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Nidge2
 Post subject: Work this one out!!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:55 am 
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On a Saturday dayshift why do I take double money with low mileage compared to Saturday night where I struggle to get anywhere near what I've took in the daytime with added dead miles?

I'm thinking about sacking the nightshifts off and working days only.
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 Post subject: Re: Work this one out!!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:48 am 
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Night shift base ops who aint got a clue = dead miles

I did only 90 miles yesterday for £150 takings, the good operator was on......with one of the others it woulda been 150 miles/£150

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 6:42 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
On a Saturday dayshift why do I take double money with low mileage compared to Saturday night where I struggle to get anywhere near what I've took in the daytime with added dead miles?

I'm thinking about sacking the nightshifts off and working days only.

Because every cabby is out in the evening, but not out during the day.

I think the night-time economy has lost out following the smoking ban.

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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Work this one out!!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 6:58 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
On a Saturday dayshift why do I take double money with low mileage compared to Saturday night where I struggle to get anywhere near what I've took in the daytime with added dead miles?

I'm thinking about sacking the nightshifts off and working days only.

Because every cabby is out in the evening, but not out during the day.

I think the night-time economy has lost out following the smoking ban.


I think your right on that one. For the last three Saturdays I've taken more in the day than I have at night with T2 added on.
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wannabeeahack
 Post subject: Re: Work this one out!!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:13 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
Sussex wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:
On a Saturday dayshift why do I take double money with low mileage compared to Saturday night where I struggle to get anywhere near what I've took in the daytime with added dead miles?

I'm thinking about sacking the nightshifts off and working days only.

Because every cabby is out in the evening, but not out during the day.

I think the night-time economy has lost out following the smoking ban.


I think your right on that one. For the last three Saturdays I've taken more in the day than I have at night with T2 added on.


we have "night" drivers (full time car renters @ £320 a week) who turn out now at noon cos nights isnt so good, which in turn wrecks days

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Nidge2
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wannabeeahack wrote:

we have "night" drivers (full time car renters @ £320 a week) who turn out now at noon cos nights isnt so good, which in turn wrecks days



Our nights drivers don't start until 4-5pm which leaves us day men earning the £££
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Nidge2 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:

we have "night" drivers (full time car renters @ £320 a week) who turn out now at noon cos nights isnt so good, which in turn wrecks days



Our nights drivers don't start until 4-5pm which leaves us day men earning the £££


thats voluntary though, they COULD turn out early, the cake slices get thinner

our day renters start at 7pm generally, £60 rent for 1 shift

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