Johny

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.
 

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. 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. 

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

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

Motorists have been hit with more than £500 million in fines since variable speed limits were introduced on UK roads in 2013 – with research revealing that one in eight of those caught simply didn’t realise lower speed limits were being enforced
THis is it, soon we will have auto-pilot cars, smart motorways, 0 jobs
 
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/revealed-the-smart-motorways-most-likely-to-hit-you-with-a-ticket/ar-BBBbYGA?li=AA8sb7&ocid=spartandhp
 

I think customers should be more aware of how serious the rating system can affects us:
-4 stars for them is like average where for us a 4 stars rating means deactivation
-3 stars is like not so great and for us is big problem
-1 and 2 stars should be used only for serious issues like assault or...

This is from London mate, in Manchester I was just visiting.
I agree long hours indeed, but then again many people work for £1,300/month and they don't have the luxury to own a car. Nothing is perfect mate

No mate, why do you say this?
Of course people are making those kinda of money otherwise you will not see so many cars online, right?
AS I said on the other post, London is expensive
Where are you based if you don't mind asking and what is your hourly average?
 
 

This is from London mate, in Manchester I was just visiting.
I agree long hours indeed, but then again many people work for £1,300/month and they don't have the luxury to own a car. Nothing is perfect mate

Impressive hours there, but not impressive earnings for you hard work. You deserve alot more for those hours. 
Your hours average over 10 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK! to earn that.  Add on other time for having a break, tiredness. Time out on the road could well be 80+ hours. This is not sustainable at all for most people for many reasons.
. . . And these figures are NOT your earnings.
Most people rent a car at around £200.   To work that many hours on the road (70 hours+) will cost well over £100 diesel. 
Other costs add up to over £20 per week.
Take the above costs off. You will then have your earnings. Oh, and tax and national insurance to come out of your own pocket.
Doing those long hours is dangerous to you and your customers. Also it is damaging to physical and mental health and wellbeing. The amount of Uber cars/private hire cars involved in accidents due to tiredness is a big problem for the trade.
Are these the figures from when you worked in Manchester?

Would be interesting to hear how much you made that week?
Surge is most definitely NOT 'booming' as you say.

I think customers should be more aware of how serious the rating system can affects us:
-4 stars for them is like average where for us a 4 stars rating means deactivation
-3 stars is like not so great and for us is big problem
-1 and 2 stars should be used only for serious issues like assault or...

I was in Manchester for about 1 week and every evening surge, for X and EXec, is booming although he prices are smaller than London , I wonder if would be the same for Manchester in about 2 years time-same surge pattern was in London 2 years ago and now is fkin hard to make your money....

I hate customers with different types of food starting to eat inside the car without even asking!!!!
Go on, get some ketchup or mustard . Wtf is this , no manners???
Always ends up spilling and car looks  dirty after.
You can ask and try to be careful and i will not prohibit especially if is a child involved!!!! Is just common sense!!!
Ask and be careful ...that it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Walking with  boots on my head would be better  if you dont ask me and start eaating chips back of the car.
 

Instead of finance why don't you try rent or lease?? maybe you will not like the job and then will be stuck with the finance

2019 or 2020 for all diesel cars older than 4 years even if you are PHV
From 8 April 2019, the most polluting cars, vans and motorbikes will have to pay £12.50 to drive through central London, while buses, coaches and HGVs will pay £100.
London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ):
Covers the same area as the existing congestion zone and will be in addition to the congestion charge Applies to petrol vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro 6 standards Will apply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Will not apply to residents living in the zone until April 2022 Black taxis are exempt-but not PHV Replaces the £10 T-Charge which will apply for older cars entering the capital from October

Instead of finance why don't you try rent or lease?? maybe you will not like the job and then will be stuck with the finance

2019 or 2020 for all diesel cars older than 4 years even if you are PHV
From 8 April 2019, the most polluting cars, vans and motorbikes will have to pay £12.50 to drive through central London, while buses, coaches and HGVs will pay £100.
London's ultra low emission zone (ULEZ):
Covers the same area as the existing congestion zone and will be in addition to the congestion charge Applies to petrol vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel vehicles that do not meet Euro 6 standards Will apply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year Will not apply to residents living in the zone until April 2022 Black taxis are exempt-but not PHV Replaces the £10 T-Charge which will apply for older cars entering the capital from October

I was in Manchester for about 1 week and every evening surge, for X and EXec, is booming although he prices are smaller than London , I wonder if would be the same for Manchester in about 2 years time-same surge pattern was in London 2 years ago and now is fkin hard to make your money....

http://www.recode.net/2017/3/20/14982926/uber-mapping-brian-mcclendon-steps-down
Brian McClendon, the vice president of maps at Uber, is leaving the company after close to two years, the company has confirmed. McClendon joined the ride-hail company after more than 10 years of working at Google’s mapping department.
“Mr. McClendon is departing amicably from Uber and will be an adviser to the company,” an Uber spokesperson said in a statement, noting he was “moving back to Kansas where he is from to explore politics. His exit has been in the works for some time and his last day at Uber is March 28.”
McClendon’s is the latest in a series of departures from the company, which has been shaken by recent accusations of sexual harassment and sexism, leading CEO Travis Kalanick to admit he needs to “grow up” and commit to hiring a chief operating officer.

London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan recently announced a £10 toxicity charge for the oldest and most-polluting cars in the city, which will become effective in October 2017. If your car is older than a 55 plate, you’ll have to pay the T-charge.
As no PCO car can be more than 10 years old, the T-charge does not affect any current PCO car.
If your diesel car registration is one of the following, you’re ok!
65 16 66 17 Are you driving a diesel PCO car older than a 65 plate? Then maybe it’s time to change it if you have long term plans
ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone): 
London’s air quality has reduced significantly in recent years and the ULEZ is a way to further reduce the most harmful emissions generated by road transport in central London and across the Capital.
From 2020, all PHVs travelling in the ULEZ zone must meet certain emissions standards to drive in the zone or will have to pay £12.50 per day charge:
To avoid paying a charge from 2020:
Diesel cars must be Euro 6.  65/15/66/17 plate PCO cars will not be affected.   Make sure you finish your finance until 2020 if you dont want to do this job any-more

The Uber thing worked because it was cheaper and, initially, it was more pleasant than the typical taxi. So that’s why it worked. But people don’t have loyalty to Uber, not even the drivers .
“Instead of just focusing on being a good taxi company for the digital age… it’s blowing all sots of money [on] self driving-cars and China and now India. The company just so much reflects the megalomania of Travis Kalanick and whatever he thinks he’s doing.”
One of the biggest issues that has left Uber’s business model hanging in the balance is its resistance to classifying its drivers—there are reportedly 600,000 in the U.S.—as employees, not contractors. If Uber is a house of cards, this is a key part of the foundation that, once removed, would demolish the structure.
 
"It’s Bad At The Company Too
It’s not just Uber drivers who feel downtrodden. A widely-circulated essay published last week by a former engineer described a series of incidents that painted the company’s headquarters as a space that fostered repeated, systemic sexual harassment."
At the rate it’s going, Uber could crash and burn through its stockpile of cash by the end of the decade.
Maybe Kalanick knows something we all don’t. Maybe Uber has a secret team of genius scientists who’ll surpass all expectations of driverless cars and, somehow, have a fully-automated fleet of vehicles for the company to use everywhere within a few years. Maybe billionaire investors are actually fine with propping up a money-losing venture into perpetuity.
  But until Uber can prove it has found a sustainable model—or, perhaps, stop the investor leaks of its financials—there’s little to suggest it has the bandwidth to survive. Whether it’s sold, drastically shrinks its market footprint, or just outright shutters, it’s untenable for Uber to exist long term as the tech juggernaut it is today.
 
http://jalopnik.com/uber-is-doomed-1792634203

Guys please make sure you check before apply for an English test, confirm with TFL the certificate is good and recognised by them. I have friends who done it with some God knows centres and then TFL said is not good.
 
They have to do it again after wasting time and money....
There are currently two approved interim English language test providers: Trinity College London and IELTS (International English Language Test System
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/english-language-requirement