The Community of Madrid has registered approximately 350 applications to access financial aid intended to partially cover the costs associated with providing adapted transport services via taxi and VTC. This initiative, promoted by the regional government, has a budget of 600,000 euros. Subsidies can reach up to 2,000 euros per vehicle that has completed a minimum of 200 services between January 1 and October 31, 2026.
The Minister of Housing, Transport, and Infrastructure, Jorge Rodrigo, presented this balance during an inspection in Majadahonda, coinciding with the entry into force of the new regional regulation for the sector. Rodrigo emphasized the administration's goal to "ensure that all people with reduced mobility can have an adapted vehicle when they need it," thereby reinforcing aid and adopting measures to expand supply and guarantee an accessible, safe, and quality service.
Among the most notable innovations is the authorization for taxis and VTCs adapted for wheelchair users to operate with a C environmental sticker, in addition to ECO and ZERO, thus expanding options for companies in the sector. The regulation also requires companies with ten or more authorizations to have, at a minimum, one accessible vehicle for every ten licenses, a progressive measure to increase the availability of this type of transport.
The decree introduces new mandatory identifiers, designed to offer greater guarantees against tampering and facilitate the distinction between urban and interurban services, immediate recognition of adapted VTCs, and inspection tasks. Furthermore, limits are set for fare increases in high-demand situations, which cannot exceed 75% of the base price, aiming to protect users and provide greater legal certainty.
These subsidies complement the measures in the new decree regulating taxi and VTC activity, in force for several weeks, with the aim of improving accessibility, increasing the availability of adapted vehicles, and optimizing the service offered to citizens.
During his visit to Majadahonda, Minister Rodrigo attended a compliance and service operation control, in coordination with the Local Police. This action is part of the Inspection Plan of the Community of Madrid, which in 2025 carried out nearly 85,000 controls, 15,000 of them on VTC vehicles. The regional Executive thus seeks to reinforce a strategy of economic support, regulatory updates, and control to continuously improve adapted transport.
