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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alice Peacock

Tourist's fury after being charged £500 for a quick 10-minute rickshaw journey

A tourist has been left fuming after being charged £500 for a 10-minute journey into London’s Soho in a pedicab.

The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, is claiming he was scammed after a short trip while on a night out with friends in the West End, on July 29.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), he said he was "distracted" by the pedicab, or 'rickshaw' driver, who took him and a friend from Mayfair to Soho.

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