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Author:  captain cab [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:23 am ]
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Marbella taxi drivers up in arms

MARBELLA taxi drivers have warned the council about the rising growth of the pirate taxi industry and are threatening a strike if something is not done about it.

More than 150 cars stopped outside the fairgrounds for two hours to protest the situation about the amount of unauthorised vehicles which abound every summer in the town.

“There are around 40 private individuals and companies endangering the livelihoods of the 316 legal taxi drivers in Marbella,” commented one driver at the two-hour protest.

David Piquer, spokesperson for the taxi association of Marbella commented that this situation repeated itself every summer and the association was now asking for a sit down with the mayor in order to discuss the situation and find a remedy that would work for everybody. “We just want to be listened to and have our petitions taken into account by the council,” added Piquer.

The petition, which summarises the association’s concerns along with the licence number plates of the rogue cars and photographs of their drivers, has been handed in to the council.

One of the main bones of contention between the taxi association and the council is the Puerto Banus area which, according to one demonstrator, the police know about but have not taken any action on.

Marbella Council recently announced a new plan,which will be carried out in conjunction with the Local Police and, in some cases, the Guardia Civil, which will allow for a more fluid communication on the matter and therefore help the police to catch the drivers before they disappear off into the night.

The demonstration ended with a foot march from the fairgrounds to the centre of the town.

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Author:  toots [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:21 am ]
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Isn't that how private hire started here, taxi drivers complaining so they started licensing them?
Author:  grandad [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:52 pm ]
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To become a licensed taxi driver in Spain is not easy. Firstly you are expected to be fluent in Spanish. Can you imagine such a requirement in Britain.
Author:  roythebus [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 3:44 pm ]
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Being fluent in Spanish wouldn't be much use here. 8)
Author:  Sussex [ Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:47 pm ]
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captain cab wrote:
“There are around 40 private individuals and companies endangering the livelihoods of the 316 legal taxi drivers in Marbella,” commented one driver at the two-hour protest.

I wonder how many of the 40 are retired UK cabbies?
Author:  grandad [ Thu Jul 17, 2014 5:37 am ]
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Sussex wrote:
captain cab wrote:
“There are around 40 private individuals and companies endangering the livelihoods of the 316 legal taxi drivers in Marbella,” commented one driver at the two-hour protest.

I wonder how many of the 40 are retired UK cabbies?

Not many at a guess. It is usually any old ex-pat who is supplementing his pension by picking up other ex-pats and people renting their apartments from the airport or taking them shopping or to the beach or golf club. Well that is how it works where I go in Spain.
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