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San Sebastian taxi drivers have warned that Uber is only allowed to offer intercity service, not urban service
Roberto Azofra, president of the Donostialdea Society of Services and vice president of Agitax, has asked the municipal authorities to carry out inspections knowing that Uber is illegally providing services within the city.
Felipe Fernández Aramburu, director of Uber in Spain: "We comply with all the regulations in force"
Uber's Director-General in Spain and Portugal says they are "very happy" to have arrived in the capital of Guipuzcoana. Fernández points out that last year more than 300,000 people joined the Uber application from Donostia. He is willing to work with all administrations to establish a clear legal framework for the future.
Uber's leading car service has arrived in San Sebastian
The US company offering the VTC service will provide internal service to San Sebastian and from San Sebastian to the province where they go.
A caravan of more than 200 taxis will protest against VTCs in Bilbao on Monday
Taxi drivers are demanding effective controls on Uber and Cabify, while the taxi federation has supported their claim, even though they have not joined the mobilization.
Sonia Pérez remembers that Cabify and Uber can only operate with interurban routes
Cabify has started working in Bilbao
The Spanish transport company Cabify has started operating in the Basque Country today, in Bilbao and in the surrounding area, so that it will offer the VTC service in the capital city with Ube. In this context, tension with the taxi sector is evident.