‘They think they own the city’: Roman cabbies in war with tourist golf carts
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The soft whirr of their electric motors and tiny wheels may not seem troublesome, but a boom in the number of golf carts shuttling tourists around the cobbled streets of Rome has set off a toxic turf battle in the Eternal City. Operators who rent the carts say they provide a low-emission, environmentally friendly and quiet way for tourists to get to the Colosseum, the Spanish Steps and the Trevi Fountain. But critics say they are often illegally parked, hold up normal traffic and operate in a regulatory grey area, with officials failing to introduce legislation that keeps up with the sector’s dramatic expansion. Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/roman-cabbies-taxi-drivers-war-tourist-golf-carts-tuk-tuks/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_teleg
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