I went undercover in central London to discover how much pedicabs charged – some riders were tense and accused me of being a cop but still wanted me to pay £20 for a five-minute trip.
Equipped with a hidden microphone and dressed in plain clothes, I wandered around Leicester Square for two hours on a chilly Friday evening and saw riders park on busy pavements and blare music without a care in the world.
They wanted to charge me between £20 and £50 for a five to 10-minute journey and tried to sugar me up with detours. Using an Uber for these trips, without detours, costs no more than £8.
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8 Comments
Wow.
They rob tourist
Why ride them when there is London Bus for less than £2? I guess it's a tourists thing. I always wondered how much they cost. Thank you for covering it
5 quid a minute!!! Yeah totally fair 😒🤡
warning to all tourists do not use any of the pedicabs in London they will rip you off
Broken people trying to catch the wave
Passport please
What the hell does £5 buy you today. We seem to think that a pound is a lot of money these days, it isn’t.