Taxi Fines

A number of taxi drivers from Orihuela, Benidorm and Santa Pola are complaining that they have received 750 euro fines for visiting Alicante-Elche airport too often.

Taxis from outside the Elche jurisdiction were limited to the number of trips they are allowed to do to the airport, in order to protect the business interests of licensed taxis within the municipality which controls the transport hub.

It is expected that further focus will be given to pirate taxis as they too have been seen to take business away from all licensed operators, many of those licensed taxi drivers now facing fines despite being legal and insured.