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I don't mean to put you off. Just like to give an honest opinion of what driving with Uber in Manchester is like. It is possible to earn a bit more than the above for those same hours, but not a whole lot more. You would have to push yourself all the time, be prepared to drive miles to pick ups. You would need to have a certain mindset. To pick people up for such little money per trip is disheartening. Driving Uber, or for a private hire minicab firm in Manchester is more or less a last resort. Or for those who do not like to conform to the normality and formality of a regular permanent job. Also for those who are happy to drive a nice car, but earn little money and have a low quality of life. A regular job driving for Tesco home delivery, Ocado, Argos etc would be a far better option. . . . If you already possess a Private Hire licence it would be worth trying it out by renting a car first to see what you think. However, to go through the process of applying for a licence if you've not got one already, is not worth the bother.

Maybe car finance? £200+ per month over 5 years? = £50+ per week. Car insurance (special Hire and Reward insurance required by law.) = £60+ per week. Maintenance = £10+ per week. Cleaning = £10+ per week. Miscellaneous costs (PH Licence, road tax, bus lane fines, small accidents etc.) = £20 per week. Eating/drinking at work £20?+ per week. Diesel for 40 hours work = £60+. £230 costs per week. 40 hours x £11 = £440 - £230 = £210 for 40 hours work. . . . Then take off tax and national insurance. Financing a car is the best option to save money as renting one is £180+ per week. Just risky in the event of being unwell at any point, you would not be able to pay the finance payments. Or if you get sick of the job etc. You are an experienced Uber driver in Hungary, I don't know how much different the laws and regulations and costs of driving is compared to the U.K? You will know most of what I have pointed out. I have written this reply also with other people in mind, who have not driven with Uber before and may read this. It is a warning to those people.

so uber got the licence just before the new prices, how convenient

With LUX if dont earn £300/day you're losing money

Maybe. Earnings are irrelevant though, it's the amount of profit you make, which mattters. Going by your figures, I'd reckon it would cost more than £40 extra a day to run a brand new £70,000 LWB Lux car, compared to a 8 year old Prius (I know these are the extreme ends of the scale, but it's perfectly possible). Therefore, an experienced X driver who knows where the work and knows their way around London, will earn more in their 8 year old Prius (who paid cash outright for their car), than the new Lux driver, who has just entered the trade, financed to the hilt, with £1k monthly leasing payments. Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity.

Yes, easier for customers to show us some love