve less complicated issues such as climate change or pensions. /s
I hate these pedicabs. They ruin whatever area they’re in immediately (loud, park on pavements, have those stupid f-ing flashing lights, rip people off). I see no downsides to banning all of them