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hi

i have joined this forum as i am seriously considering applying for my PH licence in York.

have spoken to a couple of firms / people who are looking for SE drivers due to expansion / new start up businesses etc.

is it possible to earn decent money at the moment ?


i am prepared to work hard including some weekends and a fair share of nights as long as the money is worthwhile.

any advice much appreciated.

ehm, let me think, ok I thunked and the answer is a resounding NO!!

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My heart is heavy, but my consience clear,
I voted Yes, without any fear.

What a sales pitch, expansion!!!???


Steve lemme tell you something about taxi offices, there is a bloke who owns it, he's a greedy little sod and will say anything to recruit new drivers.

What he really means to say is this...due to it being so bad at this time I've lost a few drivers and my pocket is suffering from it, please be a good (censored word) little black boy and come work for me.

Thought I was the only cynic when it came to PH operators

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

No way, I'm the leader of it, anyway theres nowt cynical about it, it's the truth of the matter.

Ok it may be the truth of the matter, but, have you not heard of tact!! Is there any need to be so blunt. This is a would be new driver wearing rose coloured spectacles

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Hahaha, yeah I suppose it's a bit off to disillusion him right from the off, still ya .... Can't do enough for a good guvnah can ya .... lol.

Possibly you can. Refer to Toots; Her Own Unique & Personal Private Hire Badge

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The mind whizzes with thoughts

PMSL

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

at this moment in time there are 700 Private hire drivers IN York and around 170 odd Hackney plates to which most are double driven

there are drivers who have day jobs [proper jobs] and do this job to top up their income, also PH drivers who PH on a day time then hackney at night

the pie is only so big and the slices are getting smaller

at the last count a few weeks ago 175 new wanna be PH drivers had apllied for a PH badge with the Council and are being processed

PH drivers are leaving PH firms and moving around, no, the grass is not or does not get greener

I suppose, but not knocking you, that you have maybe just recently lost your job or made redundant and thought, oh dear what shall i do, oh i know i'll go taxiing, till things pick up then i'll go back to my proper job

its hard out here, and beggars have a higher status, and thought much better of than cab drivers, and indeed much better off

Depends on what you view as decent money.

If you work like a c***, and blitz nights and weekends, then you will earn good money.

But it all depends on what your outgoings are.

Best bet is to get your license and try it for real.

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Mark, you gotta stop this mate, you work Brighton, Brighton is a trendy place right now and buzzes, but a lot of other places are dead, completely dead infact, I know it's easy to assume it's the same across the board but it isn't, come work here for a week, drive on Aqua Cars and spend all night running ppl about for £2.60/£3.30, you'll soon be running through the Lewis tunnel for the East again

Doom whilst you have a good point so does sussex. At the end of the day the only way to find out is to suck it and see

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!