Tuctuc Ltd

Tuctuc Ltd started off with 12 Bajaj Retros in various livery designs, including the Union Jack, a strawberry, Swiss cheese and Burberry check.

[5][6] The three-wheeled vehicles had a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour (56 km/h)[2] and ran on compressed natural gas, for which a filling station was provided at Brighton Marina.

Brighton and Hove City Council granted the company a licence to operate in October 2005; it was the first licensed auto rickshaw service established outside Asia.

An investigation by the Traffic commissioner in October 2006 found that the company was failing to operate to its timetables 50% of the time, and the following month levied a fine of £16,500 (reduced on appeal to £8,000)[9] for breaching its passenger bus licence terms.

[1] Another setback occurred in September 2006 when the Burberry-themed rickshaw, known as the "Chavrolet" and "voted the most popular design by the public", had to be redesigned after Burberry threatened legal action over trademark infringement.