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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:09 pm 
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works quiet everywhere atm don't you think and with summer comming it'll be verry busy don't you think,
The days from what i heard from other drivers saying during the day no one really takes a taxi
As its hot people tend to walk than catch a taxi.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:57 am 
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Sussex wrote:
khalid wrote:
Full week took sunday off
Did the 12 noon to 4am shift all week
After fuel and took another 100 out for insurance and other vehicle expences
Profit was £421.00
Good or bad?

96 hours @ £4.38 an hour.

What do you think? :?

I know what I think. What kind of life is it if you work 16 hours a day for 6 days a week. #-o And at the end of the week you have made £4.38 per hour. You need to learn to work smarter hours not longer hours.

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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 9:21 am 
Alright lads leave him alone, he's made a choice, and he's been prepared to gamble to try better himself, sadly he has bought into the hours rather than hourly rate routine to make it seem ok, but he isn't alone in that one is he, but at the end of the day all he's asked for is some advise so no need to clatter him with the fools finger is there.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:32 am 
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£899 after diesel expences about 50-60 hours :-)
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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:51 am 
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jack351 wrote:
£899 after diesel expences about 50-60 hours :-)
OXFORD

What about insurance, servicing costs, depreciation etc?

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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:42 pm 
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yes I work out my yearly insurance, mot, tax other and divide it in weeks
So that's after everythink.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:26 pm 
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I don't know about nights but days in oxford last week was quiet ,
Today verry quiet went off at 1pm.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:47 pm 
Somebody hand me the yawn icon, £900 after payout on 50 hrs :---) , do me a favour, we have and always do have at least 3 like you locally, the fishermans tale taxi driver, funny how they seem to swap drives a lot, never seem to have any money and end up working in Tesco telling all the Tesco staff about how they had to give it up cos the missus was moaning :-({|= , like she wouldn't moan if her bloke took a £600pw pay cut \:D/ .

Nice try for a wind up mate =D>


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:18 pm 
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I took in £549 after expences
And my day renter gave me his £350 week rent.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:32 pm 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPdONfPts-4


Keep going son, you'll sort the UK economy crisis all on your own with the tax you will be paying directly and indirectly.


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:51 pm 
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I dont get people on this forum been looking around the posts a lot of people on here twisted
I said how much i made and your like ohhh too less stupid hours stupid money and this guy jack said what he makes and you go on like tax on every post about peoples earnings when they make less like same not good stupid less money and the guys who making abit of money than you guys who saying and going on about deregulations if that much money meaning alot of money a lot of demand and like tax and things
Jealouse people on here!!!!


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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:49 pm 
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khalid wrote:
I dont get people on this forum been looking around the posts a lot of people on here twisted
I said how much i made and your like ohhh too less stupid hours stupid money and this guy jack said what he makes and you go on like tax on every post about peoples earnings when they make less like same not good stupid less money and the guys who making abit of money than you guys who saying and going on about deregulations if that much money meaning alot of money a lot of demand and like tax and things
Jealouse people on here!!!!

Have you ever heard of punctuation?

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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:55 pm 
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khalid wrote:
I dont get people on this forum been looking around the posts a lot of people on here twisted
I said how much i made and your like ohhh too less stupid hours stupid money and this guy jack said what he makes and you go on like tax on every post about peoples earnings when they make less like same not good stupid less money and the guys who making abit of money than you guys who saying and going on about deregulations if that much money meaning alot of money a lot of demand and like tax and things
Jealouse people on here!!!!


Jealousy? Don't kid yourself.
I wouldn't get out of bed for the pittance your making :lol:

You two are hilarious.
One works ludicrous hours for a pitiful return, the other pays a fortune to buy a job that could be opened up to all comers at any time.

Are either of you planning to declare your full earnings to HMRC?
Because if you are, you'd better factor that in to your counting as well.

If the job pays peanuts, we shouldn't be surprised if it attracts monkeys.

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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:57 pm 
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grandad wrote:
jack351 wrote:
£899 after diesel expences about 50-60 hours :-)
OXFORD

What about insurance, servicing costs, depreciation etc?

And £100,000 plate.

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 Post subject: Re: New to the cab trade
PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:31 pm 
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Jack: I'd be happy with that, at this time of year I'm lucky to take over £400.00, after fuel has been deducted, for a 50+ hour week.

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