hamyam

I am being made redundant in the next few months and was wondering if it’s viable to work for a company as a taxi driver? Willing to work long hours to support my family. Is there anyone on here who is a taxi driver that will tell me roughly how much take home pay I can expect ta.

dave247

All depends what hours you work really. Most taxi companys up here pay 40% of your takings so if your willing to work long hours you get more money.

hamyam

just wondering if i could live off it .At the mo i am bringing home £500, could i make that ?

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Zeon

A couple of my mates are taxi drivers.

One of my mates owns the car. He pays for everything insurance, fuel etc. And gives the private hire firm £60 a week.

The other uses the car the firm pay for everything but as you'd expect he wouldn't be taking home as much.

I've not gone into figures with them so couldn't say if they would take home £500 a week.

My mates lad was in a similar situation to yours. Went taxiing and said you'd spend half the day sat in the car waiting for a job you'd collect a £5'er for. Then you spend the weekend nights, when the most money can be made, dealing with pissed ********* the majority of the time.

Needless to say as soon as something in his regular trade cam up he was off.

What do you do?

hamyam

Am a cnc setter/machinist but all the firms around where i am are moving. So thinking of a different job which i could make a living from Looking at taxi driving or maybe gardening ie cutting grass etc, as i said something to support me and the family.

hamyam

Seen a franchise for grass care waiting to see what outlay there will be

Jamo

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get your hgv class 1, you will easily take home £500 plus a week.

Zeon

Don't you need to have a driving job for 2 years as a Class 2 these days before you jump into Class 1?

Jamo

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no you do have to take your class 2 before your class 1 but you can do it the same day if you wanted to.

Norman Dog

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A mate of mine is a private hire driver, tells me that on a good week makes about £450, on a bad week about £250 - you have to be prepared to work weekends and put up with a lot of **** from drunks etc.

I personally couldn't do it....

hamyam

Any idea of the cost of taking the class 1 and 2 test? Sounds expensive

scoobymyster

I thought you had to drive a class 2 for so many years before you could drive a class 1.

Jamo

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nope.

Jamo

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the class 2 will cost you about £800, the class 1 as most of the training is in the class 2 will be about £500.

there are jobs driving class 1 always available especially if you are willing to drive abroad

Mark Mac

There are schemes in certain areas of the country that will help you with the cost of the HGV training.
Check your local job center.
Hope you get on your feet soon......

Jamo

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if you are signing on, they may even pay for it for you you need to ask about it.

hamyam

Even though im 50 lol Will look into it ,thanks

Jamo

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age wont have anything to do with it, unless you cannot pass the medical, and theres a bloke that works in my quarry thats 63 and isnt exactly in the height of physical fitness lol that just passed with flying colours

RB555

I drive a Concrete mixer and take home £400 per week, it's job and finish, so Home for around 3 o clock most days sometimes even earlier, been in the house for about one o clock the last fortnight. Nice. petrol tanker drivers are on £36k+ per annum, that's my next career move, although difficult to get into.

hamyam

Is there lots of jobs for hgv1 drivers now though? Thought we being taken over by polish etc

Red Rocket 11166

Use your Scoob, you will have the fastest taxi in town.

or move to Polland.

Red.

nick172sport

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lots of hgv jobs im a tanker driver for hoyers and i take home 36k a year driverhire will pay for all your hgv training then you work for them for 12 months and then you can leave hope this helps