Statutory Instruments
2026 No. 137
Transport
The Pedicabs (London) (Fares and Fees) Regulations 2026
Made
25th February 2026
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
Transport for London, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1(1), 2(1), (3), (4) and (5), 3(1) and (2), and 6 of the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024(1), makes the following Regulations.
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pedicabs (London) (Fares and Fees) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force as follows—
(a)This regulation and regulations 2, 13 and the Schedule come into force on 9th March 2026; and
(b)Regulations 3 to 12 come into force on 30th October 2026.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—
“ authorised officer ” means a person authorised in writing by TfL for the purposes of these Regulations;
“ driver ” means the person licensed by TfL to drive the pedicab;
“the driver regulations” mean the Pedicab Drivers (London) Regulations 2026 ( 2 );
“the operator regulations” mean the Pedicab Operators (London) Regulations 2026 ( 3 );
“the vehicle regulations” mean the Pedicab Vehicles (London) Regulations 2026 ( 4 );
“ operator ” means the person licensed by TfL as an operator of the pedicab; and
“ TfL ” means Transport for London.
PART 2 FARES
Fares for a pedicab journey
3.—(1) Subject to regulation 4, the fare payable by a person for a journey of a pedicab is as set out in this Regulation.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the maximum fare payable by a person for a journey of a pedicab is the aggregate of the following amounts—
(a)the base fare of £5.00;
(b)a sum arrived at according to the duration of the journey calculated at the rate of rate of £1.00 for each minute of the journey; and
(c)an additional charge of £3.00 in respect of each additional passenger.
(3) For the purposes of subparagraph 2(b), where the duration of a journey is not a multiple of a whole minute, it is to be rounded up to the next whole minute.
(4) A driver or operator may agree with a person a fare payable for a journey of a pedicab which is less than the maximum fare which would otherwise be payable under this regulation.
(5) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)a journey is to be deemed to have commenced when all passengers are safely seated in the pedicab unless the driver or operator and the person hiring the pedicab agree for the journey to start after such time, and
(b)a journey is deemed to have ended when—
(i)the agreed destination is reached; or
(ii)before the destination is reached if—
(aa)a passenger indicates to the driver that the passenger wishes to end the journey before the destination has been reached; or
(bb)the driver indicates to the passenger that the driver requires to end the journey before the destination has been reached due to exceptional circumstances.
(6) For the purposes of subparagraph (5)(b)(ii)(bb), ‘exceptional circumstances’ means a medical emergency, safety or road traffic conditions.
Fixed fare for a pedicab journey
4.—(1) A driver or operator may charge a fixed fare for a journey of a pedicab in accordance with this regulation and regulation 3 does not apply when the driver or operator agrees to carry the passenger or passengers in accordance with this regulation.
(2) A fixed fare under paragraph (1) must be agreed between the driver or operator and the passenger or passengers before the journey commences.
(3) A fixed fare under this regulation must be lower than the fare which may be charged under regulation 3.
Fares for additional services
5.—(1) In addition to the fare payable by a person for a journey of pedicab under regulation 3 or 4, an operator may charge a person fees in respect of additional services which may be provided in connection with the journey.
(2) The fee for any additional services provided in connection with a pedicab journey must be agreed in advance between the operator and the person requesting the additional services in connection with the journey.
(3) The fee agreed under paragraph (2) must be recorded by the operator in the record of the booking required to be kept in accordance with the operator regulations.
(4) In this regulation—
“ additional services ” means the provision of commentary, entertainment or hospitality.
Card payments
6. A driver must only use an electronic card payment device of a type which has been approved by TfL when accepting payment for a fare by credit or debit card.
Provision of receipt on request
7.—(1) A driver must, if so requested by a passenger during or immediately after a journey, provide the passenger with a receipt for the fare paid by the passenger for that journey.
(2) A receipt under paragraph (1) must be in such form and include such information as TfL may specify.
Offences under regulations 6 and 7
8. A pedicab driver who fails to comply with the requirements of regulations 6 and 7 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
Offence for demanding or taking more than permitted fare
9. A pedicab driver or pedicab operator who demands or takes more than the fare permitted or agreed in relation to a journey under regulation 3 or agreed for a journey under regulation 4, or who charges more than a fee agreed under regulation 5, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
Fixed penalty offence
10. Where on any occasion an authorised officer finds a person who they have reason to believe has on that occasion committed an offence under regulation 8 the authorised officer may give that person a notice offering them the opportunity of discharging any liability to conviction for that offence by payment of a fixed penalty.
Fixed penalty notices
11. —(1) The provisions of this regulation have effect in relation to the notice (“fixed penalty notice”) which may be given under regulation 10.
(2) Where a person is given a fixed penalty notice—
(a)no proceedings must be instituted for that offence before the expiration of 28 days following the date of the notice; and
(b)the person is not to be convicted of that offence if they pay the fixed penalty before the expiration of that period.
(3) A fixed penalty notice must give such particulars of the circumstances alleged to constitute the offence as are necessary for giving reasonable information of the offence and must state—
(a)the period during which, by virtue of paragraph (2), proceedings will not be taken for the offence;
(b)the amount of the fixed penalty;
(c)the options available for payment of the fixed penalty; and
(d)the consequences of not making any payment within the period for payment.
(4) The form of notices under this regulation are such as TfL may prescribe.
(5) The fixed penalty payable in pursuance of a fixed penalty notice under this regulation must be paid to TfL or a person authorised by TfL.
(6) In any proceedings a certificate which—
(a)purports to be signed by or on behalf of the chief operating officer of TfL; and
(b)states that payment of a fixed penalty was or was not received by a date specified in the certificate,
is to be evidence of the facts stated.
Level of fixed penalty
12.—(1) TfL may set the amount of the fixed penalty payable to TfL in accordance with this regulation.
(2) In setting the amount of the fixed penalty TfL is to take into account the maximum fine for the offence under regulation 9 and may take account of any reasonable costs or expected costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with the administration of the issuing of a fixed penalty notice under regulation 11.
(3) TfL must publish on its website the amount of the fixed penalty which has been set by TfL in accordance with this regulation.
PART 3 FEES
Licence fees
13. The fees which TfL may charge an applicant in relation to licences—
(a)under the driver regulations are those set out in table 1 in the Schedule;
(b)under the operator regulations are those set out in table 2 in the Schedule;
(c)under the vehicle regulations are those set out in table 3 in the Schedule.
Signed by authority of Transport for London
Andy Lord
Commissioner
Transport for London
25th February 2026
Regulation 13
SCHEDULE 1 LICENCE FEES
Table 1
Pedicab Driver Licence Fees
|
(1) When a fee is payable to TfL by the applicant |
(2) Fee |
|---|---|
| In respect of sitting the test required by regulation 11(3) of the driver regulations | £40.00 |
| In respect of resitting the test required by regulation 11(3) of the driver regulations | £30.00 |
| In respect of sitting the test required by regulation 12(4)(a) of the driver regulations | £40.00 |
| In respect of resitting the test required by regulation 12(4)(a) of the driver regulations | £30.00 |
| Upon an application for a licence being made under regulation 4 of the driver regulations | £46.00 |
| Upon an application for a licence being granted under regulation 4 of the driver regulations | £68.00 |
| In respect of the replacement of the means of identification issued under regulation 6 of the driver regulations. | £15.00 |
Table 2
Pedicab Operator Licence Fees
|
(1) When a fee is payable to TfL by the applicant |
(2) Fee |
|---|---|
| Upon an application for a licence being made under regulation 4(4) of the operator regulations | £300.00 |
| Upon an application for a licence being granted under regulation 5(5) of the operator regulations | £450.00 |
| Upon an application for a variation of a licence— | |
| - to change the details of an existing, or add the details of a new, operating centre | £300.00 |
| - to remove the details of an existing operating centre under regulation 26(5) of the operator regulations | £50.00 |
Table 3
Pedicab Vehicle Licence Fees
|
(1) When a fee is payable to TfL by the applicant |
(2) Fee |
|---|---|
| Upon an application for a licence being made under regulation 4(2) of the vehicle regulations | £60.00 |
| Upon an application for a licence being made under regulation 4(8) of the vehicle regulations | £40.00 |