Autonomous communities and municipalities, Limit VTC license entitlements for environmental reasons and traffic management in cities. This is expressed in a royal decree recently approved by the Cabinet and announced by the First Vice-President and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, at a press conference. The text also includes safeguards such as extending all discounts on public transport until the end of the year and betting on its declaration as a service in the public interest for taxis despite tougher quality requirements. “It should guarantee a quality service for all users that is non-discriminatory and has adequate service coverage throughout the region,” the statement sent by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda said.
Calviño, that the purpose of the Executive adapting the legal regime of the chauffeured touristic car rental service, known as VTC in European jurisprudence of the same year. The text, approved this Tuesday, includes four key points, among which are the emphasis on providing taxis and regional and local entities with VTC mandates to limit the new powers of taxis and VTC, as demanded by the taxi industry.
Although the last decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union declared its implementation unlawful, Rate of 1 VTC for every 30 taxis applied in Barcelonaargued that it opens the door to limiting VTC for environmental reasons or traffic congestion.
In any case, the taxi may have difficulty enforcing these exceptions, as the decision also qualifies the VTC. supports the reduction of private vehicle use and mobility, “thanks to its digitized and flexible offer”, Therefore, it not only does not conflict with the protection of the environment, but also protects the environment in the European view.
Likewise, the requirement for a VTC holder to own or lease the vehicle for more than three months, as well as Increasing demands for reduction of CO2 emissions in these powers.