The tuk-tuk, Egypt's much-derided three-wheel transport, could finally be officially licenced for use on the country's streets, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reports. Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil met with the interior minister on Monday to discuss new procedures by which tuk-tuk owners could obtain their licence plates for their motorised vehicles. A ministerial decision on the matter will be released soon, Al-Ahram're report claims. Qandil also said a solution was coming for the problem of unlicenced motorcycles, popular with vast numbers of Egyptian youth. In February, Egypt's sole tuk-tuk assembler GB Auto campaigned for the budget vehicle to be reclassified as a motorcycle, qualifying it for lower sales tax. Egypt's sales tax department said that since tuk-tuks often serve as taxis they should be taxed in the same way. Tuk-tuks made up 12 per cent of GB Auto's sales in 2011, up from 8 per cent the year before.
