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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:33 pm 
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never hacked for a lot of years now, but went fine, picked up a lot of "normal" people, no drunken idiots & made more in 2 nights than would have made in a week on ph ( due to my school run taking me out the "loop" at busy times ), i should have done this years ago tbh , no waiting outside peoples houses /no dogs/wheelchairs/ no blanks/ shoppers/ uncontrolled fooking kids jumping all over the place/ sitting on a booking for 20 mins only to be pulled away for a chit job then the booking goes on the screen & no £125 pw rent to pay, the lads on the rank were saying its quiet atm, only gripe i have is why the public are so thick, if i had 30 fares 28 of them cant close a doblo door :roll: , so, i now work fri/sat night about 5-1 , then off for the rest of the time, happy days :lol:


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:09 pm 
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never hacked for a lot of years now, but went fine, picked up a lot of "normal" people, no drunken idiots & made more in 2 nights than would have made in a week on ph ( due to my school run taking me out the "loop" at busy times ), i should have done this years ago tbh , no waiting outside peoples houses /no dogs/wheelchairs/ no blanks/ shoppers/ uncontrolled fooking kids jumping all over the place/ sitting on a booking for 20 mins only to be pulled away for a chit job then the booking goes on the screen & no £125 pw rent to pay, the lads on the rank were saying its quiet atm, only gripe i have is why the public are so thick, if i had 30 fares 28 of them cant close a doblo door :roll: , so, i now work fri/sat night about 5-1 , then off for the rest of the time, happy days :lol:


I used to see drivers move from one company to another! The new company being the best thing ever, fast forward 6 months and hey ho......stickers off, and back on the rank. If you are a hack just give it a bit of thought i.e check the internet as to what is on in your neck of the woods and position yourself accordingly. When it is peeing down with rain never rank on a Fri/Sat.....I drove around and around getting flag downs.....dont want to get wet, hands out right left and center etc.......made money whilst others sat and waited......13 years without an office worked for me.

P.S. I guess that your happy days situation from your initial office -did not last. If I remember they could do no wrong! listen to the guys.......they did tell you.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 8:11 pm 
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cabby john wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
never hacked for a lot of years now, but went fine, picked up a lot of "normal" people, no drunken idiots & made more in 2 nights than would have made in a week on ph ( due to my school run taking me out the "loop" at busy times ), i should have done this years ago tbh , no waiting outside peoples houses /no dogs/wheelchairs/ no blanks/ shoppers/ uncontrolled fooking kids jumping all over the place/ sitting on a booking for 20 mins only to be pulled away for a chit job then the booking goes on the screen & no £125 pw rent to pay, the lads on the rank were saying its quiet atm, only gripe i have is why the public are so thick, if i had 30 fares 28 of them cant close a doblo door :roll: , so, i now work fri/sat night about 5-1 , then off for the rest of the time, happy days :lol:



I used to see drivers move from one company to another! The new company being the best thing ever, fast forward 6 months and hey ho......stickers off, and back on the rank. If you are a hack just give it a bit of thought i.e check the internet as to what is on in your neck of the woods and position yourself accordingly. When it is peeing down with rain never rank on a Fri/Sat.....I drove around and around getting flag downs.....dont want to get wet, hands out right left and center etc.......made money whilst others sat and waited......13 years without an office worked for me.

P.S. I guess that your happy days situation from your initial office -did not last. At the time they could do no wrong! listen to the guys.......they did tell you.


great advice mate , you are correct


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:37 am 
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what do you reckon we should find a blind man with an assistance dog in a wheelchair and send them to find him on the rank :lol:

Glad your enjoying it hope it works out for you

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:57 pm 
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what do you reckon we should find a blind man with an assistance dog in a wheelchair and send them to find him on the rank :lol:

Glad your enjoying it hope it works out for you

=D> :lol: :lol:


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 1:06 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
an assistance dog in a wheelchair

You should find a blind man easily enough, an assistance dog in wheelchair is going to be a struggle! :roll:

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