# The Pedicab Drivers (London) Regulations 2026, Regulation 11: Physical fitness requirement

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(1) A London pedicab driver’s licence must not be granted to a person unless TfL is satisfied that the applicant meets the physical fitness requirement.
(2) The physical fitness requirement is that the applicant—
(a) is the holder of a Group 2 licence; or
(b) satisfies TfL that the applicant is medically fit to hold a London pedicab driver’s licence.
(3) A “Group 2 licence” means a licence to drive a motor vehicle granted under Part III of the Traffic Act 1998 which is a Group 2 Licence as defined in regulation 70 of the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) Regulations 1999.
(4) In assessing whether an applicant is medically fit to hold a London pedicab driver’s licence under paragraph (2)(b), TfL is to have regard to the medical standards that apply in relation to a Group 2 licence.
(5) TfL may at any time require a person specified in paragraph (6)—
(a) to produce a certificate signed by a registered medical practitioner to the effect that the applicant is physically fit to be the driver of a pedicab for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b); and
(b) whether or not such a certificate has been produced, to submit to examination by a registered medical practitioner selected by TfL as to the person’s physical fitness to be the driver of a pedicab.
(6) The persons for the purposes of paragraph (5) are—
(a) an applicant for a London pedicab driver’s licence;
(b) a holder of a London pedicab driver’s licence; and
(c) an applicant for the renewal of a London pedicab driver’s licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/134/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pedicab-drivers-london-regulations-2026/regulation-11
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