Pedicab drivers to be driven off London's streets by new law in King's Speech
Dodgy pedicab drivers are to be driven off the streets of London under a new licensing system in a bill in the King’s Speech.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.
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00:00 We've all been there. You and your mates decide to jump on a lit up rickshaw following a wild
00:04 night out up the West End. After a 15 minute journey, you arrive home ripped off over a
00:10 hundred quid out of pocket, never to make the same mistake again.
00:14 Pedicab drivers are to be driven off the streets of London by a new law that will be delivered
00:19 in the King's Speech. The new licensing system will ensure rogue pedicab drivers are packed
00:24 off to history.
00:25 Nikki Aiken, Conservative MP for the cities of London and Westminster, told The Standard
00:30 "It is so important that we regulate pedicabs to make them safe to use."
00:35 Aiken has campaigned for four years for pedicabs to be licensed. Transport for London has agreed
00:40 to administer a new licensing scheme, which is expected to cut down on some of the noise
00:45 nuisance caused by pedicab drivers.
00:48 Aiken said "Too many drivers blast music from their pedicabs night and day, causing huge
00:53 disruption for local people."
00:55 The crackdown on the free-wheeled vehicles is expected to be a stand-alone bill in Rishi
01:00 Sunak's new legislative plan, which will be unveiled on Tuesday.
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