Hola chicos y chicas,

Gossip I heard yesterday, I cannot be sure of the exact details, so I will not go into too much....

It appears Reus' Taxi drivers have kicked up a stink about ExPats picking up/dropping off  clients from the Airport when "Taxi drivers should be doing this work" ... So, in classic style, they have got their mates in the various Police forces [Guardia, Mossos and Forestals all got mentioned]  to crack down on anybody looking like a taxi, B&B, Fishing or holiday company.

The story I heard was of a guy who runs a small, slightly unregistered business hereabouts was spotted, police called and, after a little cat and mouse... he got stopped and landed a 5K fine, I really hope I am wrong, but I think not.... Knowing something of local laws and enforcement I would guess running a legitimate business is not enough, you will probably need explicit permits etc. to pick up and drop clients off, probably a taxi licence too !

If you pick up or drop off from the airport you may well get attention... any [unregistered, insured etc.] business picking up clients could be finished on the spot.


If you know more about what is going on up there, or different, please post. I guess the poor victim of this does not really need his details made public any more than I am interested in other peoples opinions of how some of us run our businesses !

Take care, stay safe.