Taxi strike in Spain in protest against Uber, Cabify

MADRID, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Taxi drivers in Spain are holding a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in protest against the activities of so-called "vehicles for hire with driver," which includes companies such as Uber and Cabify.

The strike will end on Thursday morning, with organizers hoping for full support from taxi drivers in all of Spain's major towns and cities.

The current legislation in Spain allows one license for companies such as Uber or Cabify for every 30 taxi licenses. However, organizations representing taxi drivers insist that a recent decision from the Spanish High Court to allow 80 new concessions for vehicles for hire with driver means that around 10,000 extra cars will be on Spanish roads in the coming months, "placing their position in further danger."

In the early hours of the morning there were only a handful of taxis (for people with reduced mobility) serving either Madrid's Adolfo Suarez-Barajas airport or Barcelona's El Prat, with people arriving forced to take either airport busses or the metro into the city centers.

Meanwhile a concentration of taxis deliberately driving slowly caused long tailbacks on two main access roads into Madrid. Enditem