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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ross Lydall

INSANE: Pedicabs to be given numberplates and have fares capped as tfl moves forward with licensing crackdown | Vintage Vibes

A rogue pedicab driver tried to charge tourists £580 to take them from Oxford Street to Old Street, it can be revealed.

London’s walking and cycling commissioner Will Norman said he had witnessed the attempted “extortion” as he outlined the latest moves to crack down on the cycle rickshaws, which proliferate at night in the West End.

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