george

18 hours ago, JPH82 said:

I had an older E class to start with so can work both platforms here in Liverpool. The car is going up for sale as the executive work we do get doesn't make up for it. 

Older is ok if is paid, is not a  liability anymore , this is the best option actually if you can do it

I dont think will happen , too much pressure from everywhere

Same here, I prefer quiet as well. is better for me. from 10 trips , 5 of them are chatty 

3 hours ago, Kam82 said:

That's good to hear, Birmingham is flooded with TFL drivers, we might get our work back this way.

What do you mean?

Drivers from London coming to Birmingham for work or what?

is that legal?

With your TFL licence  can work everywhere in England? 

Public space, is like train or bus!

NO!

the entire auto industry is shifting towards electric cars anyway, the problem is ...pretty expensive and the gov should support us in this matter 

Hahahaha, what is the prize ??

Or you can press arrived before the pick up??

I can see on different FB groups they are recruiting already drivers in London, same prices as Uber but with 15% commission, the ap is basically a clone of Uber the main difference is for the customer being able to pay cash as well.

I am curious if these guys will have the same growth as the others like wheely and cabbie....although those had the same commission as Uber.

Any insight information ??

Exec driver with exec car should be around £30/hour and Lux £50/hour but is just a dream

I think people are stealing customers for private jobs by paying commission just 10% to other pco operators just to be legal, 10%-15% should be the commission anyway...

How the fok is possible to work for one of the biggest company in the world and you can not contact them guys??

I mean, we are the supply power , we should have priority!!!

I think Tesco will be very stressed if they cant communicate with the milk supplier, right?

They say , we are doing everything we can to make things better for you but you can not call me, if you have a problem, wait for us to discover it

I dont think will be a smart move, things are already very very sensible among drivers

increase supply and demand will follow but what uber did not kept is the standards...you can get a nice car as a customer but will be a lottery with the driver which can ask you for the post code when you say take me to park lane

just my opinion

thx guys for the replies, i will go and take my chances , keep you posted

£200 month?? I think is week and is a very extremely good price for your age with car and insurance, dont think too much.

get it and check how it works for you.

you should get around £14/hour in a bad day , so , if you put the hours you will be just fine money wise but check the other stuff as well....

stress level

physical demand

what is your plan?

Uber is under a big pressure in the last period...

I have friends from Gravesend, they work in London without a problem, using A2 is pretty fast.

Apply in London for PCO licence and that it. topographical test and English test are mandatory !!!! it makes sense right? as you need to know where are you going and be able to understand the customers is not like transporting goods....he can apply for van courier delivery driver job for the beginning to accommodate with the city, Amazon is hiring non stop....

Thank you mate

BIDTAXI ??? what is this, is not even running

On 23/01/2017 at 8:46 PM, MancX said:

Hi George, do you work with Uber in Manchester? I'm just wondering where you got those numbers from?

HI MancX, apologies for the confusion I was talking about Uber Exec in Manchester

On 23/01/2017 at 9:39 PM, MancX said:

£12 an hour in Manchester is optimistic. More like £10 per hour takings after Uber deduct their 25%. Leeds will be very similar.

If you hire a car that Uber recommends, then 40 hours x £10 = £400.

- £180 car rental

- £50 fuel

- £20 other costs

= Take home £150

For some reason, potential new drivers do not believe these figures. But it is a reality.

People do not believe a driver can earn so little. They underestimate how bad the job market is for unskilled, low skilled, and even skilled people. How people are desperate to take any work available.

Uber and other companies are fully exploiting the situation.

In London for uber x is around £15 and the cost of living is 3 times higher....

No more than couple of hundreds, bare in mind you need from 2gb to 4gb per month depending how much you work.

14 hours ago, LUED said:

You can also accept X work in your Exec car. Go into the Account tab on your app, and you can change your vehicle.

 

You should have two vehicles, one with the reg. no. in lower case, and the other in upper case. To choose X and Exec work as well, it's usually the lower case one. 

I know, but I am afraid they will keep sending me X jobs although i dont want from the moment i choose it

• At least one 'operating centre' in London. This is the premises where you will take bookings. Your operating centre could be an office, a unit in the high street or your home address. For addresses outside Greater London, you must obtain a licence from the local council.
• Proof of planning permission or a certificate of lawful use for your proposed premises from your local authority. Where planning permission isn't required, you must provide written confirmation (email or letter) from the local authority. The document must be clearly linked to the address of the proposed premises. Any breach of planning legislation could lead your council to take enforcement action against you.

From what i understand there are 3 gold rules:

-solely occupied

-front door access and post code

-separated, restricted access from the location to other parts of the building

If is in a B1 class order building that building has to be for years under that code and the second class order has to be sui generis.

Can you confirm LUED?

Thank you

On 14/01/2017 at 1:58 AM, LUED said:

It would be cheaper to apply for one yourself? It's £2,800 for 5 years. 

How lond does it take Lued, realistic time frame? u know someone who done it?