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Grandad,

"50-75%" are you on drugs???

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theres only one other co of any note and he wont be dropping any lower as he wouldnt have any drivers left .

all i know is my take home profit has gone way up,before the drop id be lucky to get a job every hour now its 3-4 every hour.

skegness last year

orlando next year and i couldnt have imagined that pre price drop.

you lot can say what yer like ,come out with yer silly work smarter quotes im telling you as a fact dropping prices increases profit end of

I can't speak for anyone else but around half of my takings go on overheads which aren't going to get cheaper by cutting prices. The 20% cut would then equate to around 40% of the profit from each job.
Fixed costs like insurance, radio, licences etc should not change but fuel, repairs and vehicle replacement would.
I reckon that if you were doing 2 jobs an hour before, you'd need to do at least 3 to stand still and probably 4 to make more money. If your firm is the only one doing it, it may work. But it will only take 1 or 2 to follow suit and you're back where you started - and for 20% less dough.

I also have to wonder how you expect the opposition to hold onto their drivers anyway, if your firm is taking a big chunk of their work?

It doesn't generate more work, it pulls work from the opposition to you. The opposition will end up with no choice but to cut fares or go bust. What happens if they decide to undercut you? 25%? 30%? Do you match them?




Dole queue the year after?

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Where have his drivers gone?

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

Some have come over vut the main thing is he hadnt got them by the short and curlies anymore like he did when they were cheaper and getting all the wirk
The boss of the other co us hated by most of his drivers

I hear u it was a massive gamble for us

But its worked thats the truth

So now they work for another company that is cheaper than the one they've just left, which used to be the cheapest?

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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 i aint said any of that
A few drivers have left there cos the owner is not nice and its not pleasant working for him it was pakatable when they were the cheapest getting the vast majority of work

WE ARE NOW PRICED THE SAME

WE ARE NOT CHEAPER

but we have more cars so customers are flocking back to us as they get better service


Like it or lump i cudnt give a hoot its been 18 months since the price drop and im earning a lor more and im working less hours
Thems the facts

Yes and you will pay it all back when your car/cab is knackered before its time. The bottom line is that on paper it looks good! unfortunately your car/cab is running around a lot more for a lot less....servicing/tyres/ will be more often, you will have worn out parts more often, and penultimately your car/cab will wear out quicker/sooner.............you give it all back.

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Common sense........is just not that Common.

Thank you for clearing that up and there really is no need to shout I only asked the question to understand the situation more. It did seem to me that some drivers had left because the work had dropped off where they were and had come to the same place as yourself although the fares were cheaper.

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

Well 18 months in i cant say ive noticed a masove increase in expenses fuel is a bit more but i find myself getting jobs from outer suberbs after dropping off something that didnt happen before

I can assure you i earn more and work less


If i was an owner of a cab coid be thinking serious about maybe doing a winter special and dropping prices by 20% see what the tesponse is
Admittidky we kind of had it easy here as we advertise alot and there sre only really 2 players so word spreads quick the response has been amazing and its been the best thing the co cud of done

You didn't exactly make that clear before.
I was under the impression you were undercutting the opposition.

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Food electriciy gas rent all up fuel down only recently which equals PROFITS DOWN so good luck to the RMT and its 800 members in Brum

As for Tangarine's statement .................see no reason why he would lie .......................but of course coming over the horizon a SKIPPY or 2 then what happens

badgrin: as GUS says the DOLE QUEUE.........................PLUS OF COURSE REPOSSESSION DIVORCE SEPARATION OH THE JOYS OF SHORT SHORTSIGHTEDNESS!

anyone seen the eejit brummie cabby used to post on here ................................bet hes gone bankrupt!!

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