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hI ,
New to this taxi game and lookin for advice on edinburgh black cab taxi test .

Still worth while or not ?

Is the money still in the game heard so many stories from drivers whilst sittin as a passenger about it not being worth the problems and long hard hours that is needed now to even take home £300 a week ,Then you hear of others bringing in £600-£800 a week and loving there job .

Driving is something i have always wanted to get involved in at some point and being ur own boss ie. own taxi and licence sound the way forward for me but is demand really there to support a family ...... thanks any advice is welcome

sorry if others have read this post in another thread ,i posted on wrong section ....newbie

Oh well, here's my reply again then:



In fact you could be talking about the same figures here if "bringing in" means takings, because after rental and fuel takings of £700 probably wouldn't leave you with much more than £300.

Thus it's possibly just the difference between 'half empty' and 'half full', no difference at all really except for optimism or pessimism.

Or perhaps the braggarts like to state takings as their income rather than what's left. In fact many of the braggards in the trade will barely be taking half of what they claim

Don't give up your day job but do come study at City Cabs, do the job part time Sat/Sun then you will get a feeling for it or against it, you will either love it or hate it, there is no inbetween.

We are having to work longer hours nowaday's and your illusion of being your own boss is off track, you can be your own boss but most guy's start by working for an owner, that can be a nightmare, so you work towards being your own boss. There is no gaurantees in this trade, you are only a couple of bad situations away from walking away

Hope that helps
Good luck

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Alway's been about Tightening the Grip!

Had a guy in the taxi who told me that he had a number of cabbies as clients.

He was a debt counsellor selling Trust Deeds.

Guy lives in Straiton BTW.

an advocate of part time cherry pickers.

your a disgrace

if you could accept the truth doogie and by your own statement you cant be far away from walking away..its just a matter of time for it to sink in

Ali T


Hi mate , what's your outlook on my situation ? Worth it or not ?

What's your view off how is is earnin out there in town at the mo?

Do u think my target off 300 a week after bills is realistic in a 60 hour week ?

Cheers

I had a pick up from opposite the playhouse on Sat night and the Q outside it was stretched down the street only seen one cab picking up
There is loads work available if you look for it

Skippy .


What do u think about my 300 after bills on say a 60 hour week ? Realistic ?

I think that at £5.00 per hour it is way below the national minimum wage.

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Grandad,

Grandad.

I am talkin after cab rent, fuel and oviously the dreaded TAX . 300 in my pocket to take home for the kids ......

Yes and it is still below the minimum wage.

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Grandad,

Grandad

so u think is more than achievable to make more week in week out ? 300 is sort off my worst case senario that I could cope with morgage and family bills wise.

Are you driving in the Edinburgh area ?

What's ur views on rentin or gettin hold of my own car and plate providing I pass the test ?


How's the hours would a be lookin at now in town to achieve the figures I have mentioned ?

I drive in edinburgh and the one thing i can tell you is a lot of people are leaving the trade or trying to..so what does that tell you...and saturday yes there is a small timescale when u get work but thats it..if you still decide to do it and drive full time you will see what its really like and its pretty grim at times..Im just glad im out in about 8 months..

Good god u have really sold it to me .

Just don't understand why if there are so many people out there havin that bad a time why do they even bother ? Surly the council regulate the amound off taxi's out there so drivers earn a decent living ?

Don't think things r quite as bad as some drivers make out to stop people tryin for test if there buyin plates that are already issued as it wouldn't affect or change the number off cabs lookin for work in the city...

Appreciate ur view tho that's why am tryin to get my head around the whole game pro's and cons ...

What do you class as a grim week ? 300 after bills and tax ? Or less ?