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RyanMc

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A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« on: March 02, 2016, 06:18:57 pm »
Good evening ladies/gents.
Ok so here's my story, I'm currently a taxi driver in the outskirts of London (black cab) as u may or may not know, uber have completely blown us out of the market, and finding myself doing 60/70+  for poop money after my high expenses (cab rental etc)    😁And really getting sick and tired of it and need to act FAST.  Been reading through this forum and some superb info, and it seems like most windies earn a good living, working for yourselves, and actually enjoy your job.. I've always loved the fact of working for myself so I can't do 9-5..
I've been looking into Window cleaning for a while now. So here's me saying hello... 👋🏼

Ian Lancaster

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2016, 06:24:10 pm »
And hello to you Ryan :)

There's a huge amount of advice already on here - spend a few days searching before you start asking direct questions, then you'll have a good idea of what it's all about.  We get people who can't be bothered to trawl through old posts and just expect to be handed everything they need without making any effort themselves.  Earn the respect of the long term professionals on here and they'll be glad to advise you.

Ian Lancaster

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2016, 06:28:26 pm »
 :-[  Just looked at your profile, you've been lurking on here for over a year already so I guess my advice is a bit superfluous.  Best of luck and if there are any holes in the info you've already found I'm sure you'll find plenty of people ready to help you.

Smurf

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. And to say hello
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2016, 07:00:02 pm »
Welcome to the forum RayMc.

I would have thought driving a cab would be much easier and less painful than trying to build an income from scratch surely?

It's not as easy as people make out it to be as can take a long time to get a decent cash flow coming in to pay the bills . Not to mention the investment in kit to start with and all the hassle that goes with gaining & retaining work.

You think uber is causing you grief just what until you come accross "get off my patch" nutters, others going about trying to undercut, bad weather and ahole customers to deal with.

Ian Lancaster

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2016, 07:22:17 pm »
Does he live near you Smurf? ;D

Mick Kent

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2016, 07:36:31 pm »
Ryan

I sub a lot of work out in London so i may be able to help you get going if you wanted to give it a try before you give up cabbing and go full in.
Where abouts in essex are you based?

Paul T

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2016, 08:48:51 pm »
Hi Ryan you yellow or green badge ?
Paul

Smurf

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. And to say hello
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2016, 09:15:10 pm »

NWH

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2016, 03:50:42 pm »
I smell a sale coming on Ian eh what do you reckon.

Oliver James

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2016, 05:34:36 pm »
Hi,

I used to be a black taxi driver (pre-Uber).

I'm happy to help you out if you have any questions - just give me a call.

Cheers,

Oliver

RyanMc

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Re: A new change for a cabbie. 😁 And to say hello
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2016, 04:56:03 pm »
Hi,

I used to be a black taxi driver (pre-Uber).

I'm happy to help you out if you have any questions - just give me a call.

Cheers,

Oliver
Hi,

I used to be a black taxi driver (pre-Uber).

I'm happy to help you out if you have any questions - just give me a call.

Cheers,

Oliver

Hi Oliver.
That's good to hear. Please can u send me over your number.  Or private message me.  (Not sure how to use this site properly) or email me blackcabryan@gmail.com