The taxi industry is outraged. Outraged by the high price they have to pay to insure their vehicles. On average, and for a petrol or diesel car, they pay between 2,000 and 2,900 euros for a third-party car, a price which increases considerably if they want a comprehensive car. At that moment, it goes up amounts ranging from 4,000 to 6,000.
And this is something that has increased a lot in recent years. Nine out of ten taxi drivers have noticed it, to those who They increased the price by 30% and there are even those who do not even want to reassure them.
“Before, I paid 700 euros for a comprehensive vehicle; now, I pay 1,500 for third-party insurance”, said a taxi driver.
The cost of these policies has multiplied and some taxi drivers are already warning: “Ultimately customers will have to bear it“.
This is, according to what they say, the salary of two or three months of work, and they estimate that in the end, to get what the insurance companies are asking for, they will need work “days from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.”.
