Taxi driving?

[wizurd]

Evening everyone. Haven't been on for a while but just been wondering are there any taxi drivers on here and if so is it a job they would recommend. Just thinking about either extra earner or job move. Probably a pipe dream but would welcome any informed advice. Probably would be using own car (not the zed of course ) but for a local company. Just wondering about wages taxes etc etc. Cheers.

[gsexr]

Check out insurance for taxi drivers

It might change your mind

[glrnet]

Check the cost of insurance before you do anything else

[wizurd]

Done some quotes. Gotta wait for them to call me back. I'm expecting a high number. All depends on with that plus costs of the plate and license etc etc if i can recoup that and then make a decent wage.

 

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[spursmaddave]

Not a job I would like these days..... too many nutters around and people who would do pretty much anything to avoid paying....

[KyleR]

I'd be an awful taxi driver, I get lost going to work

[DoogyRev]

I'd be an awful taxi driver, I get lost going to work

 

Just think of the extra £££ you would make . . . getting lost :lol:

[KyleR]

I'd be an awful taxi driver, I get lost going to work

 

Just think of the extra £££ you would make . . . getting lost :lol:

 

Unfortunately not here, only Belfast uses meters, so it'd just cost me a tank of fuel every other run

[spursmaddave]

Check out 'Fake Taxi'

 

NSFW

[wizurd]

Fake taxi lol not the kind of taxi driving I'd thought about. I'm sure the license stops ya doing that to the passenger got an initial quote on insurance on a Toyota avensis which is 2k.now I didn't think that was bad for the first quote and a newbie taxi driver. Will keep looking. I know what you mean about nutters and all that but do love driving.

 

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[JetSet]

I know a Taxi driver, all he does is drive from here to Manchester Airport (35 miles) and back 3 or 4 times a day with the occasional run down to Liverpool/Heathrow/Gatwick/etc. It's a very safe job, much better than picking drunks up late at night, the only downside is that he's up most mornings around 5 o'clock.

 

 

Pete

[wizurd]

Cheers jetset. Yer airport runs I'd prefer. As for long hours and nights and early hours I prefer those times of 'day' anyway so I'm not worried about that. I think the tests license etc etc will cost about 700 quid for my area. Then there's needing to get a car plus insurance, plus finding a company to drive for as such.

 

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