Taxi drivers - does it pay?

Depends if you are willing to work nights, events etc.

Rates are usually higher at night. Airport runs etc

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Saw a local private hire taxi firm advertising for drivers. They will rent you a car for £170 week. I was looking at their Facebook page at their tariffs and set fares etc, they charge £2.50 from the local supermarket to any destination in town. This got me thinking that this is a lot of supermarket runs just to pay the rental on the car.

Theres money at it for some - who are prepared to work long, antisocial hours.

I think a lot of taxi drivers just get by, but are happy working hours that just suit them.

Also there will likely be drivers there for some time who would be getting looked after but the controllers etc also does the £170 cover weekly rent?

Lee, I worked briefly with a guy that was previously a taxi driver. He did it for maybe ten years but said he got out as he was barely making any money.

I have no experience myself but I'll just repeat what he said. He used to go out early for people who needed to get to work and then get some sleep afterwards and then back out again early afternoon and then he would stay out until late. In that time he'd again have rush hour/people wanting to get home and then people wanting to go out for the night.

I also remember him saying that most of his fares in the day either said of rush hour were just short supermarket runs where you don't really make any money.

I think to do the job and make decent money you'll need to be out on the road for alot of hours and work late in to the night

HTH