Taxi Driver Online

After over 10 years working for the same insurance brokerage, I was made redundant on Thursday! The firm merged with another back in the summer and I think it boiled down to too many chiefs and so yours truly is now joining the ranks of the full time Licensed Personal Transportation Contractors. The insurance business was great for coming up with pretentious job titles so I thought I'd be a bit creative

I'm glad Ive got a bit of experience under my belt but in the 2 years I've been driving part time I have noticed a significant downturn in business. Up to now I've been driving a client friend's car but do I now go the whole hog and buy my own? Lots of thinking to do over the next few weeks! I'll probably be asking for advice and will post how things are going.

Last night was not bad but most of the work was Christmas Parties, the pubs otherwise looked really quiet. Time to scartch head and find some "unmet demand"

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Nobody told me to use my initiative. To err is human to arr is pirate.

Good luck matey!

Times may not be great but I'm a lot happier with my own motor than driving for someone else. Start when I want, finish when I want, only have to answer to myself.

Could you not offer yourself as an agent?

If not then get your own motor, things will improve.

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IDFIMH

Acting as an agent is a possibility. The chap whose vehicles I drive is a friend and has been a client for years. Hoping to get something going with him as I just seemed to have landed a deal with a firm that places foreign students in UK schools. Primarily airport transfers at start and finsish of term. Could be good.

Worked last night. OMG quiet! I did expect that though. Just want to get my head around the different characteristics of each period of the day/night.

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Nobody told me to use my initiative. To err is human to arr is pirate.

you could always set up your own insurance brokerage driving a cab PH is hard work but no matter how quiet it gets there is always some work out there

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

i think at the moment you need to to do days because people have to go out by 8pm there is very little work.

I once started at 8am and watched the sunrise the next day at 7am.....

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Safety first eh azzzzole

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Yes but did you do any work in the meantime?

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Grandad,

Yeah, he was goose stepping his jackboots off leafleting for the BNP

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off the rank my son, real taxi driving!

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Son!!!

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Grandad,

. Been there, done that. TBH I'm really enjoying the change of pace at the moment. I know the hours are long but the stress is different and a change is as good as a rest. That is of course subject to change. Last night was a little better. I am taking it a bit easy this side of Christmas, just working evenings sharing a car. I have done a deal to rent for 3 months to get used to day work and will then decide what to buy.

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Nobody told me to use my initiative. To err is human to arr is pirate.

WISH YOU LUCK 1 JOB

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All posts by this contributor are made in a strictly personal capacity

I AM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN NOBODY'S SUBJECT http://www.republic.org.u

F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

BOOZE BOOZE BOOZE

OK.... GRAMPS then

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most