Becoming a Taxi Driver in your area requires planning

So you want to know - How do i become a taxi driver? People go on the cabs for many different reasons. Maybe you don’t have a choice, a lot of people turn to taxi driving when they are made redundant and they need an income fast. Maybe you want to be your own boss and choose your own working hours (to quote just about every driving instructor advert ever made).

Whatever your reasons there are a lot of important things to consider before you begin the process of becoming a cab driver. If you launch yourself into this career without any advice or planning it can be a nightmare; bad choices can mean losing money, getting into debt, working for a companies that rip you off, accountants that charge the earth and don’t deliver, people trying to sell you stuff you don’t need, just to mention a few pitfalls. I found out the hard way.

The reason I have decided to post all this on the interweb is to help other newbie drivers avoid all this hassle and misery. With this blog I hope I can help new drivers avoid the problems I have had. I have made cab driving work for me now but when I was a newbie I thought I could do the street knowledge, get my badge and make money – plain sailing all the way. Trust me when I say it is nowhere near that straight forward. It’s not as hard as some people think but it is not easy either. Read through the rest of the blog as i go more in depth.