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# The Pedicab Operators (London) Regulations 2026

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2026 No. 135
Transport
The Pedicab Operators (London) Regulations 2026
Made
18th February 2026
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
Transport for London, having consulted in accordance with section 1(3) of the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024 and in exercise of the powers conferred on it by sections 1, 2(1), (2), (3), (6), (8), (9) and (10), 3(1), (2), (5), 4(1), (2), (3), (4) and 6(1) and (3) of the Pedicabs (London) Act 2024, makes the following Regulations.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Pedicab Operators (London) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force as follows—
(a) this regulation and regulations 2 and 4 to 9 come into force on 9th March 2026; and
(b) regulations 3 and 10 to 28 come into force on 30th October 2026.

## 2 Interpretation {#regulation-2}

In these Regulations—
“the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006;
“the 2014 Act” means the Immigration Act 2014;
“additional services” means the provision of commentary, entertainment or hospitality;
“the appropriate fee” means the fee which TfL may charge in accordance with regulation 11 of, and table 2 in the Schedule to, the Fares and Fees Regulations;
“associated person” means any individual, firm, company or any other body, undertaking or other group of persons having an interest in the operator’s licence (including during the application process for an operator’s licence) including any partner or officer or representatives specifically nominated by any of the aforementioned, as the context may require;
“cab-driver’s licence” has the meaning given in article 2 of the London Cab Order 1934;
“DBS certificate” means a criminal records certificate issued by the Disclosure and Barring Service for the purposes of Part V of the Police Act 1997;
“DBS check” means a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service for the purposes of Part V of the Police Act 1997;
“driver-operator” means a pedicab driver who—
is a pedicab vehicle licence holder for a single pedicab in Greater London and either—
both operates and carries out any pedicab bookings for that pedicab themselves; or
does not carry out pedicab bookings; or
is not a pedicab vehicle licence holder;
“Fares and Fees Regulations” means the Pedicabs (London) (Fares and Fees) Regulations 2026;
“firm” has the same meaning as in section 1261 of the Companies Act 2006;
“fleet operator” means a person who rents out or otherwise facilitates the provision of one or more pedicabs vehicles to pedicab drivers or other operators;
“immigration offence” means—
an offence under any of the Immigration Acts;
an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981 of attempting to commit an offence within paragraph (a); or
an offence under section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 of conspiracy to commit an offence within paragraph (a);
“immigration penalty” means a penalty under—
section 15 of the 2006 Act; or
section 23 of the 2014 Act;
“London PHV driver’s licence” means a licence within the meaning of section 12 of the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Act 1998;
“officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means a director, manager or secretary of that body;
“operate” includes—
renting out or otherwise facilitating the provision of one or more pedicabs to pedicab drivers or to other operators in Greater London;
making provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or accepting, pedicab bookings in Greater London;
making any arrangements to carry out or accept a pedicab booking in Greater London, directly or indirectly, including but not limited to—
employing pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings;
contracting pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings; or
making provision for or managing a booking platform, dispatch service or other service to carry out pedicab bookings; or
charging for additional services in connection with a journey in Greater London;
“operating centre” means any address from which an operator provides activities or services;
“operating model” means the activities and services provided by an operator, and the means of provision of those activities and services;
“operator” means a person who operates one or more pedicabs in Greater London, including—
a fleet operator;
a person who makes provision for the invitation or acceptance of, or who accepts, pedicab bookings;
a person who employs or contracts with pedicab drivers to carry out pedicab bookings;
a person who operates a booking platform, dispatch service or other service to carry out pedicab bookings; or
a person who is a pedicab vehicle licence holder for two or more pedicabs,
but excluding a driver-operator;
“operator’s licence” means a pedicab operator’s licence;
“pedicab booking” means the booking of a pedicab in Greater London by a person for a journey including any additional services which may be provided in connection with the journey;
“pedicab driver” means a person licensed by TfL as a pedicab driver under the Pedicab Drivers (London) Regulations 2026;
“pedicab vehicle” means a pedicab vehicle licensed by TfL under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“pedicab vehicle identification number” means the pedicab vehicle licence identification number issued by TfL to a pedicab vehicle licence holder under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“pedicab vehicle licence holder” means a person licensed by TfL as a vehicle licence holder under the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations;
“the Pedicab Vehicles Regulations” means the Pedicab Vehicles (London) Regulations 2026; and
“TfL” means Transport for London.

## 4 London pedicab operator’s licence: general {#regulation-4}

(1) Any person may apply to TfL for an operator’s licence.
(2) An operator’s licence is to be granted for three years or for such shorter period as TfL may consider appropriate in the circumstances of the particular case.
(3) An application for the grant of an operator’s licence or for any variation or renewal of such licence must be made in such form, and include such declarations and information, as TfL may require.
(4) TfL may—
(a) require an applicant to furnish such further information as TfL may consider necessary for dealing with an application for an operator’s licence made under paragraph (1); and
(b) in connection with its consideration of the application, conduct inspections of any operating centres proposed by the applicant for inclusion in the licence or any other premises proposed to be used by the applicant (including any premises where pedicab vehicles may be stored or where the batteries for pedicab vehicles may be charged).
(5) TfL may share such information provided to it with an application under this regulation with such persons or bodies as TfL may consider necessary or appropriate.
(6) An application for an operator’s licence, or for any variation or renewal of such licence, must be accompanied by the appropriate fee.
(7) TfL may decline to proceed with an application for an operator’s licence, or for any variation or renewal of such licence, until the appropriate fee is paid.
(8) A licence is not transferable to any other person.
(9) The appropriate fee must be paid by the applicant on the grant of an operator’s licence.
(10) TfL may decline to proceed with a grant of an operator’s licence until the appropriate fee is paid.

## 5 London pedicab operator’s licence: requirements and conditions {#regulation-5}

(1) TfL, having considered an application for an operator’s licence, may—
(a) grant an operator’s licence to an applicant subject to—
(i) the requirements contained in these Regulations;
(ii) the further requirements contained in the Schedule; and
(iii) any conditions as TfL thinks fit; or
(b) refuse the application.
(2) The conditions that may be attached to an operator’s licence under this regulation may include, without limitation, conditions—
(a) that relate to the operating model authorised by the operator’s licence;
(b) that nothing authorised by the operator’s licence may be carried out until TfL or some other specified person has given such further approval for the licensed activity to commence as may be specified in the licence;
(c) as to the provision, maintenance, testing or operation of equipment from a pedicab vehicle relating to anything authorised by the operator’s licence;
(d) as to inspection of the operating centres or any other premises used by the operator; and
(e) that the operator must provide information which TfL may reasonably require, upon request, and within requested timeframes, during the currency of the operator’s licence.
(3) An operator’s licence may provide—
(a) that it is to commence and expire on specified dates; or
(b) that it is to remain in force for a specified period of time (which may be determined by reference to a specified event).
(4) An operator who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with a requirement of an operator’s licence or any condition attached to an operator’s licence is guilty of an offence.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

## 6 London pedicab operator’s licence: qualifying criteria {#regulation-6}

(1) TfL may grant an operator’s licence to an applicant if it is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant and the associated persons to the applicant, where their interest in the applicant requires them to live and work in the United Kingdom, are fit and proper persons to hold an operator’s licence; and
(b) the applicant and those associated persons to the applicant are not disqualified by reason of their immigration status from holding an operator’s licence.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), a person is disqualified by reason of the person’s immigration status from holding an operator’s licence if the person is subject to immigration control and—
(a) the person has not been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom; or
(b) the person’s leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom—
(i) is invalid;
(ii) has ceased to have effect (whether by reason of curtailment, revocation, cancellation, passage of time or otherwise); or
(iii) is subject to a condition preventing the person from being an operator.
(3) Where a person is on immigration bail within the meaning of Part 1 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016—
(a) the person is to be treated as if the person had been granted leave to enter the United Kingdom; but
(b) any condition as to the person’s work in the United Kingdom to which the person’s immigration bail is subject is to be treated for those purposes as a condition of leave.
(4) A person is subject to immigration control if under the Immigration Act 1971 the person requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom.
(5) In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) whether an applicant or associated person to an applicant is disqualified by reason of their immigration status from the applicant holding an operator’s licence, TfL must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

## 7 London pedicab operator’s licence: persons subject to immigration control {#regulation-7}

(1) Paragraph (2) applies if—
(a) an operator’s licence is to be granted to an applicant, and the applicant, or any associated persons to the applicant where their interest in the applicant requires them to live and work in the United Kingdom, has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a limited period (“the leave period”);
(b) the applicant or associated person’s leave has not been extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971; and
(c) apart from paragraph (2), the period for which the licence would have been granted would have ended after the end of the leave period.
(2) The operator’s licence must be granted for a period which ends at or before the end of the leave period.
(3) Paragraph (4) applies if an operator’s licence is to be granted to—
(a) an applicant;
(b) any associated persons to the applicant, where their interest in the applicant requires them to live and work in the United Kingdom,
who has been granted leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for a limited period; and
(c) the applicant or associated person’s leave has been extended by virtue of section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 (continuation of leave pending variation decision).
(4) The operator’s licence must be granted for a period which does not exceed six months.
(5) An operator’s licence granted to an operator ceases to be in force if the person to whom it was granted or any associated person to the operator to whom the licence was granted becomes disqualified by reason of the person’s immigration status from operating a pedicab.
(6) If paragraph (5) applies to an operator’s licence, the person to whom it was granted must, within the period of seven days beginning with the day after the day on which the person first became disqualified, return it to TfL.
(7) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (6) is guilty of an offence.
(8) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable on summary conviction—
(a) to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale; and
(b) in the case of a continuing offence, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for each day during which an offence continues after conviction.

## 8 London pedicab operators to obtain DBS certificate {#regulation-8}

(1) An applicant or any associated person to an applicant for an operator’s licence (including a renewal of a licence) must undertake a basic DBS check and obtain a basic DBS certificate.
(2) The DBS certificate, or certificates, obtained under paragraph (1) must be provided to TfL with the application for an operator’s licence.
(3) The requirement in paragraph (1) applies to any associated person to the applicant unless they are also a pedicab driver.
(4) An operator is required to secure that any persons employed by or associated with them and engaged in pedicab booking, where those persons’ duties require them to have direct contact with members of the public, undertakes a basic DBS check and obtains a basic DBS certificate before they commence their employment.
(5) During the currency of the operator’s licence, any associated person to the operator must, within 28 days of the first anniversary of the start of the operator’s licence, and thereafter within 28 days of each subsequent anniversary of the start of the operator’s licence, undertake a basic DBS check and obtain a DBS certificate.
(6) The operator must provide to TfL upon request the basic DBS certificate obtained under paragraph (5) within seven days of that request.
(7) The requirement in paragraph (4) applies to any associated person to the operator unless they are also a pedicab driver, the holder of a cab-driver’s licence or the holder of a London PHV Driver’s licence.
(8) A DBS check under paragraph (1) must be obtained from TfL’s appointed service provider.

## 9 Overseas criminal check {#regulation-9}

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an applicant or any associated person to an applicant for an operator’s licence who has lived in a country other than the United Kingdom for a continuous period of three months or more within a ten year period prior to the date of application for a licence must provide to TfL a Certificate of Good Conduct in respect of every country where the applicant or associated person to an applicant has so lived.
(2) No period before the applicant or associated person to an applicant had attained the age of 18 is to be taken into account for the purposes of the ten year period referred to in paragraph (1).
(3) Any applicant or associated persons to an applicant for an operator’s licence who has been granted, or who is awaiting a decision to be granted, asylum or refugee status is not required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct in respect of the country from which the applicant or any associated person to an applicant has been granted, or is awaiting a decision to be granted, asylum or refugee status.

## SCHEDULE FURTHER REQUIREMENTS {#schedule}

Regulation 5
Further requirements
1 If, during the currency of the operator’s licence—
(a) the operator or any associated person with the operator’s licence is arrested and released, charged, cautioned or convicted, the operator must, within 48 hours of such event, give TfL notice containing details of the arrest and release, charge, caution or conviction;
(b) any conviction is recorded—
(i) where the operator is an individual, against them;
(ii) where the operator is a firm, against any partner of that firm; or
(iii) where the operator is another type of body or group of persons, against that body or group or any associated persons with that body or group;
(c) any information provided in the application for the grant of the operator’s licence, or for any variation thereof, changes; or
(d) any pedicab driver ceases to be available to the operator for carrying out bookings, by virtue of that driver’s unsatisfactory conduct in connection with the driving of a pedicab,
the operator must, within 14 days of the date of such event (other than sub-paragraph (a)), give TfL notice containing details of the conviction or change, as the case may be, or, in a case falling within sub-paragraph (d), the name of the pedicab driver and the circumstances of the case.
2 The operator must maintain an operating centre in Greater London, and the operator must have obtained, and will maintain, all required approvals or permissions from relevant authorities for the operating centre to be used as such.
3 The operator must not carry out a pedicab booking (where it is carrying out such booking itself) other than at the operating centre specified in their operator’s licence.
4 Before making a material change to its operating model that may affect the operator’s compliance with these Regulations or any conditions of that operator’s licence, the operator must—
(a) where such change is required by law or in the interests of safety, notify TfL immediately; or
(b) for any other change, at least 28 days before the date any such change becomes effective—
(i) notify TfL; and
(ii) obtain TfL’s consent to the change.
5 An operator must maintain in force a policy of insurance against public liability risks which provides a minimum indemnity of £5,000,000 in respect of any one event.
6 The operator must enter into a contractual obligation as principal with the person making the pedicab booking to provide the journey which is the subject of the booking and any such contractual obligation must be consistent with these Regulations.
7 At the time that a pedicab booking is placed with the operator, and before the commencement of a journey, the operator must provide to the person for whom the booking is made in writing—
(a) the total agreed or estimated fare for the journey, as appropriate, pursuant to the Fares and Fees Regulations;
(b) where relevant, the agreed fee for any additional services, pursuant to the Fares and Fees Regulations, with each of those additional services being itemised separately; and
(c) confirmation that the person for whom the booking is made has agreed to the total agreed or estimated fee, and the agreed fee for each of the additional services.
8 Before the commencement of each journey, the operator must provide to the person for whom the pedicab booking was made particulars of the pedicab driver and the pedicab vehicle carrying out that booking.
9 At all times during the operator’s hours of business and at all times during a journey, the operator, unless the operator is a fleet operator, must ensure that the person for whom the pedicab booking was made is able to speak to a person at the operating centre if the person wants to make a complaint or discuss any other matter about the carrying out of the pedicab booking with the operator.
10 The operator must provide to TfL such particulars of pedicab drivers and pedicab vehicles at such frequency as may be specified by TfL from time to time, including the location of storage facilities for pedicab vehicles which it controls or manages.
11 The operator must provide to TfL such particulars of—
(a) pedicab bookings which it has accepted; and
(b) pedicab bookings which it has carried out,
at such frequency as may be specified by TfL from time to time.
12 The operator must establish and maintain a procedure for dealing with—
(a) complaints; and
(b) lost property,
arising in connection with any pedicab booking accepted by them.
13 The operator may adopt up to five business names and must notify TfL of its business names.