Transport Opportunity: Taxi Driver

Taxi driver Current Vacancies

2007-01-09:

Taxi drivers drive either traditional hackney carriages, known as black cabs, or private hire vehicles (PHVs), known as minicabs. Drivers may help load and unload passengers luggage.

Hackney carriage drivers may also be linked by radio to an operating centre.

There are no restrictions on the hours a taxi driver can work, although European legislation may soon change this.

Most work is available on Friday and Saturday nights.
Some private hire operators run a shift system to make sure drivers receive a fair workload.

In many areas there are waiting lists to gain a hackney carriage licence, as these are limited, but there is no limit to the number of private hire vehicle licences available.

Most drivers are self-employed and have bought their own vehicle.

Alternatively, they may be employed by an operating company, which owns the vehicles and then progress to buying and driving their own vehicle.

Self-employed drivers, can progress to become an operator and increase earnings by running a private hire firm, employing other drivers.

There is no average income for taxi drivers as earnings depend on the fares charged, the number of journeys made, and the hours worked.

A few taxi drivers earn up to 30,000 a year. (Permalink)