The City of Cape Town’s Mayoral Committee has supported a proposed set of conditions for the use of tuk-tuks in certain parts of Cape Town, in order to support enhanced mobility, as well as the entrepreneurship of those promoting the service.
The Provincial Regulating Entity has received a number of applications for tuk-tuk operating licences and one licence has been approved, although it was not supported by the City in terms of its current CITP.
Due to the growing demand for this type of service, and in order to accommodate the identified gap in the transport market, the following interim conditions (amongst others) have been recommended:
Support systems
- Tuk-tuks to operate as a short distance mode of transport, travelling no longer than 3km on a dedicated route, as defined in the Operating Licence.
Infrastructure
- Tuk-tuks are seen as a base operation (as sedan taxis), with respect to facilities, with formal City facilities not provided. Base facilites will be privately owned or leased by the tuk-tuk operator, which shall be stipulated and within an acceptable radius from their route.
Regulatory
- Children under the age of 13 years must be accompanied by an adult when travelling on a tuk-tuk
- All trips must be pre-booked with the tuk-tuk operator
If these proposals are approved, tuk-tuks will become operational in the following areas:
- Waterfront, Sea Point and Bantry Bay
- CBD, as long as there is no conflict with sedan taxis
- Kalk Bay
- Simon’s Town and Fish Hoek
