How to taxi in your car with a license. How to get a taxi in your own or someone else's car: regular, cargo, VIP. Advantages of working in a taxi on a personal car
Almost a billion (!) dollars are now passing through the Uber application on a global scale every month, Yandex.Taxi is going to conquer Russian regions, and traditional taxi services are adopting new technologies. The army of motorists, for whom taxis are the main income, is replenished with new "fighters" every day.
Who would have thought that in just a few years, the “ordinary bomber” would turn into an endangered species of taxi driver. Taking a passenger "off the curb" is a bad way to make money today. Nowadays, for a taxi driver, the source of getting customers is not a curb or a walkie-talkie, but a smartphone. And it changed everything.
There were two revolutions at once. First, competition has intensified and delivery times have been drastically reduced as more drivers join the battle for the customer, and automatic order distribution systems using geolocation select the best options. Secondly, the new pricing rules have become much more profitable for passengers.
Not all drivers are pleased with the current situation, but it gave a huge impetus to the development of the market. Citizens have begun to use taxis more often, there are more and more orders, order distribution systems are improving, and, of course, as a result, this type of income attracts more and more drivers. Yes, working conditions are difficult, not everyone succeeds in earning decent amounts, but in fact there are always jobs in this industry.
According to Yandex statistics, the company processes 200,000 orders every day, and the number of installs of the Yandex.Taxi app this spring exceeded 2.8 million. In Moscow, the cost of an average trip fluctuates around 600 rubles.
The Gett service currently only works in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Uber, in addition to the capitals, recently began serving Yekaterinburg. And Yandex.Taxi also covers Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod, Tula, Voronezh and Kaliningrad. Other services like Rutaxi, which already operates in 84 cities of the country, are also actively developing.
New services through the eyes of the driver
In February 2015, a large-scale taxi driver strike took place in Russia against new online ordering services. “According to the morning data, more than 8,000 people did not go to work in Moscow alone. I think that a million taxi drivers in Russia will refuse to work with popular online services for ordering transportation, ”Oleg Amosov, chairman of the Forum Taxi public movement, said at the time.
The revolution in the taxi market has also stirred up other countries. On May 26, a Milan court issued a decision banning the operation of the Uber taxi service in Italy. Earlier, the Geneva authorities made a similar decision at the initiative of the taxi drivers of the old guard. In June, Paris went on strike. Why did these high-tech solutions displease the drivers so much? In their opinion, they greatly bring down prices and impose too many restrictions on taxi drivers.
American Uber and Israeli Gett, which are storming our market, are services that allow the driver to start taking orders without being an employee of any of the taxi services. The whole process is mostly automated, thanks to which the customer and the contractor find each other as quickly as possible. As a result, many of those who did not even think of earning money by carting took up such additional earnings.
“This is most in line with my status as a non-taxi driver. No graters from the control room, no money (Uber only accepts cash), no forms. Once a week I got money on the card and you carry people for yourself. What is significant, Uber has the most pleasant passengers,” says my friend Andrey. Yes, the clientele is somewhat different depending on the service: a “smart” hipster with a smartphone is more likely to use a new online service than a tipsy working-class representative.
The creators of new services promise that you will receive 12-30 orders per day - more than you can physically fulfill. Gett even names a specific amount of earnings: on one page of the site it says "from 60,000", on the other - "more than 120,000 rubles a month." Isn't it a fairy tale? Taxi drivers, with whom we talked in the process of preparing the material, say that everything is not so simple...
To begin with, the requirements for drivers at Uber and Gett are very strict. You must have a taxi driver's license, and the car must certainly be a foreign car no older than 3 years with air conditioning. In order to start cooperating with such a service, many have to rent a suitable car, and this is absolutely unprofitable. According to Andrei, who tried to work on a rented Mondeo, Uber brought him a maximum of 1,000 rubles per shift, minus rent and gasoline. In Moscow, this is not money.
Yandex.Taxi is a special topic. From the point of view of the client, everything is the same here: you open the application on your smartphone, place an order - and the service picks up the nearest car for you. But from a driver's point of view, things are a little different. The fact is that Yandex does not work directly with private drivers. To receive orders from Yandex.Taxi, you must be an employee of one of the taxi services.
Yandex, Uber and Gett began to dictate their terms and set their own rates on the market, and many drivers believe that this is unprofitable.
Billing Features
Yandex in Moscow operates at a rate of 199 rubles. for serving and the first 10 minutes, then - 15 rubles. per minute (in ordinary taxi services, prices are set at 280-320 rubles for serving and the first 20 minutes, and then - 10-11 rubles per minute). The driver receives these amounts in his hands “dirty” and then shares the commission with his dispatcher. Their size is about 20% of the order value (or a fixed amount per day/week for dispatching services).
Gett thinks differently: 50 rubles per landing and then - 18 rubles per minute. But on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00 and on weekends from 8:00 to 20:00, the billing is reduced by 30%: 35 rubles. for landing and 12.6 rubles. in a minute.
At Uber, the base rates are: 50 rubles per serving, 8 rubles per minute and 8 rubles per kilometer, regardless of the time of day. At the same time, the minimum trip is 99 rubles. On the Internet, you can find messages from drivers that by working for Uber you get less revenue, but you do not pay a commission to the ordering service itself. This is not entirely true. 20% commissions are deducted here, as elsewhere, but bonuses are accrued, which average 90 rubles per trip. That is, if the trip was within 450 rubles, then the amount of the commission is fully covered by the size of the bonus. If the trip cost 900 rubles, then the commission, roughly speaking, will be only 10%. And, of course, not everyone gets these bonuses. To start receiving bonuses, you need to complete at least 20 orders per week.
In the regions, the minus is that billing may not be time-based, but dependent only on distance, that is, downtime in traffic jams does not affect the price in any way. Say, in Saratov, the serviceRutaxi(he is also the operator "Lucky"), considers this: the first 3 km - 75 rubles, then - 12 rubles per kilometer. (Prices are subject to a 25% discount, which is provided to all customers ordering through the mobile application, website or via SMS).
The current situation forces drivers to work much more than the Labor Code stipulates. This, of course, does not have the best effect on safety, not to mention the fact that you would not wish such working conditions on your enemy. The worst situation is for those drivers who are forced to work on rented vehicles. Petr Shkumatov, coordinator of the Blue Buckets Society, shared his calculations with us:
The driver has to work for 7 hours every day, seven days a week, in order to give money for renting a car. This gives 210 hours per month. Add to these hours another 150 hours that you need to work to earn yourself an average driver's salary. In total, you will receive 360 hours per month! Compare with 160 hours, which are required by the labor code. That is, the average taxi driver in Moscow, in order to earn 40 thousand rubles, is forced to work 2 times more than an ordinary office worker. Daily 12-hour working day, absolutely every day, without days off! Now don't be surprised when you see job postings for taxi drivers where the schedule only starts at 12 noon 6 days a week. Next you will see a schedule of 18 hours of driving 5 days a week and the cherry on the cake will be a schedule of 22 hours of driving day after day
Petr Shkumatov
traffic coordinator
Business model
For a decent income, taxi drivers work hard: 11-12 hours per shift, driving about 300 km in Moscow or 100 km in the provinces. And a real taxi driver can rarely afford two days off a week. Most often, there is only one day off, which means that there are 26 working days per month.
Drivers working in this market sometimes cooperate with several ordering services at once. What earnings can you expect?
Option 1. Traditional order services + Uber/Gett + Yandex.Taxi (Moscow)
| Expenses | Income | ||
| Petrol (300 km per day, 26 working days) | 24 960 |
Revenue from the counter (+ bonuses) | |
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Order services commission (20% of revenue) | |||
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TOTAL | 64 360 | ||
| Net profit |
So, a successful taxi driver in Moscow can count on good money. And what about the regions?
Option 2: Regional online ordering services
| Expenses | Income | ||
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Petrol (100 km per day, 26 working days) | Revenue by meter | ||
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Order Services Commission | |||
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Car maintenance and repair | |||
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TOTAL | |||
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Net profit |
What if you rent a car?
Often, the driver does not work on his own car, but on a rented one (if he does not have his own or if it does not meet the requirements of the order service). In this case, the cost of rent must also be deducted from the net profit, although the costs will decrease by the amount that goes to repair and maintain the car. Rental prices range from 900 rubles per day for a domestic model (in the regions) to 2,000 rubles for a Ford Mondeo car (in Moscow). The calculation of the cost of rent usually follows the 6/1 scheme: you pay six days of rent per week, and on the weekend you have a car for free. As you can see, landlords assume that all taxi drivers work 26 days a month.
Working on a rented car, you incur an additional expense of about 37,000 rubles in Moscow and 16,000 rubles in the regions. That is, net income in the capital falls in this case to 44,000 rubles a month, and in the provinces it is reduced to a very modest amount - 20,000 rubles.
FAQ. What a novice taxi driver should know
Do I need a license and how do I get one?
From the point of view of the law, in order to provide passenger transportation services, a citizen is obliged to become an individual entrepreneur and obtain a license (permission to carry out activities for the transportation of passengers and luggage by passenger taxis). In practice, the relevant documents are needed when signing an agreement with the dispatch service from which you want to receive orders, and even then not always. Many services go towards drivers and do not require anything like that. Traffic cops are rarely interested in a license (in the absence of an orange lantern and checkers - never). The tax authorities do not have the physical ability to check whether a citizen provided taxi services on a paid basis. In general, for the driver, everything depends on the conditions of a particular order service.
By the way, those who make money by driving must insure their car at a special rate for taxi drivers. For low-cost foreign cars, this increases the cost of insurance by about 4,500 rubles per year relative to regular rates.
Uber and Gett services require a license without fail, and Moscow's traditional taxi services often do the same (without a license, you will not be allowed to order from Yandex.Taxi). In regions, a license is usually optional. Either way, it's easy to get.
The cost and procedure for obtaining a license are determined by the local authorities of each region. In Moscow, this service is free and can be obtained from the city transport department. Of the documents, only a passport, a vehicle registration certificate and (if the car is not owned) a car rental or leasing agreement will be required. Tax registration as an entrepreneur will have to be taken care of in advance.
After 10 working days, you should be issued a permit, after which you can safely glue the checkers on the sides and install an orange lantern on the roof.
How to get more orders?
Any automated ordering service distributes customers not only depending on your geographical location, but also on other parameters. Ordinary ordering services may give priority to taxi drivers, for example, those who have a “branded” car wrap and undergo regular technical and medical examinations based on a taxi company.
“Rating rules on Yandex,” Andrey says. - In general, this is such a thing that is easy to drop and difficult to pick up. Lates, cancellations, refusals work against the rating. And, accordingly, when you rush between three or four control rooms, there will be no high rating anywhere. There are also death squads on Yandex called “mobile control”. A call comes, you accepted, and then - mobile control. You must drive to the indicated place, where they will check the documents, the cleanliness in the cabin, how dirty the body is and whether it is even worthy to receive gentlemen. You can’t not go - they will turn it off. ”
What about tips?
Almost no one takes change less than 10 rubles, and forty percent of passengers do not take even less than 50 rubles (this is how things are in Moscow). There are passengers who deliberately give an amount that exceeds the meter reading by 10-15%, but there are about one in a dozen of them.
Is it dangerous to be a taxi driver?
Everyone who is engaged in private transportation, will certainly encounter inadequate or drunken passengers. But something for the taxi driver is changing in a positive direction. If the former "bombshell" in a critical situation could rely only on himself, then a modern civilized taxi driver can give an alarm to his control room. Of course, this does not negate the need to be able to "resolve" conflicts in their infancy. After all, help may not be in time.
In previous years, the fears of newcomers were caused by the "mafia" on duty at train stations and airports, as well as at "bread" points, like metro stations. According to the drivers with whom we talked in the process of preparing this material, now the times have become much calmer. There are almost no such points, which are contraindicated for a beginner, at the moment. Of course, you can always encounter unfriendly "locals" at any metro station, but extreme measures - like punctured tires - are a big exception in these times.
From working for yourself to your own business
It happens that a "private owner" has entrepreneurial ambitions, and he buys a second car for rent. Then there may be several cars. Is it close to your own taxi depot? Really far. This business has a pretty high barrier to entry. In order for your service to start working with Yandex.Taxi, you must have at least 30 cars on the line. Of course, you can try to start with fewer cars in a small town where Yandex.Taxi does not yet rule the market. However, there the entry threshold may be even higher, since the market is captured by one or two services that have not dozens, but hundreds of machines on the line.
Now this market looks quite risky and unpredictable in light of the fact that the rules of the game have not yet been completely settled, and large online services are actively bringing down prices.
On the one hand, you can try yourself in this business without a large starting capital. For example, software for drivers and dispatchers will cost 7,000-25,000 rubles per month (depending on the number of cars on the line). Call center services can be outsourced for the first time. It would seem - call the drivers and take orders. The only question is how to attract drivers and customers. Both of them have too much choice now to notice another “checkered start-up”.
What's next?
Online ordering services have arrived in earnest and for the long haul, and the market for these services may soon bring new surprises. Already this summer, Gett plans, in addition to the passenger transportation service, to launch similar Gett pizza, Gett sushi, Gett manicure, Gett massage, and Gett house cleaning. In general, not everyone likes the current billing features, but the flow of orders will only grow. Surely other services will follow Gett's example, so there will be more earning opportunities for everyone.
How to become a Yandex taxi driver in your car? This issue has recently become of interest to an increasing number of drivers, given the uncertainty in the near future with the American service. Therefore, it is necessary to closely discuss all aspects of future work with Yandex, what is needed for this, what conditions and rules do you need to know in order to get a job in this taxi service?
Today we will talk about how the work on your car is arranged, what are the conditions in 2019, how to start? What are the advantages, disadvantages? What are the real criteria for selecting applicants, what do you need to know?
How to get started in Yandex Taxi?
Working as a driver on personal transport or rented through Yandex Taxi, there is no difference globally, with some exceptions. You need to know some subtleties, because of which the level of income and other working conditions will depend. If it turns out that you use the application without a contract, license, registration, you face a fine and, possibly, your rights will be taken away. But this is not the main thing, it is important to know what first steps the applicant should take.
How to start working? It is necessary to build on two initial ones - work with your own car or a rented one. At the same time, the requirements set for the applicant are not separable. We'll talk about them below. If you prefer to get a personal car, make sure that it meets the conditions, they will also be described in detail below.
If you are confident in your abilities, send your resume or contact the office to connect.
Convenient and profitable
How to work in Yandex Taxi on your car? The conditions set in Yandex Taxi differ in many ways from those in other services. But even here there are subtleties that need to be remembered. Already from the first steps, the driver will understand such features.
From the application to the first client in a few hours
Yes, if you connect to Yandex Taxi on your car, you can start earning after 1-2 hours after connecting. This is due to a simple verification procedure, a person does not need to visit the office, everything happens online. This is convenient and allows you to move away from unnecessary bureaucratic worries.
You will receive payment for cash orders on the first day of work
Yes, there are many forms of remuneration. The most attractive is the daily payout, but it is provided only for cash orders. If the application was received with payment by card, the employee will receive a calculation for it, depending on the terms of the contract. According to the rules of the service, such forms of payment are provided - cash or non-cash, but the next day.
Work several hours a day or a full shift
Convenient schedule, the carrier earns when it suits him. Not many services are ready to offer loyal conditions. How to register in Yandex Taxi below.
Leave a request
If you are sure that you can work with Yandex Taxi, leave a request. It is easy to do this, visit the official website of the service - https://taxi.yandex.ru/rabota/#form and fill out the form in the "Leave a request" section:
- Contact details.
A Yandex Taxi representative will contact you to clarify the details. Depending on the wishes and possibilities, it will be possible to connect directly or through a taxi company.
Working on your car in Yandex Taxi pros and cons
As with any job, there are nuances. Working in Yandex Taxi implies the following advantages:
- psychological factor.
The driver knows his car, how everything works, what to look for, etc. - Simplicity.
You do not need to carry out any additional manipulations with the car. All that is required is a working smartphone on which you can install the application. - Convenient schedule.
You decide what time to go on line, how many orders to take, etc. - Significant savings.
After all, when renting a car, a significant part of the income would go to pay the rent. - Work in a large company.
The control room is promoted, with a large flow of customers, with a good rating and history. No need to waste energy searching for passengers, every minute a new application arrives. - Fast connection.
No need to pass complex tests, prepare to connect, train, etc. Competence of the applicant confirms the experience of higher education, experience. If you sent an application, went through the selection process, installed the program, and are ready to go. - Payment immediately.
A convenient form of payment, the driver receives payment immediately or the next day, it already depends on the form of the contract. If we talk about cash orders, then the taxi driver receives the calculation immediately, he does not need to go to the accounting department, etc.
In addition to the positive aspects, there are also disadvantages:
- Rating.
The driver on his car must carefully consider this parameter, otherwise it may be blocked in the system. If you follow and increase the score, you can access more expensive applications and increase income. - Sophisticated and constant quality control.
There are many compliance check systems, these are video calls, etc. It is necessary to regularly send photo reports with the state of the car, interior. Sometimes Yandex Taxi specialists can make a video call and ask questions, assess the condition of the car. - Activity.
In this case, the service is actively looking for unscrupulous carriers. If the driver often refuses accepted orders, he may be blocked in the system.
Vehicle Requirements
Not every machine can connect to the service. There are quality standards.
Economy
The condition is simple:
- Year of production not older than 2011 - 2016.
- The price for a car is at least 340,000 - 360,000 rubles.
- Well-groomed look.
- Good condition and operation of all machine systems.
Comfort
If you have a personal car that meets these criteria, you can get a taxi on favorable terms:
- Year of issue from 2014 - 2018.
- Cost from 600,000 rubles.
- The presence of a charger.
- Compliance with basic requirements (Economy segment).
- Free interior, trunk.
- Salon without capes, bedspreads, seat covers.
comfort plus
Here you need to meet the criteria in the Economy and Comfort segment and additionally:
- Dropped armrests.
- Closed windows.
- Charging for iOS and Android.
Minivan
The main requirements include:
- At least 7 seats.
- Well-groomed look.
- Correct technical condition.
- Correct operation of all auto systems (air conditioning, power windows, charging, etc.).
Business
In addition to meeting the above criteria, you must meet the following requirements:
- The presence of drinking water, napkins, sponges for shoes.
- Only certain brands.
- Nothing superfluous in the cabin (the driver's personal belongings are stored in the glove compartment).
- Climate setting.
Business XL
Added to the requirements above are:
- Year of production from 2015/17.
- Only some models.
- Dress code.
- At least ½ tank of fuel.
| MARK AND MODEL | YEAR OF ISSUE |
|---|---|
| mercedes-benz v-class | from 2015 |
Premium
The basic requirements are identical with Business XL, but keep in mind that the most complete car configurations are accepted for cooperation, with a year of manufacture not older than 2016.
| POPULAR MODELS | BODY | YEAR OF ISSUE | ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz S class | W222 | from 2016 | white, black, close to black (dark blue, dark grey, dark brown or dark green) colors natural leather upholstery chargers for iPhone and Android bottle of water without branding |
| Mercedes-Maybach S-class | X222 | from 2016 | |
| bmw 7er | G11-G12 | from 2016 | |
| Audi A8 | D5, D4 (restyling) | from 2016 | |
| Bentley Flying Spur | cannot work in tariff | from 2016 | |
| Bentley Mulsanne | cannot work in tariff | from 2016 | |
| Jaguar XJ | IV | from 2016 |
Ultima
The requirements are similar to the previous segment, but it is specified that cars of classic colors (black, white) can connect.
| MARK AND MODEL | YEAR OF ISSUE |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Maybach S-class | from 2016 |
| Rolls-Royce Ghost | from 2016 |
| Rolls Royce Phantom | from 2016 |
| Bentley Flying Spur | from 2016 |
| Bentley Mulsanne | from 2016 |
Driver Requirements
Depending on the selected segment - Economy, Comfort, etc., the requirements will differ slightly. The principle of the service is that attention is paid to high-quality recruitment. The driver is like the face of Yandex Taxi, so the criteria are somewhat strict. But at the same time, they allow you to maintain a high rating and trust in the control room.
Primary requirements
The main requirements are:
- Age from 21 years old.
- License for the right to transport passengers (Yandex Taxi provides assistance in obtaining).
- Experience from 48 months.
- Russian citizenship.
- Knowledge and proficiency in the Russian language.
- Smartphone with Android hardware installed.
- Politeness, communication.
- Neat look.
In addition to the basic requirements for the driver, the company sets special criteria for the most expensive transportation segments.
Dress code
- Dark color suit, long sleeve shirt for M, long sleeve shirt, trousers or skirt for F.
- Dark shoes for M, closed shoes, ballet shoes for F, (heel no more than 5 cm).
- Neat hairstyle, women's hair should be gathered in a bun.
- Lack of bright makeup (F), well-groomed vegetation (M).
What is the procedure for the applicant to follow. Decide in what form you would like to cooperate - directly or through partners? How to become a driver?
How to register
If you prefer to cooperate through a partner, then you need to fill out an application for connection on one of the resources of the partner taxi fleet. Connecting to Yandex Taxi is possible through any taxi company that has entered into an agreement with the dispatcher. A list of all partners is presented on the service website.
Machine inspection
If the age of the car is from 3 to 5 years, additional inspection is not required for them. But for cars older than 5 years, it is necessary to undergo an inspection. Inspection is also required for taxi companies.
Pay attention to the technical condition, appearance, interior condition. The package of documents for cars is checked.
Training and exam
The result does not affect whether the driver will work or not. The assessment based on the results of testing shows the level of knowledge of the city, the rules, the ability to use the application. The score affects the driver's rating and allows you to receive more orders.
What is the real earnings of drivers on Yandex Taxi
The level of income is not limited. How many trips were perfect, so much the driver will receive. Naturally, minus the commission of the service and partners. Therefore, the question of what earnings in Yandex or how much you can earn in Yandex Taxi is abstract and the total income depends on the locality.
Tariffs and commission
Depending on the tariff, the flat rate is different. It is better to look at the exact "picture" for specific cities.
The basic segment Economy is often chosen. It has a 23% commission. This is the Yandex Taxi rate, but if you work through a taxi company, add another 3-20%.
Yandex Taxi has the following rates:
- Economy
- Comfort and Comfort +.
- Business.
- Premium.
- Minivan.
- Children's.
Is it possible to work without a license
It is prohibited to work in Yandex Taxi without a license. If the driver is seen at work without permission, he faces not only a fine of 30,000 rubles, but they can also take away the VU.
Connecting to Yandex Taxi on your car requires a permit. You, of course, can engage in the so-called private cab, “bomb” at the stations, just give a ride, but this is valid until the first check. As a result, the lack of a license, a fine of 30,000 rubles. and cancellation of rights in case of repeated violation for a period of one year. For example, in all online aggregators, you cannot work without permission, this also applies to Yandex. Therefore, it is imperative to draw up a document, there are a lot of conditions for this, for example, based on the registration of an individual entrepreneur or LLC, or through a private company (intermediary), through which you will work with Yandex. Or directly with Yandex.
It's no secret that at present, the Law on Taxi continues to operate in Russia, according to which taxi drivers must obtain compulsory licensing, as well as repaint cars yellow (in particular, for work in the capital), install a lamp and stick checkers. But our company offers another option for cooperation.
Driving a taxi in your own car without a license
We, the MosGorTaxi company, offer to take advantage of a unique opportunity and get an excellent job in a taxi without a license, and even with a large number of orders.
The essence of this lies in the fact that we connect you to special systems where online customer applications appear. That being said, all you might need is:
- technically sound vehicle with a neat interior;
- phone based on the Android operating system or tablet;
- great desire to earn.
So, cooperating with us, you can easily start working without a license, and at the same time have an excellent additional form of income, combining it with your main activity.
Working in a taxi in your free time, of course, will not be an easy task, but with our help, the process of connecting to special web portals of this kind of transportation services will be much easier and more convenient for any driver.
Connect to aggregators right now
MosGorTaxi carries out Russia without intermediaries and for only 1% commission. You simply won't find a better deal.
In addition, here you will have access to orders of various types - both urgent and preliminary, and to airports, and railway stations, and even intercity.
The undoubted advantage of the fact that you will work through us will be that it is you and no one else who will be able to manage your own time and decide when to go on the route. There are no daily plans, or a mandatory number of completed orders per month! We offer you a comfortable and profitable job in a taxi in your car.
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Today, such a service as a taxi is popular among the population. Some use it all the time, some often, and the rest when necessary, but in any case, every person has taken a taxi at least once in his life, but if he didn’t take it, he will take it without fail. Ask how a taxi has to do with business, i.e. to the topic of this site? Yes, the most direct, because a taxi is not only a popular service, but also a good way to earn money, which I will prove now. Further, we will talk about what secrets of making money in a taxi, how to taxi correctly, and how an ordinary “bombshell” can become a successful entrepreneur?
Taxi or Taxi?
There are two ways to make money in this area.
First: become a taxi driver, drive around the city and make a profit, i.e. make money in a taxi.
Second: become a businessman, organize other taxi drivers and earn income, i.e. make money on a taxi. Of course, the second method is the most profitable and promising, but not everyone can handle it. If you do not feel entrepreneurial abilities in yourself or are not yet very well versed in this type of activity, then it is better to go to ordinary taxi drivers, gain experience, and only then try to realize yourself as an entrepreneur. Believe me, there are many such cases, and many modern owners of taxi companies in the past "twisted the steering wheel" themselves.
Yandex taxi!
Yandex Taxi is a promising partnership option for private motorists. You draw up a contract with Yandex, install a GPS navigator on the car, and then regularly receive orders from customers. Yandex itself takes a small commission, but most of the revenue goes to you. With regular customers, you will pocket more than 80% of the fare, with ordinary customers a little less, but it's still much more profitable than working in a taxi company.
Secrets of making money in a taxi! How to get maximum income?
- First of all, the taxi driver must be polite. The client requires very little, but many drivers do not want to give even that. They do not pay any attention to their passengers, or vice versa, they talk to them without a drop of respect.
Here, the social conflict also plays an important point, because, as a rule, wealthy people constantly use the services of taxi drivers, but the drivers themselves are representatives of the middle class or even slightly lower. It is on this basis that contradictions and misunderstandings sometimes arise. In total, it turns out that when working in a taxi, you must be tolerant of all your customers, even if you experience a sharp antipathy towards them. If you are rude, then regular customers will begin to refuse you.
- Many mistakenly believe that you can taxi in any car that can drive, whether it's an old penny or a brand new jeep. In principle, you can drive anything, but customers will not want to get into a car that is a couple of decades older than them. Moreover, if your car stands out from the rest with its original design, internal cleanliness and pleasant music in the cabin, then customers will want to ride with you next time. So you will have regular customers, which will significantly increase profits, because you can contact them directly, without all kinds of intermediaries.
- Giving business cards is also one of the secrets of making money in a taxi. How can a person remember who drove him and who he should contact next time if he does not have a business card. You can make business cards for yourself even at home, it will not take much time and effort, and the cost of these cartons will be minimal. Put them in your car, distribute them to all customers, and believe me, you will receive calls from time to time, unless, of course, you have fulfilled all the previous conditions.
- Working as a taxi driver, you must constantly strive to engage in entrepreneurship, otherwise you will be taxiing for pennies for the rest of your life. If you manage to organize your colleagues into a single efficient office, then you will get really big money, and without working on your own. Talk about this topic with colleagues, look at how the company you work for is doing things, find points that can be changed to improve work efficiency. After all, you will learn the system from the inside, which is not even a dream of ordinary entrepreneurs.
Safety above all!
A taxi driver is not the safest profession, and you should understand this. Clients are different, and in the dark, their roof can go completely. There have been many cases when a taxi driver was beaten and his car was taken away, if not worse. I'm not saying that you should not go to work in this direction, you just need to take precautions. 
At the present stage, the best means of self-defense that does not require licenses and permits is a stun gun. You can buy this in any online store and put it in the car. And it's best to go broke a little and get a taser-baton, which will be much more effective even against a group of attackers. Such a miracle of technology costs about 1,000 rubles, but human life and health are much more expensive, if not priceless.
Innovative Taxi Business!
I recently found out a way to make good money on a taxi, and now I will share it with you. Imagine a situation. Morning, another weekday, people rush to work. That's just all the minibuses are completely clogged and do not even stop. And people need to get to their destination as soon as possible, otherwise they will be reprimanded and fined. In principle, the situation is familiar and understandable to many. The bottom line is that if you go a couple of stops higher, then the number of fixed-route taxis suitable for you will increase significantly. Of course, it's too long to walk there.
It seems that the situation is hopeless, but it is the taxi drivers who can solve it, and to their advantage. It is enough just to offer people at the bus stop to take them to another bus stop, where they can safely take the bus. Given the short distance, you won’t demand a lot of money, so people are more likely to agree. And if you recruit 4 people and take the price of a minibus ticket from them, you can earn an order of magnitude more money than on regular orders, and there will always be customers, at least during rush hour. 
If you organize several taxi drivers and let them work according to this principle, then you can seriously increase your income, because the business is, in fact, new and promising.
Consumer perspective!
As a regular taxi customer, I want to tell you what I like about taxi drivers. To begin with, I go by taxi for two reasons.
Firstly, because it is convenient, and secondly, for the image.
That is why it is important for me that the car that carries me is up to par. If a specific company sends me the domestic auto industry, I will stop contacting it, but if the cars are prestigious, painted in original colors, as many taxi drivers do, then such a company will suit me. Also, the speed with which a car is sent to me is important to me, because I don’t have the opportunity to wait for it for 10-15 minutes. Therefore, I choose those offices that can quickly send me a decent-looking car.
