Warning for pirate taxi drivers as police launch crackdown on Spains Costa Blanca [Video]

POLICE forces on the Costa Blanca are ramping up prosecutions against ‘pirate’ taxis who undercut legitimate and insured taxi operators.

Five ‘illegals’ are being prosecuted for operating on the Orihuela Costa while two vehicles have been intercepted in Benidorm.

Most of the rogue cabbies are said to be non-Spaniards who tend to attract mainly British customers through ‘word of mouth’ or social media advertising.

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Taxi drivers in Orihuela say a busy summer season and a lack of licences has caused an increase in pirate operators.

The most popular routes are to and from Alicante-Elche airport or making pick ups in areas like Zenia Boulevard shopping centre.

The legal drivers commented that the Orihuela police were well aware of the problems caused by illegal operators and cabbies even gave them licence plate numbers of offending vehicles- many of them being minibuses.

Some pirates have brazenly placed advertising posters on public roads …