The mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, announced this Wednesday that he would “order and regulate” the activity of the vehicles with a seat and three wheels called tuk tuk in the streets of the capital. The city council is already working to determine what its regulatory framework will be for “making decisions in this regard.”
“The phenomenon of tuk tuks worries us, and in fact last week I asked the Councilor Delegate for Tourism, Almudena Maíllo, to determine what the situation is, what is the specific regulatory framework in which tuk tuks can be protected. to make decisions on this matter,” said the mayor after participating in an act of remembrance of a victim murdered by ETA in the Plaza de República Argentina.
Thus, in addition to their tourist role, Almeida stressed that these vehicles, which hundreds of visitors to the capital use daily to move around the city, use parking that does not correspond to them on the streets and is not treated as a means of transport.
Just a week ago, the mayor announced that he would revoke the permits granted to the three electric scooter rental companies operating in the capital, Lime, Dott and Tier Mobility, because not comply with the established conditionsSince November, only private scooters will be allowed to circulate on the streets of Madrid.
Our priority is the physical integrity and safety of the people of Madrid. We revoke the authorization of scooter dealers on the city’s streets. They have not complied with the conditions we have imposed to guarantee the safety of pedestrians, including…
– José Luis Martínez-Almeida (@AlmeidaPP_) September 5, 2024
In total, 6,000 of these vehicles (2,000 for each of these companies) will disappear from Madrid since October for not complying with the security requirements imposed, especially in terms of safety. “There have been no technological improvements to ensure that they do not circulate on the sidewalk or park in inappropriate places,” Almeida said at a press conference after last Thursday’s government meeting.
