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The mayor shall submit a motion in Parliament to urge the National Government to be answered to the demands of professional taxi (23/12/2009)

The Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, will raise a motion at the next regular full you will urge the National Government so that, through the General Secretariat of Transport, Ministry of Works, to provide answers to the demands professionals real taxi.

Similarly, the proposal includes creating a legislative framework to remove Article 21 of the so-called "Omnibus" which seeks to amend the law 16/1987 of 30 July, the Land Transport Management (LOTT).

Martínez Andreo recalled that during the last week of December were thousands of taxi drivers who were mobilized in Spain, convened by the organizations most representative of the sector, demanding the withdrawal of Article 21 of the so-called "Omnibus" which seeks to amend the law 16 / 1987 of 30 July, the Land Transport Management (LOTT).

He also referred to the discomfort created among professionals has been extended to the town of Totana, whose representatives of the Professional Association have recently moved their concerns to the Mayor and the need to translate their concerns and demands to the competent bodies, just as it has made free associations and self-employed sector at the national level.

The legislative situation which provides for "Omnibus" seriously undermines the taxi drivers, as they have expressed the organizations of the National Bureau of Transport of passengers who supported the protests took place, because it involves the creation of a parallel taxi activity deregulated.

Article 21 of this rule is the liberalization of Auto Rental with Driver (VTC's) and the rates in the regions that have not transferred responsibility for transport, transport discretionary authority to perform services for an unlimited source or destination of the service and unlimited number of authorized vehicles.

In addition, the maintenance of this article, any individual could be engaged for carrying passengers without having to abide by the meter or by tariffs, legal uncertainty and helplessness of this to customers.

For the mayor, this is not a real liberalization of the sector as intended by the Government of the Nation, for transposing the European Directive on Services and has been rejected by the majority of taxi associations.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana

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