Andorran Taxi Association Expels Four Members for Uber Work

The Andorran Taxi Association (ATA) has expelled four members accused of also providing services for Uber, following a heated extraordinary assembly where tensions nearly boiled over into physical confrontation.

The decision came after a secret ballot at the assembly held at the La Llacuna cultural centre, with 36 members voting in favour of expulsion and nine against. The four targeted taxi professionals—three of whom attended the meeting—were deemed to violate the association's statutes and agreements with technology operators, which demand exclusivity despite no legal incompatibility between taxi work and ride-hailing services.

Immediately after the vote, ATA officials cut off the expelled members' access to the mandatory single telephone dispatch service required by the Government. The fourth individual, who lacks a vehicle but holds a taxi professional licence, did not attend.

Three of those expelled, accompanied by two practising lawyers who were allowed entry but denied speaking rights, warned they would take the matter to the courts. They plan to deposit fees for dispatch access and membership at the Batllia to avoid claims of non-compliance, while defending their position. ATA president Víctor Ambor confirmed they have that right, stressing the process followed the statutes over two months and was ratified by the general assembly. "We have brought everything before the general assembly, and it has taken the decisions it has taken, with their consequences," Ambor said, including loss of affiliation and dispatch rights.

Witnesses described an atmosphere thick with recriminations and noise, with the three attendees each casting a dissenting vote plus a delegated one, nearly swaying three more participants.

A similar case is emerging at the Interurban Taxi Association (ATI), where one member also combines taxi work with Uber services. However, unlike ATA statutes, ATI's do not explicitly restrict members to association devices, despite exclusivity clauses in operator agreements.