The Taxi Guild Association has issued a warning that the capital will face a shortage of taxis during November and December. This, it claims, is due to the “lack of action” from the Santa Cruz City Council, which has turned down the group’s appeal to include a proposal for the upcoming plenary session tomorrow, aimed at amending the current work schedule to allow for several days of free choice for taxi drivers to operate.
The Guild’s president, Zebenzui Pérez, stated yesterday that “at the beginning of October, we submitted a letter to the City Council requesting the declaration of 12 days of free choice in November and an additional 9 in December. The intention is to prevent taxis from remaining “in the garage during these periods, coinciding with the arrival of cruise ships, the Christmas shopping season, and the Hola, Domingo initiative, which permits commercial activities in the town centre.”
Pérez further emphasised that “under the existing calendar, it is unfeasible to meet user demand during these months. Therefore, we are currently engaged in two disputes against the City Council regarding the days of compulsory stopping, and we will not hesitate to escalate the matter back to the courts.”
