The consultation for regulating pedicabs in London, under the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024, aims to improve passenger safety and fare consistency. Currently unregulated, pedicab services often lead to complaints about unsafe driving, extortionate fares, and antisocial behavior. Proposed measures include mandatory licensing, safety standards, criminal background checks, and regular vehicle inspections, akin to taxi regulations. TfL seeks to address fare disparities through a structured fare system and manage driver conduct, particularly regarding noise. The consultation runs until March 2025, focusing on both traditional pedicabs and party bikes.
Pedicabs should be a fun and sustainable way for people to see London but, without regulation, some drivers are behaving unsafely or antisocially, and charging extortionate prices.
TfL is proposing to address fare inconsistencies, potentially introducing a time-based, distance-based, or zonal fare structure for pedicab journeys.
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