Uber will be persecuted by the Police and the Civil Guard also in Madrid

There's no way the private transportation service of Uber gets to a new city without raising controversy. After settling down and starting to operate in the city of Madrid to offer journeys cheaper than taxis , the Transportation authorities of the Community of Madrid have expressed their intention to pursue and fine this practice for exercising in unfair competitionSomething that will make things very difficult for Uber drivers who decide to work for this company in the Spanish capital.

This was clarified by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Housing of the Community of Madrid, Borja Carabante, after meeting with the main taxi drivers associations of the capital. Thus, both the Local Police and the Civil Guard will work for identify and fine those drivers who violate passenger transport laws, whether they are “pirate vehicles” that operate at the airport, or services like the one that Uber offers through its app.

The Community of Madrid therefore supports the taxi drivers' union, relying on the Transport Law Road TravelersAnd it is that, as this union defends, Uber does not protect users and travelers by not having the necessary licenses and insurance for your transportation chosen by law. In addition, as Carabante has stated, it is an unfair practice towards taxi drivers.

For this reason, drivers collaborating with Uber may be identified by state security forces and, in case of demonstrating the infraction of the law, being penalized Fines ranging from 4,000 euros and that can be extended up to 18,000 euros if the practice is repeated Something that will make the drivers associated with this controversial service think twice, and that is that they also have theRisk of your vehicle being immobilized.

The measure is not surprising after the Government of the city of Barcelona presented an action plan against drivers of Uber in BarcelonaThere, for several months now, the Guardia Urbana has been ordered to fine Uber drivers and other services that do not respect the law. High fines that try to dissuade associated drivers from carrying out races and routes without having the necessary licenses.

The vice-councillor has affirmed that these measures will begin to be applied in the capital from next Monday, October 6, yielding a period of time courtesy for Uber and its drivers to present the necessary legal documents to operate as a transportation company transport.

At the moment Uber has not ruled on the matter. However, it continues to expand its business with new services such as Uber for Business (Uber for companies). With it, he wants small and medium-sized companies to choose their platform to transport workers, being able to control the expenses and routes in a comfortable way, with the same account and being able to observe all the details through the app.