{"id":62115,"date":"2021-04-30T16:12:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T14:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=62115"},"modified":"2021-07-05T11:50:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T09:50:23","slug":"uber-returns-to-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-returns-to-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When it comes to getting around, Barcelona is not short of different modes of <strong>transportation<\/strong>. There is the bus, the night bus, the metro, the tram, and of course, my personal favorite,&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/pros-and-cons-of-bicing-barcelona\/\">bicing<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-104531 slide-104532\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio temporada inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But what happens when you are out too late, can&#8217;t walk to a metro or can&#8217;t find a bus stop, and late night taxis are just too expensive? As an American, those are the moments when I wish that <strong>Uber<\/strong> was an option here in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-returns-to-barcelona\/#Is_there_Uber_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Is there Uber in Barcelona?\">Is there Uber in Barcelona?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-returns-to-barcelona\/#Problems_for_Uber\" title=\"Problems for Uber\">Problems for Uber<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-returns-to-barcelona\/#New_invention_in_Uber\" title=\"New invention in Uber\">New invention in Uber<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-returns-to-barcelona\/#Uber_Eats\" title=\"Uber Eats\">Uber Eats<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_there_Uber_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Is there Uber in Barcelona?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, after a seemingly unified global outrage amongst taxi drivers all around, it was hard to imagine that <strong>Uber<\/strong> will be able to resurface as the same company that is replacing the service of cab drivers worldwide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62194\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/uber_3400073b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62194\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62194\" class=\"wp-image-62194 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/uber_3400073b.jpg\" alt=\"uber t-shirt\" width=\"620\" height=\"387\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, seek and you shall find, because after much <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-vs-taxi-capitalism-meets-the-spanish-taxi-industry\/\">controversy<\/a> <\/strong>and dispute, <strong>Uber<\/strong> is on its way back to Barcelona, this time&nbsp;with some legal justice in respect to taxi drivers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/yearly-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Long-term rentals in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problems_for_Uber\"><\/span>Problems for Uber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our neighbors in France recently fined&nbsp;<strong>Uber,<\/strong> an international success worth between&nbsp;almost 60 to 70 billion dollars, to pay 1,2 million euros to the <strong>National Taxi Cab Union<\/strong> because of failure to communicate the norms and regulations&nbsp;to their drivers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">France has had former problems with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uber.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Uber<\/a><\/strong>, and have already had to get rid of their app,&nbsp;<em>Uberpop<\/em>, as there was a very fine line that was becoming blurred when it came to the legalities of this app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is when one begins to question, will the taxi industry become obsolete? Or will they just reform or even conform to the rules of <strong>Uber<\/strong> in order to maintain their monetary means?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_62196\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-n5p7wD7AuHh8Y_VCyY29fg.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62196\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62196\" class=\"wp-image-62196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/1-n5p7wD7AuHh8Y_VCyY29fg-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"taxi\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-62196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"New_invention_in_Uber\"><\/span>New invention in Uber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Uber<\/strong> is putting up a good fight. With the latest invention and addition to their app, they will now have sensors that are able to track the speed at which their chauffeurs are driving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another question is, doesn&#8217;t the government, not just in Barcelona but as a collective unit of leadership, promote the <strong>eco-friendly<\/strong> idea of car-sharing?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There can be arguments raised in favor and against <strong>Uber,<\/strong> but ultimately it aids in the reduction of a chauffeured fare and consequently, emissions, by the promotion of sharing cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/uber-is-launching-a-food-delivery-service-in-barcelona\/\">Uber Is Launching A Food Delivery Service In Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uber_Eats\"><\/span>Uber Eats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only does <strong>Uber<\/strong> offer car-share services, but this company is monopolizing the take-out and delivery industry as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_105721\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105721\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105721\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/uber-eats-4709288_640.jpg\" alt=\"uber eats\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-105721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Uber Eats<\/strong> will deliver from only two restaurants at a time, and the consumers are only allowed to choose from two dishes and the set menu of the day at the restaurants according to <strong>El Pais<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OK, so not an entire monopoly, as their are restrictions and modifications, but people are actually making a livelihood off of this app.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Either way, despite bans in Spain that were administered in 2014, <strong>Uber<\/strong> is back on the streets of Barcelona, just to deliver food as fast, secure, and efficiently as possible.&nbsp;The idea is that if <strong>Uber<\/strong>&nbsp;cannot transport passengers, why not keep them fat and happy?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Find your apartment in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you used Uber&#8217;s services in Barcelona Spain before?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Share your tips for taxi services in Barcelona!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/local\/barcelona\/20210316\/6376042\/uber-vuelve-operar-barcelona-servicios-taxi-car-sharing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.lavanguardia.com\/local\/barcelona\/20210316\/6376042\/uber-vuelve-operar-barcelona-servicios-taxi-car-sharing.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"62115\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; 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