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PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:07 am 
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No I can work when ever I want an finish when I want

Very kind of the owner to allow you to earn him so much. :sad:

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No I can work when ever I want an finish when I want but if it was my own car then I have to choose a shift day or night
So if I choose day when it comes to a weekend I can't go over to nights or if I want to do both shifts meaning some days night some day then I have to pay 2 rents day an night 80 + 80 = 160
But its not worth paying that much so that's why its worth me driving for the company.


Day rent £80 going over to nights another £80?? The owners must be on some £££££ down there.

That's because if I do both shifts the company has to take one of there own cars off the road so there's enough jobs to go around
But when I'm driving there car an my shift ends an I decide to stay on some times they won't let me for the same reason as not enough jobs to go around.
Some driver said when driving there car on weekends stay nights you'll make about 80-100 but go into town an ask people if they need taxi an pick them up you'll make another 30-40 but you'll keep all that as company don't know you've done does fares :) HOW Illigal that's why they are always in town


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get your own ops licence and advertise like mad (where free)

get approved for education contracts

approach your local ambulance authority to take PTS work

approach voluntary driver organisations for work

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I going to see how much I can make each week for a month or so if its ok ima stay on if not them ima decide on what to do next.
I got my first job at 7 next one at 8 then about half 8 between 9-3 I did 8 jobs Alll local an I just done a £5 job, 12 jobs an only 1 not local :( its verrrrrry quiet.


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Did you not sell a TAXI a few months ago for mega bucks,also I think you are employed as you only drive the company car you should be on minimum wage and holiday pay


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Did you not sell a TAXI a few months ago for mega bucks,also I think you are employed as you only drive the company car you should be on minimum wage and holiday pay

Yh I used that to build a house in pakistan an buy and send a car over there.
Yh but I don't think they do that in the taxi business as you get 40% of what you make even hackney has been quiet recently at nights its ok but very dead in the mornings only about 60-80 a day


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Yh but I don't think they do that in the taxi business as you get 40% of what you make even hackney has been quiet recently at nights its ok but very dead in the mornings only about 60-80 a day


That soon doubled???

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Did you not sell a TAXI a few months ago for mega bucks,also I think you are employed as you only drive the company car you should be on minimum wage and holiday pay

Yh I used that to build a house in pakistan an buy and send a car over there.


Why'd you do that?

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Yh but I don't think they do that in the taxi business as you get 40% of what you make even hackney has been quiet recently at nights its ok but very dead in the mornings only about 60-80 a day


That soon doubled???

What doubled?


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Yh but I don't think they do that in the taxi business as you get 40% of what you make even hackney has been quiet recently at nights its ok but very dead in the mornings only about 60-80 a day

That soon doubled???

What doubled?

Not bed in straight lay can!!

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Yh but I don't think they do that in the taxi business as you get 40% of what you make even hackney has been quiet recently at nights its ok but very dead in the mornings only about 60-80 a day


That soon doubled???

What doubled?


Yesterday you said you did 10 jobs for around £31. Earlier today you said that you did 12 jobs 11 of them local, I assume that is £3.00 each and one at £5.00, so that is £38. But now it has gone up to £60-80 a day.

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60-80 is on hackney in day shifts but much more at nights
I am driving private hire as my boss has sold the taxi I was driving.


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Dont moan you shouldnt have sold your own cab and sent the money out of the country,perhaps thats why theres no cash left here to spend. :cry:


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Dont moan you shouldnt have sold your own cab and sent the money out of the country,perhaps thats why theres no cash left here to spend. :cry:


lots of people own property abroad.........spain/italy etc....

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Dont moan you shouldnt have sold your own cab and sent the money out of the country,perhaps thats why theres no cash left here to spend. :cry:


lots of people own property abroad.........spain/italy etc....


How many of them buy property in Spain or Italy in the middle of a recession with the proceeds of the sale of a business they relied on for an income?

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