The protest began around 10:30 AM from Blanquerías Street and proceeded slowly through various central thoroughfares, including Colón and Xàtiva, concluding in front of the Ministry of Territory, located in the 9 d’Octubre administrative complex.
The sector denounces an increase in “unauthorized activity” and considers the measures adopted so far insufficient. According to protest representatives, “every day there are more black cars acting as taxis” and they warn that, if no changes occur, “if there are no solutions, there will be a concentration every week”.
“"In the last year, more than 800 VTCs have been granted in the Valencian Community, and another 5,000 have been requested. The future of more than 9,000 taxi driver families is at stake."
Another key point of the protest was the delay in approving new regional legislation that would, they claim, close the existing legal vacuum in the sector. Associations recall that the Generalitat committed in the spring of 2025 to promote an updated decree-law, but they lament that since then, delays continue without a definitive solution.
The vice president and minister of Infrastructures and Territory, Vicente Martínez Mus, commented on this mobilization, expressing “maximum respect for the mobilizations” of those who, he indicated, “are vying for two models”. The regional official defended that the Consell is working on a regulation that allows coexistence between both transport systems.
“"We are working on a regulation that makes both models compatible, always thinking about the best service for the citizen."
Regarding the future decree that should regulate the sector, Martínez Mus stated that he does “not think it will take long; this May we will have news on the matter, as has been reported to the taxi associations”.
