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Author:  mareknovak [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:10 am ]
Post subject:  radio for a rent or buy??

Hi,I wish to know if i can buy myself radio to work for a taxi company instead of renting it from them.
Is that possible??
I`m starting as a PH driver self-employed,just wondering if it is possible to do that,if so would anybody know which kind of radio and how much???
Many thanks....Marek

Author:  gusmac [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

I'm sure any of them would sell you a radio if the price was right.
Doesn't mean you would get any work off it though.
It's the work you pay for, not the equipment.

Author:  AAATAXIS [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

Hi mareknovak,
I can sell you one for £91,000 if your interested. Comes with work ;)

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Author:  Gobby [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

gusmac wrote:
I'm sure any of them would sell you a radio if the price was right.
Doesn't mean you would get any work off it though.
It's the work you pay for, not the equipment.


Not if he can listen in, and get to the jobs before the regular drivers. :shock:

Author:  gusmac [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

Gobby wrote:
gusmac wrote:
I'm sure any of them would sell you a radio if the price was right.
Doesn't mean you would get any work off it though.
It's the work you pay for, not the equipment.


Not if he can listen in, and get to the jobs before the regular drivers. :shock:


Then all he needs is a scanner :wink: That's if any offices are still using voice radio........

Author:  Sussex [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

mareknovak wrote:
Hi,I wish to know if i can buy myself radio to work for a taxi company instead of renting it from them.
Is that possible??

Anything is possible, but I can't see why a PH firm would want to sell you a radio, and I'm even less sure why you would want to buy one. :?

Author:  Nidge [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

mareknovak wrote:
Hi,I wish to know if i can buy myself radio to work for a taxi company instead of renting it from them.
Is that possible??
I`m starting as a PH driver self-employed,just wondering if it is possible to do that,if so would anybody know which kind of radio and how much???
Many thanks....Marek



The firm will rent you one for a fee.

Author:  bill_datamaster [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

I think you might be getting a bit confused. The term radio-rent is widely used in the taxi industry to describe what you pay a company in return for them providing you with the work. The cost of a second hand radio might be about £50 but having your own radio doesn’t mean you then get any discount on your "radio rent".

Author:  Sussex [ Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: radio for a rent or buy??

I suppose a case could be made for new start up firms to encourage drivers to buy their own radios, to help off-set the initial costs, but the firm will still need weekly money from drivers to pay the other bills.

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