MancX

How does Manchester being a 'second London' with much investment put into it, make Uber earnings any good? 
Increased population = increased drivers = less money.
Driving Private Hire in Manchester payed noticeably more money before Uber came along. 
Even drivers in the 80's and 90's in Manchester earned far more money than drivers do now. That was before huge investment was put into the city, before large scale immigration and population increase. The result of the above has forced Manchester's working class to share their collective 'wealth' with newcomers. Thus leaving Mancunians worse off.
Projects like the so-called Northern Powerhouse are a huge con. Of no benefit to ordinary people who see their earnings decrease, communities broken, congestion, pollution, stress. Green belt/brown belt built on. Increased crime, or seemingly so. Concrete jungle.
'Second London' and huge investment only benefits big business.
Manchester will lose much of what makes it a great place.
 

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.

We get all sorts over here and with knowlsey council lifting the knowledge exams lads are coming from all over to be licensed by that council.
We see alot of Tfl also in Liverpool
I personally drop off in Manchester and head back to Liverpool. No need to hang around there in my opinion 
 

Things are fine over here. I know the hackneys get the hump about anyone non Liverpool licensed working here 

No is not, I was in Liverpool for a boxing game and after I requested an uber, guess what? the guy told me to sit in the front because of the taxi drivers, he was afraid .....this is way too much, way too much

Unless you full time it 
You will be stuck in the circle of insurance + rent 

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.

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

£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.

Had, because we cant have them anymore, strange...

I agree, when i try to request jobs longer than 10 pounds it will always go tona much distant driver than me, if is a 2 mile job i get the job straight away  who is making the big jobs these days?