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Around 40 black vehicles staged a slow march along the Paseo de la Castellana as far as the Plaza de Cuzco carrying banners reading: “There's enough work for everyone – monopolies out.”
Taxi drivers have been protesting in major cities, including Barcelona and Madrid, and holding strikes leaving airports in chaos as they resent the competition provided by car-pooling and chauffeur-driven hire car networks.
Both cities had agreed to allow just one Uber or Cabify licence per 32 taxi permits, but taxi drivers say they are not sticking to it.
Isolated incidents of Cabify cars being smashed up and torched have hit the headlines, although the majority of taxi drivers condemned this sort of violent behaviour.
Uber and Cabify drivers finished their protest this morning (Thursday) outside the ministry of public works at 11.00, waving placards which read: “No more blackmail – we just want to work,” and “We don't smash cars – we're polite.”
Eduardo Martín, head of the car-pooling workers' association Unauto VTC, says his members want 'dialogue' in order to 'reach a consensus', rather than regulations being slapped on them without consultation.
“There's room for all of us in the future of public transport,” Martín argues.
HIGH-SPEED rail services between Spain's largest two cities and France have been snapped up by half a million passengers in less than nine months, reveals the transport board.
LOW-COST self-service petrol station chain Ballenoil plans to open a further 110 premises in Spain this year on top of the 233 it already operates nationally.
LEARNING to drive may sound as thrilling as it is daunting, but can be one of the most frustrating times in a young adult's life – and one of the most expensive, too.
EVERY now and again, Spain's traffic authority launches a campaign to remind drivers of what they should and should not be doing, or to answer common questions – such as, can drivers be fined if passengers do not...