The municipal council of José Luis Martinez-Almeida will face the tuk tuk phenomenon. For some time now, this type of tricycle intended for tourists, typical of Asian countries such as India or Thailand, has also landed in Madrid.
The mayor will take action on this matter to find out “what is the regulatory framework“of these vehicles which “They use street parking and are not a means of transportation.” “It needs to be regulated,” announced the first mayor.
This was confirmed by the first popular mayor during an act of homage to a victim murdered by ETA in the Argentine Republic Square. The announcement about tuk tuks also comes just days after the mayor announced the end of electric scooter rentals in the city in October.
“We are worried”he said when asked about motorized tricycles. “Last week I asked the city councilor for tourism, Almudena Maillowhich will determine the situation and the specific regulatory framework in which tuk tuks are protected in order to be able to make decisions in this regard,” he detailed.
Although he is aware that they have a touristic utility, The mayor criticized the fact that these vehicles use street parking without beingas indicated, a means of transportThis is why he argued for these systems to “develop within an appropriate regulatory framework” while making tourist activity compatible.
THE tuk tuk They have become a new way of doing tourism. For the most part, they are less polluting because they are electric and, in addition, they move with more maneuverability. But for over a year, they have been a headache for the neighborhood and for the City Hall itself. because they are not even qualified as passenger transport vehicles, as recognized by Espace Mobilité in August 2023.
Already at that time there were complaints in the neighborhoods that They reported that tuk tuks drove everywhere, even on the smallest streets, and parked quickly. so that the tourist can see the monument in use.
