The Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martinez-Almeidaannounced this Wednesday that it had the “intention to regulate and order vehicles with seats and three wheels known as “tuk tuk”. A week later announce the end of scooter rental companies electric In Madrid, the mayor confirmed that he would also put the “tuk tuks” in order.
These vehicles usually They are used to take tourists to city centers of the capital, visiting the most emblematic pointsand are typical in some cities like Lisbon.
However, Almeida assured that the City Council is “concerned” because, “in addition to the fact that they have a tourist use”, they are “use street parking“and they do not constitute “a means of transport on the streets of Madrid.”
In this sense, he also explained that he had asked the delegate of the tourist area, Almudena Maíllo, to “determine what the situation is” and “the specific regulatory framework within which tuk tuks are protected in order to be able to make decisions in this regard.”