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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Current issues BY TAXIS
Mobility apartheid in Maspalomas: a taxi monopoly against Uber and Cabify under suspicion
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - M24H |
Friday, February 13, 2026
The business of taxi drivers in Maspalomas: A machine that brings in 18 million euros
GARA HERNÁNDEZ - M24H |
Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Aena and the collapse of Maspalomas: low-cost airline discounts are strangling the GC-1 highway.
GH Maspalomas24h |
Monday, June 02, 2025
The Cabildo becomes the first institution in the country to equip taxi vehicles with a unique video surveillance system
Maspalomas24h |
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Antonio Morales asserts that this new collaboration with the taxi drivers' association "provides the sector with a pioneering security system in Spain, guaranteeing the safety of both passengers and drivers." Read more...
Why is illegal passenger transport booming in Maspalomas?
MASPALOMAS24H |
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Illegal passenger transport in Maspalomas is becoming a growing problem that endangers the safety of users and reflects weaknesses in the local economy. Read more...
Mogán approves 10 new licenses for taxis
MASPALOMAS24H |
Saturday, July 27, 2024
At the regular session of the Mogán City Council held this Friday, July 26, the awarding of five new taxi licenses adapted for people with reduced mobility (PRM) and five conventional taxi licenses was approved. The agreement was [...] Read more...
The tests for the taxi driver's license are called in San Bartolomé de Tirajana
MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The exams will consist of two multiple-choice tests: one psychometric and the other on knowledge of the municipality's history, geography, culture, roads, and routes. The application deadline is March 10. Read more...
Taxi Maspalomas: the Mercedes that already has more than 7 million km, and those that remain
GARA HERNÁNDEZ |
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
More than 3000 VTC authorizations are rejected in Gran Canaria
CRISTIAN SANCHEZ |
Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Up to three companies have applied for authorization to operate as chauffeur-driven transportation services on the island, but all have been rejected. Read more...
Uber lands in the Canary Islands
CRISTIAN SANCHEZ |
Sunday, June 18, 2023
The well-known ride-hailing company begins operations in the archipelago, creating a scenario previously unknown to the Canary Islands taxi sector. Read more...
Ingenio taxi drivers defend themselves against ASPROTAC accusations
Cristian Sánchez |
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The accusations from the Association for the Rights of Self-Employed Taxi Drivers in the Canary Islands (ASPROTAC) pointed to a lack of licenses in the municipalities of Ingenio and Telde. Read more...
Accident with a taxi overturning in Vecindario
Cristian Sánchez |
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
The incident occurred early Tuesday morning at the intersection leading to the Atlántico Shopping Centre from Avenida de Canarias. Read more...
Socomtaxi takes another step towards the automation of the sector
Cristian Sánchez |
Saturday, October 29 from 2022
Socomtaxi is increasing its commitment to service automation with PideTaxi, an app designed to simplify service for users and reduce the workload at taxi dispatch centers. Read more...
The Maspalomas International Carnival will once again be held on the traditional dates
MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
The Department of Transport of San Bartolomé de Tirajana consults citizens about the new regulation of Taxi
MASPALOMAS24H |
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A thousand taxi professionals from the 21 municipalities of Gran Canaria receive 600.000 euros in subsidies granted by the Cabildo
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, March 31, 2022
The funds are distributed based on the age of the municipal license, and each beneficiary receives a maximum of 600 euros . Read more...
The first 100% electric taxi is already circulating through the streets of Tirajana
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Conchi Narváez: “We are facilitating the creation of more electric vehicle charging points. Our commitment to sustainability is clear.” Read more...
Scandal in southern Gran Canaria: 11 taxi drivers under investigation for scamming tourists
YURENA VEGA - M24H |
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Maspalomas, taxis, VTCs, and the invisible hand of Brussels
G, H, MASPALOMAS24H |
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The Canary Islands hotel strike during Easter could add taxis and buses
GH MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, April 10, 2025
New taxi rates in Agüimes: everything you need to know
MASPALOMAS24H |
Saturday, November 23, 2024
The Official Gazette of the Canary Islands (BOC) published this Thursday the new update to urban transport service prices. Read more...
The Local Police monitor the Maspalomas taxi sector
Maspalomas24h |
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The Department of Transport and Urban Mobility of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is increasing controls on public transport to combat alcohol and drug use by drivers. The City Council is undertaking the first [...] Read more...
Uber against Maspalomas Taxis: 30 licenses from the Ortigüela brothers, to court
Yurena Vega |
Monday, April 01, 2024
Video: the news of the Maspalomas24H record taxi jumps to Telecinco
Yurena Vega |
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
The Gran Canaria airport will be the busiest on the islands on the August long weekend
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, August 10, 2023
Gran Canaria Airport will handle more than 1.500 flights during the Assumption Day long weekend, making it the busiest airport in the Canary Islands. Read more...
Insecurity in the passenger transport sector reaches the Canary Islands
Cristian Sánchez |
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Last Saturday, a taxi driver in Lanzarote was brutally beaten in the early hours of the morning. Read more...
The SBT plenary session approves creating the Minimum Vital Social Rate for water receipts
MASPALOMAS24H |
Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Maspalomas International Carnival 2024 will be held from March 7th to 17th. Read more...
Indefinite strike in Canarian transport starting next Monday
Cristian Sánchez |
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
The Canary Islands transport sector has called an indefinite strike starting Monday, the 27th, in response to the lack of answers from institutions regarding the use of the tachograph, the tool that records variables such as [...] Read more...
Ingenio taxi drivers denounce an unsustainable situation in the municipality
Cristian Sánchez |
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The taxi drivers' union in Ingenio has begun a series of protests to demonstrate its dissatisfaction with the management of the Councilor for Mobility, Domingo González. Read more...
The Cabildo increases the number of taxi transfers to 9 permits per month starting Saturday
MASPALOMAS24H |
Friday, May 20, 2022
The increase is due to the increase in passenger traffic at Gran Canaria Airport during the previous quarter, which reached a recovery of 85,8% compared to the same period in 2019.
The measure comes into force on [...] Read more...
Cabildo de Gran Canaria grants aid of almost 800.000 thousand euros to the taxi sector to renew its fleet of vehicles
MASPALOMAS24H |
Friday, April 29, 2022
The deadline for submitting the application is 10 working days, starting from the day after the call for applications is published in the BOP, that is, from May 2nd to 13th, 2022. Read more...
San Bartolomé opens the deadline to access the municipal taxi driver permit
MASPALOMAS24H |
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
The taxi in the south of Gran Canaria, the most valued by British tourists
Maspalomas24h |
Monday, November 01, 2021
