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Indy World Pirate taxis
THE problem of pirate taxis has persisted for years in the city of Almeria, especially at the Intermodal Station, where they take advantage of the ingenuity of tourists to take them to their destination in an unlicensed vehicle.
These illegal taxis economically harm legal taxi drivers, generating unfair competition in the sector.
For this reason, and to try to solve the problem, the local Almeria police have been on alert and upping surveillance in and around the station area for the past several months.
The taxi drivers themselves have confirmed they have no of audiences so that bands that are not so wellknown and with harder sounds can have a space to play.” ticed a decrease in the number of pirate taxis, as well as an increase in police in the area.
Tickets are on sale on the website almeriaculturaen tradas.es and also at La Caverna pub for €7 in advance.
Tickets will be €10 if bought at the box office on the day of the festival.
The police, by simply being present, have already managed to dissuade some of these illegal taxis.
However, at times when the police officers are not around, a member of the pirate gang tips off his friends and the illegal taxis start appearing again. Luckily, though this practice seems to be happening less and less.
