Seriously thinking of doing a spot of cabbying here chez isle of wight,think I’m done with the lorrying,or at least the spinal column has.So I’m thinking there must be worse ways of earning a crust than beetling across the isle,trouble is I’d have to have conversations with folk and theres the lack of canine company which wouldn’t be a prob with those Black cab type of vehicles.(Isolated space),useful for the friday night inebriated contingent as well.As theres no hackney cab firms here to my knowledge,the possibility of this diminishes somewhat so either buying or leasing one seems the way to go.50k for a branny
Question is,assuming we have ex cabbies here,are you able to still use the older variants or,as I suspect,would you have to spend serious wedge on upgrades for the disabled thus making it a tricky proposition?
Also toying with going on a Taxidermy course…s…t thee not,always appealed since finding a downed snipe as a kid and getting the thing stuffed.To this day it still looks majestic in its glass case,immaculate.Don’t relish my gaff resembling that Texas chainsaw massacres drum,but it seems a dying trade these days.(npi) but a worthy profession regardless.Taxi-driving,Taxidermist resonates with me.Any takers?
you can only ask your council what age your cab can be.
getting a crip spec salloon is expensive plus theres the pish and wiff factor to contend with plus having to wheel them in out,and help them get in and out for your back.
a happy medium might be a tourneo/caravelle peugeot type taxi bus?
you will be police checked and with the partition the pondlife will not be able to reach you hence they tend to get a bit more gobby than in a saloon car with no partition.
great job if your a fanny merchant as by the time you take them home,theyre primed and ready plus you havent had to sit and pretend to be interested in their pish all night before trying to plough them.
lots of cash,not a lot of income tax,
golden rule and show no mercy.if a woman asks you to open a window or turn down the heater,just crash stop and sling her out as projectile vomiting is about to immediately follow…you will only not do that once…
Meanwhile I hear first hand that at least London Cabs are having to be parked up and lease payments suspended not enough work to cover over heads and drivers looking for work driving supermarket vans.As usual the problem being nothing to put in the vans because the Chinese are nicking all our supplies.
dieseldog999:
you can only ask your council what age your cab can be.
getting a crip spec salloon is expensive plus theres the pish and wiff factor to contend with plus having to wheel them in out,and help them get in and out for your back.
a happy medium might be a tourneo/caravelle peugeot type taxi bus?
you will be police checked and with the partition the pondlife will not be able to reach you hence they tend to get a bit more gobby than in a saloon car with no partition.
great job if your a fanny merchant as by the time you take them home,theyre primed and ready plus you havent had to sit and pretend to be interested in their pish all night before trying to plough them.
lots of cash,not a lot of income tax,
golden rule and show no mercy.if a woman asks you to open a window or turn down the heater,just crash stop and sling her out as projectile vomiting is about to immediately follow…you will only not do that once…
Jesus man that’s a Kafkaesque portrait you sketch there good yeoman.Dangerous terrain there with the bints I’d wager.That bloke on pornhub sure gets ■■■■■■■■■■■■ in kipper- land on an unfairly, frequent basis i notice .Some folk are definitely livin the dream.
Good luck with that, no idea what the trade will be like there, but I am currently cabbing in a very popular tourist destination and the trade has died a death here, and now in the process of completing my cpc so I can go back trucking.
Yup it’s clearly the ultimate game premised on a buoyant economic sitch for sure.Maybe back to the bird stuffing plan.Should be up and running in a few decades.
Like you have said there are no Hackney Cabs, reason being I would imagine not enough trade to warrant the expense of buying a vehicle that complies with all regulations high insurance,licence,meter calibration and annual MOT and Taxi inspection. Insurance these days must be a killer and black cabs are not cheap. With possible a possible lock down its not a good time to go into cabbying. My local taxi firm is on the verge of closing down due to Coranavirus.
if you want a licence and theres none available,use the disabled aspect and get someone from a old folks home to confirm they have a need for a handicapped taxi as they cant get one when needed.
use that angle and the council will grant one so theyre not seen to be ignoring special needs ect…
it goes without saying,that as soon as you get the licence,immediately block the numbers from care homes and such.
during the day its scummy single parents to take your pick from,and in the evenings,its wall to wall tottie…just make your excuse to wangle dropping the one that looks like she will do a turn is the last one to be dropped off…
My local council requires black cabs to be no older than 12 years and private hire 8yrs max.
2x mot type test per year.
Licence fees.
Black cabs have to have disabled access, eg ramps and wheel chair restraints.
Or you can get a plate from Rossendale!!!
Oh and black cabs have been Uber’d, no need to stagger to the nearest taxi rank after a night and stand in a queue with all the other drunks, just tap the app.
dieseldog999:
if you want a licence and theres none available,use the disabled aspect and get someone from a old folks home to confirm they have a need for a handicapped taxi as they cant get one when needed.
use that angle and the council will grant one so theyre not seen to be ignoring special needs ect…
it goes without saying,that as soon as you get the licence,immediately block the numbers from care homes and such.
during the day its scummy single parents to take your pick from,and in the evenings,its wall to wall tottie…just make your excuse to wangle dropping the one that looks like she will do a turn is the last one to be dropped off…
Cheers for that might be worth a punt.I made a casual enquiry to a cab firm asking about the Black cabs and she pretty much confirmed much of what’s being said here.Yes,theres probably no reason (speak to the council etc) why you couldn’t use a bc,as log as it’s sprayed silver in their own livery.I also asked about taking along a small dog(chichuaua) along with me on the basis that it’s isolated up the front enclosure…apparently it’s not allowed," might go under the pedals"etc.What a load of ■■■■,as if you can’t facilitate a secure basket type arrangement
for the critter.I’ve been in cabs before with small dogs before,they have a harmonising/talking point capacity.I guess you would have to own the cab for that luxury?
In my part of Spain taxi work is thin.Only one passenger per vehicle permitted with sitting in the back compulsory.Alicante airport has been closed and there are numerous checkpoints making sure people comply,with soldiers assisting police.In private cars only one person permitted and only then if journey is considered essential such as going for food.A dutch couple were fined 600€ for being in a car together and for passing one supermarket to go to their usual one.Maximum journey of 5km being applied.
but a worthy profession regardless.Taxi-driving,Taxidermist resonates with me.Any takers?
.Some folk are definitely livin the dream.