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Once uber move in to an area the job is ruined as far as i can gather for general taxi work, London is different because the black cab trade is well organised and the well heeled (who call the shots) know the black cabs are safe well regulated, earn well and offer good if not cheap service to the customer.
I've done it in the past on sat and sun nights to make some extra for Christmas when i had young children, mostly private hire (more upmarket company) where the generally long standing punters were not a danger to me or themselves.
Some drivers make a decent living by investing in a decent car, and going for business and airport type journeys or work for such a company who own their own fleet, but the hours will be all over the place, and your presentation and driving standards have to be a cut above the norm...i make no assumptions about you here by the way, just the company i worked for is still doing very well maintaining a well above average service and courtesy and that pays in they are the go to professional service in the district. Some other lads sub for these types of companies.
I don't blame you wanting out from the multi drop parcel game, i wouldn't want it either, but to be fair some chaps thrive on it and make good money by going out on second runs.
Look, i've been lorry driving for some 40 odd years, and i'm not trying to talk you into going lorry driving, but i learned something a long time ago, how you get onto more lucrative and better work is by specialising in the field you are in (ie how those better private hire outfits do their thing), and by doing your job well making yourself hard to replace and earning a good reputation, so you get the work others maybe can't or won't take a pride in or bothered to do well, trust me in the driving game this method works and if you specialise and go the extra mile then the few good doors out there open for you.
Edited by gordonbennet on 27/11/2018 at 09:35
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