Helen Chapman, TfL’s director of licensing & regulation, said: "Pedicabs are the only form of unregulated public transport in London and have an impact on the safety of the capital’s road network, as well as customers being charged well-documented rip-off fares, so we’re pleased to be able to launch this consultation.".
Crackdown on UK's tourist scamming hotspot begins as arrests are made An illegal hot dog trader targeting tourists in London has been fined as part of a crackdown on tourist scamming hotspots.
Lambeth Council says it will continue to take enforcement action against illegal traders by patrolling high-risk areas to deter repeat offending, seizing goods and equipment from unlicensed traders and taking further legal action where necessary.
Fikaj Xhyhen, 38, peddled food from a cart close to London’s South Bank on Westminster Bridge, but was issued several warning to not trade from the location without gaining the relevant licenses, the Evening Standard reported.
Fikaj was caught by Lambeth Council's anti-social behaviour team, who worked in the area alongside a community safety patrol team and South Bank Employers Group, who then brought prosecutions against him and a second man Edmir Lika, 41, who flogged artwork on the bridge.
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