Driver caught changing license plates in Lloret de Mar

In Lloret de Mar, Spain, a driver was caught attempting to evade authorities by changing his vehicle's license plates in plain view of police officers. The incident occurred in October during a trip intended to transport passengers from a local hotel to Barcelona-El Prat Airport.

A local taxi driver, suspecting the vehicle was operating an illegal ride-hailing service, noticed the car was using a white private license plate instead of the blue plates required for taxis and VTC services in Spain. The taxi driver filmed the vehicle and alerted the police.

Upon being intercepted by law enforcement near a local nightclub, the driver attempted to swap the license plates while officers were present, an act that has intensified tensions between professional taxi drivers and unlicensed ride-hailing operators in the region.