Tuk-tuk taxi firm gets go-ahead in Cardiff

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Image caption, Another firm began operating tuk-tuks in Brighton more than a decade ago

A tuk-tuk private hire firm has been given the go ahead to operate in Cardiff.

Customers will be able to use a ride-hailing app to book the electric vehicles, also known as rickshaws, which seat two passengers.

Cardiff councillors gave their backing to the plans at a special meeting on Tuesday.

A said the vehicles, called , would be used for short distances in the city and Cardiff Bay.

The firm said its vehicles had zero emissions as they operated on battery power.