Overview
- Service is being halted from 10:00 to 16:00 with taxis concentrating from around 9:30 on Gran Via between Tetuán and Entença and on Passeig de Gràcia between Rosselló and Plaça Catalunya.
- Élite Taxi says airports and major stations will face disruptions and that only free rides for medical emergencies will operate, with hundreds of pickets positioned at key points.
- The protest seeks to keep the proposed Catalan transport law unchanged, which EL PAÍS reports would immediately eliminate most VTC licences in Barcelona and shift any new permits to short, non‑renewable authorizations.
- ATC, STAC and PakTaxi are not participating, arguing the call was rushed and objecting to draft measures such as temporary licences and a B1 Catalan requirement; STAC also warns the text could enable about 4,000 additional VTCs.
- Organizers plan to file a complaint against Uber with the Catalan Competition Authority and hold an assembly at Foment del Treball while pressing for tougher penalties on repeat‑offender VTCs and stronger local enforcement.