Some pedicabs operators have been accused of ripping off tourists by charging extortionate prices.
Westminster City Council this year called on the government to act to tackle "nuisance" pedicab operators
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs on Wednesday his department planned to introduce legislation to control the "wild west" of pedicabs.Pedicab operators, drivers and their vehicles are not licensed in London. Commenting on the government's plans, London Pedicab Operators Association chair Friedel Schroder said: "Looking back at it now I can't believe it's taken this long.
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