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A pedicab driver in London who swindled two feminine passengers out of one hundred eighty pounds has been pressured to return the money, after the Westminster City Council requested a crackdown on the city’s bicycle rickshaw “nuisance.” The driver initially charged 18 kilos for a three minutes journey, however then elevated the worth by an element of 10 on the final minute, including a zero at the finish, the ladies reported. For expats in Thailand, it seems like a web page reduce from the Thailand tuk tuk playbook. Fortunately, local police tracked down the motive force and made him return the ill-gotten cash during a weekend crackdown that lasted from the Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday morning. ????????????????????????????? , a communities and regeneration cabinet member, stated it was time for the government to take motion and ensure pedicab drivers would take safety checks and pay street tax within the West End, which is starting to recuperate from a year and a half of pandemic associated disruptions and restrictions. The crackdown occurred in China Town, Oxford Street, Covent Garden, Leicester Center, Mayfair and Soho the BBC reported. Police moved some 70 pedicabs — or bicycle rickshaws — found blocking pavements, while 9 others were reported for blasting loud music from their audio system, deemed “likely to be an annoyance, underneath the Control of Pollution Act 1974. An additional four pedicab drivers played music softly, regardless of carrying big audio system, as they peddled gingerly along the lamplit streets of the West End. The story sounds all too acquainted to Bangkok locals and longtime expats in Thailand, who're accustomed to seeing colorful tuk tuks on the roadside, particularly alongside well-liked walking streets and metro stations at night. Tuk tuk drivers in the Big Mango are notorious for disobeying visitors guidelines and cheating vacationers, both by charging exorbitant prices, or for tricking them into frequent scams. SOURCE: BBC

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