Cabify is used to developing its activity among the reluctance of professionals in the taxi sector, but now it is the transporters who are accusing this Spanish mobility platform of unfair competition. Cabify Envíos, the service called to deliver objects during the state of alarm, has even run into a requirement by the Community of Madrid to cease activity ... but it will continue.

"From Cabify we will continue working to provide solutions to users and companies that contribute to coping with the current contingency," they expressed in the company through a statement, which in practice means maintaining this business possibility that arose in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. .

Last week, the company launched this parcel service for the movement of products by users and companies, launched in Madrid and with the aim of spreading to other communities in the country. "The objective is to facilitate that citizens do not have to leave home , but rather that there is a mobility solution that helps them send or receive what they need," the company said at the time.

The transport sector reacted immediately, for example through the Fenadismer sector federation, which warned that "Cabify becomes a transporter of goods but using its current fleet of cars", despite the fact that "50% of Freight forwarders are currently unemployed due to lack of activity. " This association proceeded to report this launch to the Ministry of Transport, understanding that "this new service represents a clear situation of unfair competition ", "not acquiring delivery vans with the corresponding transport authorization, which would be perfectly legal and not blameworthy , but using the current cars of his fleet that are dedicated to the transport of his clients ".

The "provocation" persists

The "provocation", according to Fenadismer's ratings, has gone further. The Ministry of Transport of the Autonomous Community of Madrid issued an order issued by the Deputy Director-General for Transport and Mobility, María Fe Borrega, which required "immediately" that Cabify Envíos stop being provided as a service , leaving the company of Advertise Cabify Shipping and "immediately removing any allusion to it on its website and / or application."

"The company Maxi Mobility Spain SL, does not meet the requirements established for intermediation in the transport of goods by road," stated the CAM in the request dated a few days after the launch.

However, the response of the company led by Juan de Antonio is that it complies with the regulations and that the packages will continue to circulate thanks to the VTC drivers: " The Cabify Envíos service complies with the regulatory framework that is applicable to it in the regions where it operates. In this sense, Cabify has always operated according to the law in all those countries where it is present, and this includes all the services that the company offers to both private users and companies. "

Cabify uses the trunks of the vehicles of the VTC companies registered in its application, since "they can be used for the parcel delivery service in accordance with the provisions of the applicable regulatory framework." Overcoming the distances, the Cabify readjustment is reminiscent of the one carried out by some airlines, in which passenger service has been replacing that of goods deposited in the hold, one more business attempt to continue work despite the economic slowdown global.

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