The passenger transport company Uber has announced that this Thursday it will start operating on the island of Tenerifeinitially in the municipalities of Guía de Isora, Adeje, Arona and Granadilla de Abona, including the Sur Reina Sofía airport.
In a statement, the company indicates that it does not rule out extending this operation to other municipalities and specifies that the service includes taxi services and luxury vehicle services. Uber Blackwhich allows booking up to 90 days in advance.
He points out that, with this launch, Uber “maintains its collaboration with the taxi sector” and specifies that Tenerife is the ninth place in Spain to have this service.
The on-demand passenger transport company indicates that, among the conditions offered to taxi drivers who register to work with its “app”, is that they will have a 0% service fee until August 31, 2023, 300 euros for each recommendation, and 150 euros when completing the first 25 journeys.
Regarding its expansion on the island, it indicates that it wants to respond to the great growth in demand for mobility that Tenerife has been experiencing in recent years.
Felipe Fernández Aramburu, general director of Spain and Portugal, indicates in the note that his company continues to bet on the taxi sector and wants to work “hand in hand with taxi drivers”, with the local tourism sector and public administrations to improve the mobility on the island.
The Uber service is provided in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Bilbao, Granada, Mallorca and Tenerife.
The Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing of the Government of the Canary Islands Last Tuesday, it sent a coordination letter to the seven island councils in which it recalled that in the archipelago there is a limitation of authorizations for transport vehicles with drivers (VTC).
Specifically, this limitation is one VTC license for every 30 taxis, according to the provisions of the Road Transport Regulation Law of Canary Islands.
