So there is a non driver and 4 young kids....what do we do?

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01 Aug 2012 6:10 PM by simonpatnick Star rating. 1 posts Send private message

So my wife and kids are staying at the place we just brought in El Presidente Estepona.  Last night they took a cab into Marbella for the night and upon trying to get a cab to go home were told it is actually agaist the law for a driver to take 5 passengers even though my eldest is only 7.  Eventually a kind hearted driver took pitty on my wife and agreed to take them home.

 

How do we overcome this as my wife does not drive?  Is there a taxi firm that has bigger vehicles that can guarentee to be able to take 5?  Is there a minibus firm that is reasonable enough and flexible enough to work like a taxi service for my family??

 

Help, please!!!

 

Simon 





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01 Aug 2012 6:54 PM by guslopez Star rating in Lorca, Murcia.. 744 posts Send private message

So you have 4 kids all under 7. Not only would you need a vehicle with at least 6 seats but  it also needs 4 child seats to be legal.

In addition none are able to travel in the front until they are 12 years old & over 1,35m .The law is the same throughout the eu.



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01 Aug 2012 7:29 PM by bobaol Star rating. 2253 posts Send private message

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 Taxis, both in UK and Spain, are exempt from the law requiring child seats.  However, they are not allowed to travel in the front seat and must have a seat belt.

To the OP, yes there are plenty of taxi services using larger vehicles for taxis.  These, in the main, need to be pre-booked although I have seen a few of the mini-bus taxis outside Alicante airport but not sure if they were pre-booked or not.  If you pre-book, you can request child seats to be carried as well.  Probably cost more, though, as would the actual cost of the taxi.

 





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