Taxi Driving!

[daytripping]

Anyone ever been involved in the taxi business?

 

At the Cloggy house every day I see a load of them parked up in their BMW'S and AUDI'S drinking tea, must be some good money involved in the daytime airport stuff, wouldn't mind giving it a blast myself in the future.

 

Meeting different people, seeing a bit of the area and being paid not bad money, got to be better than sitting in an office. Not sure if the town centre stuff on a Saturday night would be much fun but it couldn't be that bad.

 

Anyone know how long it takes to get qualified and set up and how much it costs?

[Stoney]

Costs a fair bit as im sure you need to change your car every 3 years?

[tup]

You need a long standing family history of organised crime for starters.

 

Being a police informer for a substantial spell also helps.

 

Finally you need to be ruthless enough to exploit folk who are not all there to drive for you for next to no pay.

[dazzy_deff]

Costs a fair bit as im sure you need to change your car every 3 years?

Dont need to own your car though. My girlfriends dad is a taxi driver. He hires his car off of Rainbow. Had about 5 different cars last year, Has the advantage that if your car is off the road you get another one straight away rather than be off the road.

[Stoney]

Aye thats true as well!

 

Theres actually a website for all the info on starting up in abuldeen

[spamspamspam]

Anyone ever been involved in the taxi business?

 

At the Cloggy house every day I see a load of them parked up in their BMW'S and AUDI'S drinking tea, must be some good money involved in the daytime airport stuff, wouldn't mind giving it a blast myself in the future.

 

Meeting different people, seeing a bit of the area and being paid not bad money, got to be better than sitting in an office. Not sure if the town centre stuff on a Saturday night would be much fun but it couldn't be that bad.

 

Anyone know how long it takes to get qualified and set up and how much it costs?

 

2 of my uncles are taxi drivers, usual stories of nae half as good as it used to be because of petrol prices etc but they still manage to spend 3 days working and 4 on the piss every week.

 

Would probably be OK doing the airport run but it takes years to get into that. For most its dealing with drunken pricks on a Saturday night and knocking back sluts fae northfield that think a toothless bj will make up for the 15 quid they dont have for their fair.

[tup]

He hires his car off of Rainbow. Had about 5 different cars last year

 

Bungle's, George's, Zippy's, Rod, Jane & Freddy's tour van, and ?

 

Whose was the fifth een?

[dazzy_deff]

Bungle's, George's, Zippy's, Rod, Jane & Freddy's tour van, and ?

 

Whose was the fifth een?

Think you're lookin for Geoffrey!

[Dandyesque]

Bungle's, George's, Zippy's, Rod, Jane & Freddy's tour van, and ?

 

Whose was the fifth een?

 

 

Jeffrey's.

 

Obviously.

[daytripping]

From all these initial posts it sounds right up my street.

[dazzy_deff]

From all these initial posts it sounds right up my street.

Was it the toothless gobbles that swayed it for you pal?

[The Boofon]

From all these initial posts it sounds right up my street.

 

Ba boom bish.

[tup]

It's good but it's not right. The answer is:

 

He's not all there, and ripe for exploitation.

[daytripping]

Was it the toothless gobbles that swayed it for you pal?

 

if she genuinely didn't have the money it's better than nothing.

 

I'm a bit concerned about doing the knowledge, I know Aberdeen well but have a crap memory, how would one go about recalling all the street names??

[daytripping]

Ba boom bish.

 

hahaha, I didn't note the pun at the time, quite amusing!

[tup]

'The Knowledge'.

 

In Aberdeen FFS!

 

Not exactly labyrinthine is it?

 

 

 

I reckon you'd be like a cross between Bronson and Keitel, hard bitten, and a target for the cops.

[The Boofon]

if she genuinely didn't have the money it's better than nothing.

 

I'm a bit concerned about doing the knowledge, I know Aberdeen well but have a crap memory, how would one go about recalling all the street names??

 

Do you need that these days?

 

Sat Nav with "shortest route" disabled is how most taxi drivers find there way about these days.

[daytripping]

I'll consult my good friend google and report back my findings!

 

I'm sure i've heard in the city you need to do a test but in the shire you just jump in and take off.

[zander]

Know a guy that's just bought over a company, said all I needed was a license for two years and no points if I wanted to drive for him. For council runs schools etc think you need other stuff.

[tup]

Know a guy that's just bought over a company, said all I needed was a license for two years and no points if I wanted to drive for him. For council runs schools etc think you need other stuff.

 

I'd stick it out at Oldham for a wee while yet pal.

[Henry]

Despite being BT's highest paid employee, funtime Frankie has looking into this in the past. :D

 

http://www.afc-chat.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=9079&st=0&p=152932&hl=delivery&fromsearch=1

[spamspamspam]

if she genuinely didn't have the money it's better than nothing.

 

I'm a bit concerned about doing the knowledge, I know Aberdeen well but have a crap memory, how would one go about recalling all the street names??

 

Nope, just how to get there.

 

If you can remember the areas then you'll be there or thereabouts.

[The Boofon]

Despite being BT's highest paid employee, funtime Frankie has looking into this in the past. :D

 

http://www.afc-chat.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=9079&st=0&p=152932&hl=delivery&fromsearch=1

Even back then he was claiming big bucks and using racist terms.

[phoenix]

Anyone ever been involved in the taxi business?

 

At the Cloggy house every day I see a load of them parked up in their BMW'S and AUDI'S drinking tea, must be some good money involved in the daytime airport stuff, wouldn't mind giving it a blast myself in the future.

 

Meeting different people, seeing a bit of the area and being paid not bad money, got to be better than sitting in an office. Not sure if the town centre stuff on a Saturday night would be much fun but it couldn't be that bad.

 

Anyone know how long it takes to get qualified and set up and how much it costs?

 

 

Was thinking of taking early retirement and doing this until they stopped final salary pensions , dt.

 

So I went along to ComCabs , who take you through the process. They may still do.

 

I decided against it and still 'tough it out' here and doubt whether I'll bother now.

 

Phone them up and ask if they are still taking guys on.

 

ComCab (Aberdeen), Burnside Drive, Dyce, Aberdeen, AB21 0HW01224 35 35 35

 

Stuff like insurance is expensive if you're going down the own car route , you're working the first two or three days of the week just to pay off your expenses...and it's handy if you are a mechanic or know one.

[daytripping]

P,

 

Just thinking about my options right now, have been in this job 15 years and the thought of doing the same job for another 15 drives me bonkers, own boss, own business ideas, that's the obvious one that jumped out but i'm open to all ideas offers.

[tup]

Despite being BT's highest paid employee, funtime Frankie has looking into this in the past. :D

 

http://www.afc-chat.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=9079&st=0&p=152932&hl=delivery&fromsearch=1

 

As a front for heroin dealing no doubt.

 

I always used to think to myself when growing up, these weegies are maniacs, total savages.

 

Torching each others houses over ice cream FFS.

 

I'd hate to see what they would do over something valuable I was thinking to myself, the mivvy market is savagely competitive down there.

 

Then the penny dropped.

[phoenix]

P,

 

Just thinking about my options right now, have been in this job 15 years and the thought of doing the same job for another 15 drives me bonkers, own boss, own business ideas, that's the obvious one that jumped out but i'm open to all ideas offers.

 

 

Aye , it's attractive the thought of a change , if you are stuck in a rut( a rut that most of us have to endure sooner or later , in later in life especially ).

 

It's a gamble tho'.....the reward might not be worth the effort. Mebbe better to spice up your recreational time.....or try a little part time work before commiting.

 

Better the devil you know etc etc

[Bluto10]

Dayts,

 

its a perfick job for you.

i can picture it now. grizzled ASC vet daytripping, trawling round the mean steets of aberdeen in the wee small hours looking for some utility crew or tufty club to ambush.

 

still, with the tax benefits you'lll be able to get yourself a nice automatic panzer wagon like all the other insomniacs.

[daytripping]

 

Better the devil you know etc etc

 

Aye, that's why i'm still here.

 

You only live once is the other side of the coin.

[tup]

Do it on a 'casual' basis first, see if you like it.