he Elche City Council You will prefer to implement VTCs in the municipality in order to complement the transportation service provided by the fleet Taxis. This was stated by mobility consultant Claudio. Gilbertfor representatives of these groups World Trade Center Which works in Valencian Communityspecifically from Uber y Capify.
He gathered from them his willingness to settle in Elche, beyond the borders of the world Altat Airport As they were already present, they were informed that the government team would request that their service be also regular and accessible in the urban area.
“This municipal government wants to ensure the best services and has already implemented measures such as lifting the ban 14 taxi licenceproposing to improve the urban rate, implementing several training tests or intending to enable seasonal licenses, but that is not enough and there is a will to bet on VTC,” noted Gilbert, who also pointed out that “we are now waiting to receive proposals from VITC companies with the aim of starting work in city as of this summer.
The Elche councilor responsible for the municipal mobility area defended that the intention to contact VTC operators should in no way be taken as an initiative against public taxi transport but as something that would complement the service it offers and reach where taxi drivers cannot do now. “We want Uber and Cabify to provide the service in… city“Always within the law and in compliance with current regulations,” said Gilbert, who also explained that there is currently normative Which allows you to contract VTC service “15 minutes in advance, when it used to be one hour earlier.”
