Tuk tuk ban – First Lisbon and now Porto

Entrepreneurs also admit to using vehicles of other types in their activities, such as nine-seater vans or jeeps

A spokesperson for the 12 companies trying to block the measure argues that the chamber intends to regulate not a category of vehicle, but “to regulate what the court prohibited them from doing, which is to regulate our activity”.

Tuk tuk ban – First Lisbon and now Porto

Porto City Council will restrict the circulation of tuk-tuks on nine streets in the historic centre, "in order to promote greater traffic fluidity, pedestrian safety and accessibility of public transport".

“In order to promote greater traffic flow, pedestrian safety and public transport accessibility, the circulation of light tricycles and quadricycles will be restricted in nine arteries of the city's downtown”, can be read in an information sent to Lusa. The news of the measure was initially published by the newspaper Públio and includes “Largo dos Loios, the streets of Trindade Coelho, Mouzinho da Silveira, Ribeira Negra, Infante D. Henrique, Fe…

The Porto City Council will ban the circulation of tricycles and quadricycles, including tuk-tuks, on nine streets in the historic and downtown areas. The measure comes two months after the Court approved a precautionary measure filed by tour operators against the regulation that limited access to those areas.