When Tricycle drivers talk to us about Tuk Tuks they often ask why they should spend so much more on a TVS King three-wheeler than they would for a tricycle. The TVS has so many advantages over a tricycle which makes it difficult to know where to start. Customer Service For years the tricycle has […]
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When we approached TVs so we could do a TVS King Deluxe Review for our website and for Tuk Tuk 3-Wheelers YouTube Channel we were in for many shocks. Firstly we would like to thank TVS Philippines for lending us a TVS King Deluxe for 2 weeks to test it. When we have done test
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Prince William in a Tuk Tuk? When Prince William and his wife Kate arrived at a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan in Islamabad, they did so in style, their means of transport was a Tuk Tuk also known as an Auto Rickshaw. It seems the British think the Tuk Tuk is
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Tuk Tuk Registration in the Philippines We have believed for a long time that registering a Tuk Tuk, TVS King, Bajaj RE or Piaggio Ape as a Motorcycle with sidecar can not be right as it is clearly registering it as something it is not. We then came across this article in Carmudi Insider, in
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Philippines Tricycles meet EURO 3 or 4 Emission Standards we check the facts. Claim: Philippines Tricycles emissions meet Euro 3 or 4 standards. We have heard the claim many times that new tricycles in the Philippines meet Euro 3 or Euro 4 Emission Standards. First, we must make it clear that when we talk about
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Claim All Vehicles with Three Wheels are Tricycles – False In the Philippines people often tell you that all vehicles with 3 wheels are tricycles and not cars because cars have four wheels. We fact check this claim. Cars have four wheels At the time of publishing this, there are 46 companies in the world
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History of the Tuk Tuk The history of the Tuk Tuk also known as the Auto Rickshaw is disputed, some claim the first Tuk Tuk was in 1947 others claim it was 1934. We take a look at these claims and put a spanner in the works as we believe the first Tuk Tuk dates
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If you drive a TVS King, Piaggio Ape or a Bajaj RE and you have ever thought about heading north from Manila you are probably aware of the problems drivers of the above vehicles have had with traffic enforcers in Valenzuela City. We are pleased to announce that we have found evidence that the traffic
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Spreading the love of Tuk Tuks in the Philippines The Tuk Tuk has become an icon in India and Sri Lanka and is loved by tourists from all over the world. Piaggio produced the first Tuk Tuks in Italy in 1948 and it was advertised as the Vespa car. It was an ideal vehicle for
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The subject of Bajaj RE National Highways is a very disputed one. The question of where you can use the Bajaj RE, Piaggio Ape and the TVS King keep coming up so we decided it is time to look at this again. Local Government Units (LGU), the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and
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Wind Cowling for the Bajaj RE simple cooling idea The wind cowling for the Bajaj RE is a very simple cooling method for the driver of the Bajaj RE. The wind cowling is more of a wind deflector as it deflects air from outside onto the driver of the Tuk Tuk. The idea of the
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TVS King Person With Disability Is the TVS King a suitable mode of transport for a person with a disability? Because of the upright position, you sit in the TVS King senior citizens that have tried the TVS both as a passenger or as a driver all comment how comfortable it is for them. The
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In the article “Bajaj RE is a James Bond Car,” I made an error as I incorrectly believed the auto-rickshaw used in James Bond movie Octopussy was a Bajaj RE it has now come to my attention that this is not the case. After doing some further research, I discovered that the auto-rickshaw used in
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Tuk Tuks are Cars Last month we reported on how BBC Top Gear ranked the Bajaj RE as the most versatile car on the planet. Claiming that Tuk Tuks are cars brought mixed responses from our readers, the majority agreeing with it but some claiming it was wrong and the Tuk Tuk is in no
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The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act also known as the Republic Act No 11235 has some very interesting twists for Tuk Tuks like the Bajaj RE, the Piaggio Ape and the TVS King. the most interesting of these is they will be some of the few vehicles that are regarded as motorcycles that are allowed to
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Since the Bajaj RE arrived in the Philippines there has been much confusion about what type of vehicle it is, the answer is simple the Bajaj RE is a car. Top Gear says the Bajaj RE is a Car At 8 pm GMT on the 24th Feb 2019 the worlds most-watched and best known Motoring
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Are LTO Registering Three Wheelers Correctly? LTO have started to register three wheelers such as the Bajaj RE and the Piaggio Ape as Motorcycle with sidecars. Is this the correct way of registering three wheelers? When the Piaggio Ape and the Bajaj RE were first introduced to the Philippines LTO registered them as Non-Conventional Motorcycle
Is this the start of the end of the tricycle? In 2018 many municipalities announced that they are planning to replace or ban the tricycle. Metro Manila Council to ban tricycles being used as a school service In June of 2018, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced they want Metro Manila Council
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