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He said: "I've got no background in this whatsoever, it was just an idea I had.

"I would be charging £2.50 per person per journey, and I can fit two in at a time."

"There are around 800 in London, although the licensing is different there.

"They have been around since 2005, but I can see them really taking off soon, over the last few years people have really been picking up on it."

Mr Beck injured his back in May this year and immediately got his thinking cap on regarding future career avenues.

Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China.

captain cab wrote:

Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China.

I thought they'd cost more like £250.

Dusty Bin wrote:

captain cab wrote:

Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China.

I thought they'd cost more like £250.

The £2500 includes the plate value. :wink:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-pod23rickshaws20110923054431,0,1465741.photo

He is waiting to find out how many plates he can get then he will bring the rest over :lol:

photos from the anderson shelter.

Wednesday: In one incident a young women was thrown to the ground when the Rickshaw-bike she was a passenger in overturned while racing another Rickshaw-bike on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Thursday: Another young lady was thrown to the carriageway when her Rickshaw overturned, negotiating the roundabout on the south side of Waterloo bridge.

Again on Thursday night: Three young girls were injured when their Rickshaw overturned outside Harrods.

Sunday: A Rickshaw was hit by a Mercedes car beside the Queen mothers gate on Park Lane. The young lady passenger was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.

CC

Author:	captain cab [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:12 pm ]
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Rickshaws - the new vision for transport in Gloucester city centre RICKSHAWS buzzing around Gloucester city centre could be a common sight by 2013. Tim Beck is currently bidding for a licence, similar to a Hackney Carriage one, to use his own rickshaw, which is also known as a pedicab, in the city. The 37-year-old is optimistic the application will go through, and when it does he believes it could be the start of a new dawn for public transport in Gloucester. He said: "I hope to have everything finalised by Easter, and I'm looking to take people from the Cathedral to the Quays and back again. "I can see another 10 or so coming to the city in the next few years if that happens." Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China. A former builder, Mr Beck injured his back in May this year and immediately got his thinking cap on regarding future career avenues. He said: "I've got no background in this whatsoever, it was just an idea I had. Ideal "I am a big fan of Gloucester and I feel that the distance between the Cathedral and the Quays is just that little bit too much to walk, so this could be the ideal answer. "I would be charging £2.50 per person per journey, and I can fit two in at a time." The licence he is applying for is essentially a Hackney Carriage one with certain modifications due to the nature of the pedicab. "The licence will have to be altered slightly, but I don't see it being too much of an issue," he added. "There are around 800 in London, although the licensing is different there. They also have them in Hereford, Bristol and Oxford too. "They have been around since 2005, but I can see them really taking off soon, over the last few years people have really been picking up on it." He was out using his pedicab at the weekend treating carollers and Father Christmas to a festive trip ahead of a performance at the Gloucester Cathedral. And the proposal has been backed by Gloucester City Centre Community Partnership secretary Barry Leach, who said Mr Beck had taken him for a demonstration ride. He said: "It's a great idea." http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/ ... story.html

Author:	Sussex [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:26 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: He said: "I've got no background in this whatsoever, it was just an idea I had. Would never had guessed. captain cab wrote: "I would be charging £2.50 per person per journey, and I can fit two in at a time." I hope the price he charges isn't more than the council's set tariff. captain cab wrote: "There are around 800 in London, although the licensing is different there. The licensing isn't different, they have no licensing. captain cab wrote: "They have been around since 2005, but I can see them really taking off soon, over the last few years people have really been picking up on it." I bet they don't take off.

Author:	gusmac [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:50 pm ]
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Quote: Mr Beck injured his back in May this year and immediately got his thinking cap on regarding future career avenues. I'll bet peddling that rickshaw will do wonders for his back.

Author:	bloodnock [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:01 pm ]
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Fair weather Machines those Rickshaws...they take the Money in Summer and then leave the all year round Taxi driver to take up the Slack in the winter months....its not on, I hope theyre made to work in sub Zero temperatures and get their Scrotes frost bitten off..

Author:	Dusty Bin [ Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:54 pm ]
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captain cab wrote: Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China. I thought they'd cost more like £250.

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Author:	grandad [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:09 am ]
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Dusty Bin wrote: captain cab wrote: Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China. I thought they'd cost more like £250. The £2500 includes the plate value.

Author:	skippy41 [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:16 am ]
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi- ... 5741.photo He is waiting to find out how many plates he can get then he will bring the rest over

Author:	Dusty Bin [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:21 am ]
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grandad wrote: Dusty Bin wrote: captain cab wrote: Mr Beck, from Gloucester, bought his Rickshaw for £2,500 from a company in Scotland which imported it from China. I thought they'd cost more like £250. The £2500 includes the plate value. Is that all some people can think about?

Author:	Dusty Bin [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:28 am ]
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skippy41 wrote: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-pod23rickshaws20110923054431,0,1465741.photo He is waiting to find out how many plates he can get then he will bring the rest over Nice one Skippy, maybe it was £2,500 for the whole lot Reminds me of that Only Fools & Horses episode when Dell managed to fool Rodney - who thought he'd be clever and set up in business on his own - into paying a fortune for a heap of broken lawn mower engines. Feeling sorry for him, Dell paid a mate to buy the engines from Rodney at way over the odds to boost his confidence again. Unfortunately Rodney was so pleased with himself that he went out and bought another load of broken lawn mower engines. And they were the same ones that he'd bought previously Nothing really to do with the rickshaws, but for some reason I thought of that

Author:	skippy41 [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:33 am ]
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I just wish that was a field of TX4s they cannot meet the EU 5 regs, and are being converted in a back street garage in London to try and meet it

Author:	captain cab [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:34 pm ]
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photos from the anderson shelter. Wednesday: In one incident a young women was thrown to the ground when the Rickshaw-bike she was a passenger in overturned while racing another Rickshaw-bike on Shaftesbury Avenue. Thursday: Another young lady was thrown to the carriageway when her Rickshaw overturned, negotiating the roundabout on the south side of Waterloo bridge. Again on Thursday night: Three young girls were injured when their Rickshaw overturned outside Harrods. Sunday: A Rickshaw was hit by a Mercedes car beside the Queen mothers gate on Park Lane. The young lady passenger was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. CC

Author:	edders23 [ Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:29 pm ]
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perhaps someone ought to suggest to Gloucester council they do a risk assessment first before issuing a license

Author:	wizzkid [ Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:56 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Rickshaws - the new vision for transport in Gloucester
captain cab wrote: photos from the anderson shelter. Wednesday: In one incident a young women was thrown to the ground when the Rickshaw-bike she was a passenger in overturned while racing another Rickshaw-bike on Shaftesbury Avenue. Thursday: Another young lady was thrown to the carriageway when her Rickshaw overturned, negotiating the roundabout on the south side of Waterloo bridge. Again on Thursday night: Three young girls were injured when their Rickshaw overturned outside Harrods. Sunday: A Rickshaw was hit by a Mercedes car beside the Queen mothers gate on Park Lane. The young lady passenger was rushed to hospital in an ambulance. CC looks like they need to get rid of them before someone gets killed

Author:	gusmac [ Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:41 am ]
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Already happened http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepag ... burgh.html

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Author:	bloodnock [ Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:59 pm ]
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But they are Green and Environmentally friendly..hell, whats a death or a few Injuries here or there if it has Eco credentialsl!!! Councillors love all things Eco...Its Vote catching trendyism at its best.