On 2011\12\26 13:22, tim...... wrote:

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On 25/12/2011 18:03, SteveL wrote:
Trouble is that there is no legal definition of a "rickshaw" or a
"pedicab", so they can't be banned or have regulations imposed on them.
Therefore, the only way to deal with this nuisance is to strictly
enforce as many existing regulations as possible against them.

They are a bit of an annoyance, aren't they? I have seen them roll up
to myself and others countless times to try and tout for business.
Their prices are also extortionate.

but are they extortionate when compared to black cabs for the distance
(I really have no idea, but I suspect not)

You suspect wrong. They charge whatever they can get away with, and 25
pounds for a one mile journey is not uncommon. Presumably they can be
haggled with, but I think it's highly unlikely that they would ever be
cheaper than a black cab for any distance, unless it was one of the
*very* few journeys where they can take a substantial shortcut by
driving over pavements and through no entry signs (Lower Thames Street
westbound carriageway to Fenchurch Street station, for instance), but
even there they would be dearer than the black cab unless you haggled.