sadly if you were to conduct a proper survey I would say that probably 30 to 40 % of drivers have little or no idea about their running costs all they know is how much cash they want at the end of the week for beer and fags

I did an exercise with a group of drivers that used to sit on the car park while they were waiting for a job, they didn't speak to me for week after cos I'd depressed them

skippy are you suggested miss toots would stand in a car park with a tape measure and get them to drop their trousers surely not !

I don't carry a tape measure but then again I wouldn't need one

From lips to throat is quite a common distance.

Maybe they both get big Working Fake Taxi Credit payment's so they don't need a profit from their businesses anymore


I know what you mean though Pops, it's frustrating isn't it, I've been there many times before, ask for a 20p increase and then listen to the wise men go........ooooh no you'll kill it stone dead, they won't pay that y'know, truth is they've no place in the industry tbh, they'd be better suited ironing trouser seams in some tongue to ass type job, i'll do that g'vner, can't do enough for a good g'vner types.

There was one chap who has been in the trade for donkeys years. He is a one man band but he usually has 2 or 3 cars. He changes vehicle several times during a shift

His latest purchase is a brand new Peugeot E7, he says he paid over £30K for it. I asked him how many miles it does to the gallon, what are the servicing costs etc. He said he hasn't any idea. he does't worry about such things. I asked him if he has any idea how much the vehicle costs to run and he hasn't a clue.