{
  "id": 887524,
  "title": "Illegal Taxi Services Surge as Orihuela Licensing Process Stalls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/illegal-taxi-services-surge-as-orihuela-licensing-process-stalls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:56:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/08/14/illegal-taxi-services-surge-as-orihuela-licensing-process-stalls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taxi drivers have warned of a sharp rise in unlicensed passenger services across Orihuela Costa, blaming a chronic shortage of vehicles and delays in awarding new municipal taxi licences. The problem is particularly serious at busy locations such as Zenia Boulevard, where long queues regularly form during the summer. Concerns intensified on Monday when a […] The post Illegal Taxi Services Surge…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}