Overview
- Service was halted from 10:00 to 16:00 across Catalonia with taxis concentrating on Gran Via and Passeig de Gràcia, while only free medical emergencies were covered.
- Major associations PakTaxi, STAC and ATC refused to join the stoppage, exposing a split within the taxi sector over the draft law and strike tactics.
- Protesters marched via Via Laietana to deliver a complaint against Uber at ACCO and held an assembly outside Foment del Treball.
- The bill under debate would cut about 600 of 990 VTC licenses in Barcelona, prioritize new taxi licenses and limit VTC authorizations to short, non‑renewing two‑year terms, with approval targeted for early 2026.
- Gran Via was packed with taxis near Plaça Tetuán, with police counting around 500 vehicles versus higher figures from organizers, and Élite Taxi warned of an indefinite strike if the law is not approved by March.