Pedicabs

Meeting:

MQT on 2008-11-12

Session date:

November 12, 2008

Reference:

2008/2489

Question By:

Brian Coleman

Organisation:

GLA Conservatives

Asked Of:

The Mayor

Question

Will the Mayor work with TfL and the boroughs to seek a complete ban on pedicabs, which make London appear like a third world city and which are dangerous with the drivers often in the country illegally and uninsured?

Answer

Answer for Pedicabs

Answered By:

The Mayor

Date:

Monday, 17th November 2008

I do not at present have any powers over pedicabs, nor am I seeking a complete ban. I can however confirm that TfL's Public Carriage Office is working with Westminster City Council to explore potential licensing or voluntary registration regimes. TfL is also awaiting a declaration from the Courts to clarify whether pedicabs should be classified as hackney carriages, and thereby come within the Public Carriage Offices regulatory powers.