wannabeeahack wrote:
jman316 wrote:
christopherwk wrote:
It may be useful for future reference and for your own records, even if you work for one operator.
If you're a good statistician, you can work out and predict, mileages and therefore running costs, which areas/postcodes are the most popular, and give the best/most work, times etc. You can quickly work out your takings per week and month, which customers are regular, and if they do regular journeys (to the shops, a certain restaurant, airport/station, etc.), and tip well you know to hang around their area to get their job... etc...
Finally someone who gets it! Lol....Exactly Christopher,well said.
those hours spent tapping a keyboard would be better spent driving and earning, especially as it wont benefit you in the wallet
the highlighted comment is plain daft for a private hire driver, he cant take a flag, will have to call clear when dropped and be sent wherever the base sees fit
Doesn't take long to jot down the job details in a book, then type them up once you're at home when you finished your shift - however I used to do (and still mainly do) airport runs, and usually I the most I do/did was five or so jobs a day, so it didn't take long. If you work for a local firm and do a dozen or three minimum fare jobs, then I agree, it is going to take hours!
The second comment, depends on the PH company, and how their plot system works (I only ever worked for one local minicab company using a plot system - first in, first out), and whether you can drive do a different plot once you dropped. The company I worked showed the number of drivers in each plot, and it made sense once you dropped, if there were too many drivers already in that plot is to move to a different one. Therefore if you work out that Mrs Bloggs (the generous tipper) does her shopping at 9am every Tuesday morning, and the plot she lives in is empty, then it's prudent to go to that plot if you dropped nearby and there's no other driver already in her plot.
Furthermore, for account jobs, it's essential you note down all job details, in case the firm diddles with your money, and over time, if you see the same jobs (or those jobs going similar mileage), are paying less, you can see, and make a noise about it. Some unscrupulous firms out there.
There's also the security point of view, a witness could say your car (with cloned plates) was involved in a crime, you received a parking ticket etc., with these jobs written down with job numbers, customer's names, pick ups and drops offs, you can prove it wasn't you. From the words of Tom Clancy, "If if isn't written down - it didn't happen".
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