Black Cabbies - Worth it or not?

[carlos21]

Doing well Carlos, how about you?

i am fine today john how are you cars mate.

 

[Slavan]

I know a few cabbies, 3 lads on the privates, one on the blacks.
The lad on the blacks paid £28 grand for his cab license and another £8 grand for a 2nd hand cab.
He left the army young and so had a lump sum to invest.
His insurance is a little over £3 grand.
He mainly works the airport and town centre, including the weekend nights but only at the end of the month. He also does airport runs.
He has 2 accounts, his own one and the one he declares to the taxman.
Nearly all cabbies are at it, if you know what I mean.
Not including the outlay for the taxi and his licence, he brings in between £1,300 to £1,800 a month but it rises to nearly £3,000 a month in July and August with the airport runs (he works a 60-70 hour week in the summer).

Now the other 3 lads.
2 of them im not close to I dont know to much, one works for delta the other for SRC.
Me other mate works for village, earns about £500 a week but is getting rid of his passat whch has been a unreliable disaster.

 

[malcson]

I think this thread is incredibly racist and should be locked immediately, do people really care what colour their cabbie is?

 

[ParkEndParody]

So overall, would you think its worth it?

 

[Deloodid]

Deffo not, stick to what you are doing, learning a decent trade is best.

 

[ParkEndParody]

Deffo not, stick to what you are doing, learning a decent trade is best.

That's what my family are saying... Its just agony! Working 8:30am to 5pm on 2.60ph

 

[Deloodid]

it will be worth it in the end mate.

its **** and hard work now, but nothing is easy.

you dont wanna be a cabbie working 60-70 hour weeks, never seeing ya bird/wife. when you will earn the same money Mon- fri with a trade, leaving you to enjoy ya weekends watching the Blues.

when i was a cabbie i never got to go the match, cos u had to work because they was busy times.

 

[Ratkiller]

I'm 18 ha! So thats me out!

My lads mate is on the black cabs. His insurance is £8000 due to his age.

 

[Slavan]

My lads mate is on the black cabs. His insurance is £8000 due to his age.

how does he afford it?

 

[nsno-chris]

That's what my family are saying... Its just agony! Working 8:30am to 5pm on 2.60ph

Its not going to be forever mate, you're learning something and gaining on job experience which is worth its weight in gold

 

[Walter Ego]

I'm a London cabbie mate. I commute weekends just working sat/sun days. If it was any good in Liverpool I would do it here. Do yourself a favour and get a real skill behind you. Look at long term not the short.

 

[Slavan]

I'm a London cabbie mate. I commute weekends just working sat/sun days. If it was any good in Liverpool I would do it here. Do yourself a favour and get a real skill behind you. Look at long term not the short.

how long did it take you to get your London knowledge?

 

[Ratkiller]

how does he afford it?

His arl fella owns a few cabs apparently. Sorted him out a decent school run.
Even so he's never out of the cab.

It's a tw@t of a job. Especially for a young lad.

 

[anotherbecksplease]

I worked for 40 years for same company and finished on a final salary pension started off brushing up and worked my way up through the ranks ,tragically for younger people this scenario will never happen again

 

[Walter Ego]

how long did it take you to get your London knowledge?

3.5 years full time.