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The shortage of tow-truck drivers is affecting services, companies in the sector warn
Both rising labour costs and the shortage of qualified drivers make it difficult to cover the 24-hour/365-day shifts that assistance work requires. The provision of tow-truck services for…
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Tow-truck companies protest against insurers' abuses across the country
Tow trucks are taking to the streets to denounce the situation of a sector stifled by service rates that are out of step with the cost of living and, in particular, of fuel. Madrid, Bilbao…
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Barcelona to host the next slow march in protest at the situation of roadside assistance
Catalan tow trucks have been called to gather tomorrow, Thursday 1 December, in Barcelona to denounce the abusive conditions imposed on them by insurers, motoring clubs and platforms. The…
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Bilbao to host a slow march this Monday, 14 November, in protest against insurers' abuses
The National Roadside Assistance Alliance, in collaboration with ABEAC, is promoting a demonstration that will end at San Mamés next Monday. A statement will be read out there. The roadside…
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The Alliance will ask the DGT for a campaign to prevent tow-truck operators being hit on the road
The organisation representing the roadside assistance sector is calling for a media awareness campaign urging drivers to slow down and change lanes when they see a tow truck on the hard…
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The Alliance calls slow marches to Madrid against insurers' abuses
A heated November of protests lies ahead, called in Bilbao, Seville, Barcelona, Madrid and the Balearic Islands, and led by the roadside assistance companies the Alliance represents…
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The Alliance of roadside assistance companies calls protests for October
Almost 500 roadside assistance tow-truck business owners are demanding a rate increase of more than 40 % to avoid bringing their activity to a halt, with 63 % of their companies making…
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Mapfre, Allianz, Mutua Madrileña, Asitur and RACE are still not complying with the decree-law on passing fuel price increases on to prices
So far only AXA and ARAG have stated that they will apply Royal Decree-Law 3/22 of 1 March. The companies refusing to apply it, by contrast, account for more than 75 % of the market share…
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Roadside assistance tow-truck companies decide this Thursday, 22 September, whether to launch protests or stoppages
As of today, insurers, motoring clubs and assistance platforms are failing to comply with Royal Decree-Law 3/22 of 1 March on passing fuel price increases on to prices. The Alliance…
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The Alliance resumes dialogue with insurers, motoring clubs and assistance platforms in September
The priority objective of this second round of talks, which starts on the 22nd at Fireca (Seville), is for these companies to comply with the pricing law so as to cover tow-truck companies'…
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The sector secures a rate increase in the Lérida Pyrenees after the August walkout
Most of the roadside assistance companies in the area, represented by the National Roadside Assistance Alliance, have secured increases of around 30 % for carrying out their services. The…
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Allianz breaches the law on passing on costs arising from the increase in fuel prices
The insurance company is the only entity that has not taken part in the dialogue opened between the National Roadside Assistance Alliance and insurers, motoring clubs and assistance…