Aicha Less, Westminster Council’s deputy leader and cabinet member for children and public protection, said: ‘Pedicabs can be a real nuisance for residents and people enjoying an evening out in the West End, and the council welcomes new regulations to control them.
TfL is proposing pedicab controls designed in the same way as taxis are licenced, meaning drivers would have to have a full UK driving licence, restricting where and when rickshaws can operate and safety equipment on pedicabs.
Transport for London (TfL) launched a consultation in January asking people how pedicabs should be controlled following a new law introduced by the Conservative government last year.
Many of the pedicabs are concentrated in and around visitor hotspots like Covent Gardens, Soho, Oxford Street and Westminster as dozens of drivers try to attract tourists – and residents’ patience is running out.
He said drivers flaunting traffic rules, noise and safety were his top concerns – to the point that he has considered moving away with his family ‘because of all this madness.’.
