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the thing is that what i want to earn may be different to what someone else wants to earn

if my target was £200 a week and yours is £900 how do you achieve a solution?

a guy/gal with a hefty mortgage, car finance, credit cards and 3 kids will need a lot more than me

Ok for the record IMO anything over a 12 hour shift is excessive I personally wouldn't drive for more than 10 hours and rarely do more than 8 hour shifts, is you happy now

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lol well toots I congratulate you on being the first person to come out and actually state how many hours per shift you think a driver should be allowed to work. However I would be even happier if you could clarify how many shifts per week a driver in your opinion should be allowed to work? For example would it be for seven days or less?

Regards

JD

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IMO they should be allowed to work as many shifts as they like so long as there is at least 11 hours between each shift to ensure a good rest and a bit of relaxation. I appreciate that some people would prefer to be at work than at home but a rest is required if you are going to do a long shift that requires attention. Please say you is a happy bunny rabbit now

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I think his concern is the way some of the London PH firms are putting pressure on drivers to work more hours than even the drivers think safe.

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IDFIMH

Are you sure? He usually goes down the:



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Quality.

As mentioned before in this thread I think it is unsafe for drivers to work more than 12 hours a day. Do I have any evidence for that? No.

Is there a formula that would lead to drivers earning whilst working no-more than 60 hours a week? No.

But what happens when work gets quieter? Day drivers stay out longer, which then necessitates night drivers to come out earlier, which necessitates day drivers to stay out longer, which then necessitates ..............

Now if there was some sort of maximum hours, could a sort of reverse not happen?

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I guess that’s dependant on how the recession goes and of course the health and condition of the individual driver.

I think a 25 year old fit driver will manage twice as may hours as an out of shape 65 year old would.

I suspect in two years we'll all be back to more sociable hours, TBH I've always kept to my hours through good years and bad, and that’s why I'll ride this one out like the last one.

If it lasts a decade, that puts a slightly different slant on it.

Oh yes the older you get the less sleep you need so obviously the 65 year old (who should be retired in a perfect world) will be able to work more hours than the 25 year old

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except many 25 year olds are stoned too much

my mate was out of work, the job centre gestapo sent him to a sainsbury warehouse for an intreview, he got a job, first day was an induction with 15 others, first hurdle was a drugs test, next day only 7 turned up.....

I must admit JD is telling the truth....he's asked questions....not given an opinion.

CC

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Are those drivers self employed?

CC

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roflmao

CC

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I dont get paid when sitting waiting for work....I'm not driving....I'm either having a coffee...cigarette....or reading a book....tell me how any of the above could be described as working because the only time I'm actually working I get paid.

CC

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I said nothing about reducing private hire drivers earnings.

What I did suggest, was that there wasn't as much as a problem prior to the OFT report recommending that Councils forego their responsibilities of ensuring safe public services.

Still, I don't suppose your to bothered about how safe a driver or vehicle is .................... as long as the driver has a choice and is able to do what he/she wants to do.

FFS

B. Lucky

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