Information for Pedicab Businesses and Drivers

Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery 2024

Wednesday, May 1, 2024: The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published a notice about issuing new pedicab registration plates in The City Record.

DCWP will only accept Lottery Application Forms between May 1, 2024 and 5 p.m. on May 28, 2024.

DCWP will assign each accepted Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery Application a “Priority Number” using a computer-generated random number selection program. DCWP will make offers to issue registration plates to applicants in order of Priority Number.

If you apply for the lottery, DCWP will email you a letter stating one of the following:

• You are receiving an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate and confirming next steps.
• You were not randomly selected to receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate.

If you receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate, you must comply with all licensing and registration requirements within 45 days of the date you received the offer or the offer will become void.

Login to DCWP Online Services to submit the Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery Application.

Download Frequently Asked Questions: Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery Application.

Additional Resources for Pedicab Businesses and Drivers

• Read requirements to apply for a license: Pedicab Business or Pedicab Driver

• Read Inspection Checklist: Pedicab Businesses and Drivers

• Visit our Laws page

• Pedicab Timers
  
  • You must use a timer that complies with Handbook 44 and Special Publication 960-12 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and be inspected and sealed by DCWP.
  • You cannot use a cell phone as a timer.
  • Call 311 or email scaleinspection@dcwp.nyc.gov to schedule a pedicab timer inspection. The fee is $10 per timer inspection.

Updated: 1/30/2024