Thinking of becoming a cabbie!

[Wryel]

I could never be a cabbie. I ride my scooter in London and its taken me almost two weeks to get my route right to my new job near Oxford Street. I'll be back in the City soon though.

[Blighter]

Originally Posted by Desmo

Nice one Let us know how you get on.

As for Blighter lad....is this something you actually want to do? Or are you just looking at the money and hours? I reckon it'll be a much tougher job than you think and do you really enjoy spending that much time driving?

Not for my entire life, maybe till I'm around 25.
I just want a job to het money to save and then move to Australia.

I thought this might he a good idea as it's not bad pay, but the most appealing thing is the flexibility.

[Mark]

I get the impression you're looking to make a 'quick buck' and a swift exit, and you've just pretty much confirmed that to me. Are you sure this isn't just a passing fad?

Do you seriously think you'll be able to learn to drive (assuming you can't already), learn the knowledge (you can easily spend years doing this), pass, and then earn enough to emigrate, all within six years?

It's certainly not impossible, but it won't be as easy or as flexible as you think it will (you'll have to work damn hard). If you really think you can do it, then by all means, but think hard first. I really don't want to have to say 'I told you so' in six months when you come back with some other grand scheme.

Whatever you decide, good luck with it.

[Desmo]

I think you need to take off those £50k rose tinted specs

You might not even like driving once you pass your test and yet want to spend hours in the seat driving around one of the busiest places in the world. Flexible it may be, but you'll be putting in some really crap late night/early morning hours and there's no guarantee of hitting a big wage.

[iCraig]

Blighter, I have a friend who's currently stuck in Nigeria. He's a wealthy oil baron who made his fortune in the Caspian Region. He's getting old now and would love to emigrate to a stable country such as the UK. Unfortunately, due to recent conflicts in his home town, and the Middle East banks, he's having problems authorising his funds, and has no choice but to transfer to a UK bank account, and use that when he lands in the UK.

If you would like, I can organise for him to deposit the relevant funds into your account. He has stated he will leave $800,000 in the citizens account as great thanks. All you need to do is pay for his flight to the UK and expenses. Because of his medical requirements he will require £10,000.

PM me for details.

[Von Smallhausen]

Are you 30 stones plus ?

Would you take a tourist who unwittingly needs to travel 3 miles around a 30 mile detour and would you incessantly talk about the state of the UK and how immigration has ruined everything ?

If so then you will make an excellent London cabbie.

[Nutcase]

I hate taxi drivers. They block junctions, don't indicate, cut me up, stop suddenly with no warning.

But then I'm sure they hate me as I'm white van man.

Satnavs don't work very well in London because of the big buildings blocking out satelittes.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Blighter

I'm thinking of doing the Knowledge and becoming a Black Cab driver...

You'll never get insurance.

[Mark]

That thought had crossed my mind, but as a non-driver I didn't want to put foot in mouth by saying it and being wrong.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Mark

That thought had crossed my mind, but as a non-driver I didn't want to put foot in mouth by saying it and being wrong.

Taxi insurance is expensive even if you have full taxi NCD.
Add zero NCD and a young driver to the mix and if he could even get a quote it would be huge.