The law prioritizing taxis over chauffeur-driven vehicles (VTC) begins its process in Parliament. The PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), Junts (Juntos), ERC (Electrical Workers' Party), Comuns (Comuns), and the CUP (Cup) registered the bill this Thursday with the intention of it coming into force next year. The text's objective is to regulate the sector and establish functions for each type of service: taxis, VTCs (Vehicles with Chauffeurs), limousines, and high-disposal vehicles (HDVs), a new type similar to VTCs.

The draft of the new taxi law, which the Generalitat will present this Wednesday to the Taxi Council and must be submitted to Parliament next week, provides for the elimination of the thousand or so urban VTCs currently operating in the Barcelona metropolitan area as their licenses expire, and the creation of a new category of VTCs called "high two-hour" and a service duration of at least one hour. The Generalitat estimates that 600 urban licenses will expire with the law's entry into force, although the intention is to make a "smooth transition," and another 300 will be able to continue operating for a while longer, in compliance with court rulings, until they also expire. The new text also includes a data platform that will use geolocation to monitor taxis and VTCs for irregularities.

Uber, the ride-hailing platform (VTC), continues to support Barcelona and, despite the imminent approval of the new Catalan taxi and VTC regulations, assures the media that it has no intention of leaving: "We are here to stay." The company stated this at a meeting with the media on Tuesday, a message it ratified with the announcement of the launch of Uber Green, its 100% electric car service, in the Catalan capital.