The taxi industry in Spain is lobbying hard to get Uber out of the country, and our public institutions are helping them achieve that. Madrid’s local government has announced that Uber and its UberPOP drivers will face penalties starting at €4,000 and that can be has high as €18,000 per driver and vehicle.
Local police forces claim that they will start inspecting vehicles that belong to the company. How they will do this in a city with thousands of cars is a different question, and authorities haven’t given any details on how they will try to find Uber cars in the streets of Madrid.
Fines will start at €4,000 and could reach €18,000 for recurring infringers and lead to the immobilization of their cars.