Crackdown on 'rip-off' rickshaws: Sadiq Khan vows to rid capital of shady drivers who 'swindle' tourists and blare loud music

Have YOU been ripped off on a rickshaw? Email: frankie.elliott@mailonline.co.uk Sir Sadiq Khan has vowed to rid London of shady rickshaw drivers 'swindlng' tourists out of thousands of pounds and causing havoc on the roads by blaring loud music. As chair of Transport for London, Sir Sadiq Khan has ordered a six-week public consultation on new rules for rickshaws Rickshaws, officially known as pedicabs, are the only form of unregulated public transport in London and have no unified mechanism in place to control prices It will also consider whether licensing should include limits on the playing of loud music, with a decibel cap at certain times of the day, even though some forms of noise-related antisocial behavior is already covered by existing legislation. The city is host to a number of rickshaw companies and many of the vehicles come adorned with various bells and whistles as they whizz through the area playing pop music. The city is host to a number of rickshaw companies and many of the vehicles come adorned with various bells and whistles as they whizz through the area playing pop music Happy Days legend Henry Winkler is among those to have recently warned about the dangers of London rickshaws 'We rode a few blocks going towards the Palace and something broke.