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I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business.


Its hard times, we cannot all afford offices
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I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business.


Its hard times, we cannot all afford offices


cant see any benefit in having an office for the 1 man ops...

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Taxi1 12uk wrote:
Yes you are right. However i have heard there are some people making good money in the taxi game just being a one man band and sub contracting work out. Is there a clever way of doing this?

I heard there are big contracts availble for taxis. For example school contracts. One guy told me once he has a 30 mile trip every morning and return everyday and he makes £100 per day just from that.

How do i get one of those contracts?


1. Get a badge
2. Get a car plated
3. Contact your education dept and ask
4. Be prepared for some paperwork
5. Get Inspected by the CC
6. Sit in on a seminar
7. Realise its a 100% commitment (6 days a week in my case)
8. Get charged if you mess up/late/cant complete a job

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Taxi1 12uk, whats your budget for the business startup, have you done a business plan, spoke to the bank, cashflows, etc, etc?

if you want a base, etc, youd better have £20K loose change and a car already...

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Taxi1 12uk wrote:
hi there once again all. Basically i have been a private hire driver now for 9 years. I am frankly fed up of doing nightshifts and long hours and weekends and want the 5 day a week lifestyle with saturdays and sundays off for my family time. In the taxi trade i guess you have to work weekends to make a living. Therefore in order for me to to do this i think i need to set up my own taxi business. Like they say if you cant beat them then join them.

I have looked into setting up a taxi business in my area. The overhead costs aint a great deal if your operating a small office but staff wages are the biggest overhead cost as it is a 24 hour operation.
I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business. I have seen some taxi company owners who have ran their own taxi businesses for like 10 years and they still only have like only 10 drivers working for them. The way i see it you need at least 20 odd drivers to be making a decent profit. If you only have a small amount of drivers and by the time you paid your bills off and all the stress i think its best you just was an owner driver as you would earn the same amount of money.

I want to set up my own business but i want to make sure that if i set up its worth the time. I dont want to set up a taxi business and struggle for 10 years without enough drivers. I want to set up the taxi office, and i just want to make sure i can make enough from driver rents so then i dont need to drive.

Has anybody here got their own taxi business? I dont mean a one man band i mean a proper office with drivers. If so please can you advice on the best way to get operate a successful taxi business. Is there a way possibly of making a decent income with a new startup?


Taxi1 must be having a giraffe, right?
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Taxi_boss_Uk wrote:
Taxi1 12uk wrote:
hi there once again all. Basically i have been a private hire driver now for 9 years. I am frankly fed up of doing nightshifts and long hours and weekends and want the 5 day a week lifestyle with saturdays and sundays off for my family time. In the taxi trade i guess you have to work weekends to make a living. Therefore in order for me to to do this i think i need to set up my own taxi business. Like they say if you cant beat them then join them.

I have looked into setting up a taxi business in my area. The overhead costs aint a great deal if your operating a small office but staff wages are the biggest overhead cost as it is a 24 hour operation.
I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business. I have seen some taxi company owners who have ran their own taxi businesses for like 10 years and they still only have like only 10 drivers working for them. The way i see it you need at least 20 odd drivers to be making a decent profit. If you only have a small amount of drivers and by the time you paid your bills off and all the stress i think its best you just was an owner driver as you would earn the same amount of money.

I want to set up my own business but i want to make sure that if i set up its worth the time. I dont want to set up a taxi business and struggle for 10 years without enough drivers. I want to set up the taxi office, and i just want to make sure i can make enough from driver rents so then i dont need to drive.

Has anybody here got their own taxi business? I dont mean a one man band i mean a proper office with drivers. If so please can you advice on the best way to get operate a successful taxi business. Is there a way possibly of making a decent income with a new startup?


Taxi1 must be having a giraffe, right?


you could be right, cant blame his thinking but the actioning of it may be too high a hurdle...

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wannabeeahack wrote:
Taxi_boss_Uk wrote:
Taxi1 12uk wrote:
hi there once again all. Basically i have been a private hire driver now for 9 years. I am frankly fed up of doing nightshifts and long hours and weekends and want the 5 day a week lifestyle with saturdays and sundays off for my family time. In the taxi trade i guess you have to work weekends to make a living. Therefore in order for me to to do this i think i need to set up my own taxi business. Like they say if you cant beat them then join them.

I have looked into setting up a taxi business in my area. The overhead costs aint a great deal if your operating a small office but staff wages are the biggest overhead cost as it is a 24 hour operation.
I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business. I have seen some taxi company owners who have ran their own taxi businesses for like 10 years and they still only have like only 10 drivers working for them. The way i see it you need at least 20 odd drivers to be making a decent profit. If you only have a small amount of drivers and by the time you paid your bills off and all the stress i think its best you just was an owner driver as you would earn the same amount of money.

I want to set up my own business but i want to make sure that if i set up its worth the time. I dont want to set up a taxi business and struggle for 10 years without enough drivers. I want to set up the taxi office, and i just want to make sure i can make enough from driver rents so then i dont need to drive.

Has anybody here got their own taxi business? I dont mean a one man band i mean a proper office with drivers. If so please can you advice on the best way to get operate a successful taxi business. Is there a way possibly of making a decent income with a new startup?


Taxi1 must be having a giraffe, right?


you could be right, cant blame his thinking but the actioning of it may be too high a hurdle...


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Taxi_boss_Uk wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
Taxi_boss_Uk wrote:
Taxi1 12uk wrote:
hi there once again all. Basically i have been a private hire driver now for 9 years. I am frankly fed up of doing nightshifts and long hours and weekends and want the 5 day a week lifestyle with saturdays and sundays off for my family time. In the taxi trade i guess you have to work weekends to make a living. Therefore in order for me to to do this i think i need to set up my own taxi business. Like they say if you cant beat them then join them.

I have looked into setting up a taxi business in my area. The overhead costs aint a great deal if your operating a small office but staff wages are the biggest overhead cost as it is a 24 hour operation.
I have seen some operators divert their taxi landline to their mobile phone which i think is not very professional and shows the person is struggling in business. I have seen some taxi company owners who have ran their own taxi businesses for like 10 years and they still only have like only 10 drivers working for them. The way i see it you need at least 20 odd drivers to be making a decent profit. If you only have a small amount of drivers and by the time you paid your bills off and all the stress i think its best you just was an owner driver as you would earn the same amount of money.

I want to set up my own business but i want to make sure that if i set up its worth the time. I dont want to set up a taxi business and struggle for 10 years without enough drivers. I want to set up the taxi office, and i just want to make sure i can make enough from driver rents so then i dont need to drive.

Has anybody here got their own taxi business? I dont mean a one man band i mean a proper office with drivers. If so please can you advice on the best way to get operate a successful taxi business. Is there a way possibly of making a decent income with a new startup?


Taxi1 must be having a giraffe, right?


you could be right, cant blame his thinking but the actioning of it may be too high a hurdle...


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
He lives in the Borough of Utopia, were is that? I want to move there and get my HC plate there. I hope you succeed. Did I see that you have been in the trade for 9 years. Pleazz let us know the area were you work.
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