Taxi Driver Salaries
Discussion
Most taxi drivers are not "salaried employees". The bulk are self-employed and who often own their own vehicles. Therefore, their weekly income levels have to be viewed in the context that many of them will have quite a few costs to fund out of that income -
vehicle purchase and finance
vehicle running costs
licences
rank fees
radio fees
insurances
vehicle purchase and finance
vehicle running costs
licences
rank fees
radio fees
insurances
Edited by Eric Mc on Saturday 23 October 14:13
I did Taxi driving about 6 years ago in Swindon when I was 'In between jobs'. At the time Radio rent was £90 a week, and the car rental another £140 a week, so £230 HAD to be found every week. When I started doing it it wasn't too bad an earner, I worked for the biggest local mini-cab firm, and 95% of the drivers were 'local' (if you know what I mean 
). On Friday and Saturday nights you would run around like a blue ar$ed fly between 7-9pm, and then again at 1am - 3pm and could easily make £200 on each night. Then all of a sudden there was a huge influx of 'non locals' they didn't know the area, but Sat Nav meant they could find there way around. All of a sudden work dried up and on Fri and Sat nights you would be lucky to clear £100. the rest of the week you had to work long long hours, with hours of boring sitting in your car waiting for a job. You can just about make a living, the trouble is you need to be working when everyone else is doing what people are supposed to do when they work in a normal job - ie going out at night to enjoy themselves!
). On Friday and Saturday nights you would run around like a blue ar$ed fly between 7-9pm, and then again at 1am - 3pm and could easily make £200 on each night. Then all of a sudden there was a huge influx of 'non locals' they didn't know the area, but Sat Nav meant they could find there way around. All of a sudden work dried up and on Fri and Sat nights you would be lucky to clear £100. the rest of the week you had to work long long hours, with hours of boring sitting in your car waiting for a job. You can just about make a living, the trouble is you need to be working when everyone else is doing what people are supposed to do when they work in a normal job - ie going out at night to enjoy themselves!From chatting to mini-cab drivers, the key to decent earnings is contract work - especially public sector stuff like schools and hospitals. One told me that school work - an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon, Mon-Fri - was worth just over £200 per week for him.
Must make a big difference when compared to those who are simply waiting for the radio to go.
Must make a big difference when compared to those who are simply waiting for the radio to go.
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