Editing Auto rickshaw (section)

=== Europe ===

==== France ====
A number of tuk-tuks (250 in 2013 according to the Paris Prefecture) are used as an alternative tourist transport system in Paris, some of them being pedal-operated with electric motor assist. They are not yet fully licensed to operate and await customers on the streets. Vélotaxis were common during the Occupation years in Paris due to fuel restrictions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2013/08/20/1692502-a-paris-les-tuk-tuks-fleurissent-tout-comme-les-pv.html |title=A Paris, les tuk-tuks fleurissent... tout comme les PV |date=2013-08-20 |newspaper=La Dépêche |language=fr |location=Toulouse |agency=AFP}}</ref>

==== Italy ====
[[File:Piaggio Ape C.jpg|thumb|An Ape C (1956–1967)]]

Auto rickshaws have been commonly used in Italy since the late 1940s, providing a low-cost means of transportation in the post–World War II years when the country was short of economic resources. The [[Piaggio Ape]] (Tukxi), designed by [[Vespa]] creator [[Corradino D'Ascanio]] and first manufactured in 1948 by the Italian company [[Piaggio]], though primarily designed for carrying freight has also been widely used as an auto rickshaw. It is still extremely popular throughout the country, being particularly useful in the narrow streets found in the center of many little towns in central and southern Italy. Though it no longer has a key role in transportation, Piaggio Ape is still used as a minitaxi in some areas such as the islands of [[Ischia]] and [[Stromboli]] (on Stromboli no cars are allowed). It has recently been re-launched as a trendy-ecological means of transportation, or, relying on the role the Ape played in the history of Italian design, as a promotional tool.

====Portugal====
[[File:Tuk Tuk in Albufeira Portugal.jpg|thumb|150px|Tuk Tuk Taxi in Albufeira Portugal]]

Tuk Tuks are used in the main touristic cities and regions of the country, specially in [[Lisbon]] and the sunny region of [[Algarve]], as a novel form of transport for visitors during the tourist season.

====Spain====

Tuk Tuks have become a popular mode of transport in Spain’s main tourist destinations, particularly in [[Barcelona]] and the coastal areas of [[Valencia]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://walktuk.com/en/what-to-visit-in-valencia-tour-in-tuk-tuk/ |title=What to visit in Valencia: Tour in Tuk Tuk |date=1 April 2025 |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref> as well as [[Mallorca]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://walktuk.com/en/what-to-visit-in-palma-de-mallorca-tuk-tuk-tour/ |title=What to visit in Palma de Mallorca: tuk tuk tour |date=1 April 2025 |access-date=1 April 2025}}</ref>

==== United Kingdom ====
In 2006 a British travel writer{{Snd}} [[Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent]]{{Snd}} and her friend Jo Huxster travelled {{convert|12,561|mi|km}} with an auto rickshaw from [[Bangkok]] to [[Brighton]]. With this 98 days'
trip they set a [[Guinness World Record]] for the longest journey ever with an auto rickshaw.{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}}
In October 2022, [[Gwent Police|Gwent]] police spent £40,000 on four tuk tuk vehicles in order to help fight crime.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/gwent-police-spend-40-000-on-crime-fighting-tuk-tuks-12731513 |title=Gwent Police spend £40,000 on crime-fighting tuk-tuks |date=27 October 2022 |access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>

==== Montenegro ====
Tuk Tuk Montenegro has implemented tours with [[Electric rickshaw|electric tuk-tuks]] in [[Kotor]], [[Montenegro]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=A little bit about us |url=https://tuktukmontenegro.com/about/ |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Tuk Tuk Montenegro |language=en-US}}</ref>