The app-based ride hailing services uber and cabify have been reportd to suspend operations in barcelona from friday following the new catalan government rule that proposes vehicles to be booked with at least 15 minutes’ notice.
“The new restrictions approved by the Catalan government leave us with no choice but to suspend UberX while we assess our future in Barcelona,” an Uber spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. Unauto VTC, an association of transport companies in spain said that the new regulations will be putting 3,000 jobs at risk. Taxi drivers in Madrid have been on strike for 12 days in an attempt to secure greater regulation of their disruptive rival.
