Tuk-tuk Private Hire Firm Coming To A Rank Near You..... Soon

Why not, what will the Taxi trade do.... nothing again, other than wait and see. 

They will probably call themselves Tuk-Tuk Taxis as not one Taxi org or union has ever fought for us to keep our name, just look at the BBC always calling minicabs Taxis.... where are the complaints.... they just don’t happen

We even have one Taxi App who have given themselves a 50% increase in commission from 10% to 15% and still their drivers say nothing and just pay up. 

Not only that, these third party Taxi App companies owned by multi-national companies have already taken the word Taxi out of their name, plus they actually sit down with TfL and decided what we can charge, even though they are not licensed by TfL in any way.

They decide whether we have an increase or not and TfL listen to them as major stakeholders. 

Taxi Trade media won’t say anything about them as they relish in advertising revenue. 

I wonder what would happen if we demanded to sit in on their board meetings and set the directors wages and bonuses. 

Amazingly, the only App, TaxiApp which is solely owned by Taxi drivers is not allowed in revenue meetings. 

But as Bob Oddy once said, it’s not what the trade wants or needs ... it’s what it will stand

And going on recent form, our trade will stand the three card trick, time and time again. 

Now we have a tuk-tuk private hire firm has been given the go ahead to operate in Cardiff, which is eyeing up the London Market. Why not... we already have illegal electric rickshaws with the authorities unwilling to police the situation. 

Customers will be able to use a ride-hailing app (it’s that phrase again...ride hailing, which really means paying for hire) to book the electric vehicles, also known as rickshaws, which seat two passengers. The Mayor is going to love this and make no mistake, TfL will licence them 

Cardiff councillors gave their backing to the plans for zero emission rickshaws at a special meeting on Tuesday.

A reportsaid the vehicles, called Zbees, would be used for short distances in the city and Cardiff Bay.

The firm said its vehicles had zero emissions as they operated on battery power.

TAXI LEAKS EXTRA BIT: 

In addition to Cardiff, Coventry could be set to welcome pedicabs and Tuk Tuks to its streets - though a timescale for this is not yet known.

Last year, it was revealed that plans to introduce the quirky modes of transport were given the green light by the council - ahead of an expected tourism boom.

When introduced to the city, the new pedicabs and tuk tuks, which will be powered by pedal or a small motor, will operate near the railway station and the inner ring road.

Motors will be electric or zero-emission capability engines and drivers will only be permitted to accept pre-booked fares.