Working as a taxi driver involves picking passengers up from one location and dropping them off at another for payment. The fee or Fare is dictated either by a meter that can be seen by the customer or my mileage recorded by the drivers tripometer and checked against a mileage to price conversion chart normally pre-set by the Local council or Licensing authority.
Hackney cabs can be hailed off the street, Private hire or minicabs must be pre-booked by the customer by phone, text, email or via a website. Hackney drivers normally rent time in the cab. Private hire drivers often own the vehicle but can also rent from the operator who takes the bookings.
Most taxi drivers are self employed. The job involves customer interaction in that the driver must establish where the customer needs to go. All other communication is optional! It is handy for drivers to know the area that they work in.
It helps if you are ok with basic maths, are friendly and polite. An experienced driver with good local knowledge. Able to stay cool when dealing with aggressive road situations or passengers. There are no formal qualifications to become a taxi driver but each Local authority has its own requirements that drivers must meet.
I told you it was basic 
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i love working as a taxi driver. if you like FREEDOM then you should become one of us!!
Yes I totally agree, Freedom is the main reason why I want to become a private hire driver even though I have a job at the moment as a truck driver and earning around £26000 working nights. I just hope I'll be able to make a living as a taxi driver bearing in mind the credit crunch.
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