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Title: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: silverbullet on October 09, 2018, 11:46:15 pm: The Irish Times: Suicide and taxi drivers: ‘I’m going to be one of them’.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/suicide-and-taxi-drivers-i-m-going-to-be-one-of-them-1.3651594?localLinksEnabled=false (https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/suicide-and-taxi-drivers-i-m-going-to-be-one-of-them-1.3651594?localLinksEnabled=false)
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: Octavia1 on October 10, 2018, 03:15:09 am: 8)
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: Octavia1 on October 10, 2018, 03:23:20 am: Doors close so that you look for a better door to open....
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: Octavia1 on October 10, 2018, 03:29:38 am: Few years ago I worried about money...
But I grew up.. An all the doors opened to a

life
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: Octavia1 on October 10, 2018, 03:40:02 am: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10217542289572895&id=1346796871
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: The Liffey Lip on October 10, 2018, 08:11:03 am: Quote from: silverbullet on October 09, 2018, 11:46:15 pm
The Irish Times: Suicide and taxi drivers: ‘I’m going to be one of them’.
https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/suicide-and-taxi-drivers-i-m-going-to-be-one-of-them-1.3651594?localLinksEnabled=false (https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/suicide-and-taxi-drivers-i-m-going-to-be-one-of-them-1.3651594?localLinksEnabled=false)

As Mohawk Bickle said.........I'm waiting for the sun to shine.
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: john m on October 10, 2018, 09:44:08 am: "They only put in a nickle but they want a dollar song "Taxi driving is a minimum wage job best suited to those of us who dont want to or cant work .Its not a source of income for somebody with a 400K mortgage kids in college and a pension plan .To many people see drivers glad handing cash all the time and think we are making huge coin but after expenses your average taxi driver earns a lot less than a trades man .I was talking to a Romanian Lad who bought a wheelie and stopped renting a car he said he fucked up now its costing him nearly 500 a week in repayments ,insurance and fuel before he gets any wages he works 7 days when I asked him how long his days are he said until I get tired .
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: vandriver on October 10, 2018, 10:58:07 am: Is the insurance heavy on the wheelchair accessible taxis?
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: The Liffey Lip on October 10, 2018, 11:00:44 am: Crippling.
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: john m on October 10, 2018, 11:22:04 am: Quote from: vandriver on October 10, 2018, 10:58:07 am
Is the insurance heavy on the wheelchair accessible taxis?

I dont know what insurance he is paying but a friend of mine was renting a car bought a WAT and had 3 years driving the car he didnt own dont know what way his insurance was but on the WAT in his own name brand new vehicle his insurance was just short of 6K
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: The Liffey Lip on October 10, 2018, 11:37:29 am: Guy on Joe Duffy 2 yrs ago quoted 10 grand for Peugeot Expert......he had been renting for 3 yrs. I know a retired man, 62, quoted 13 grand for an Expert....he has no previous taxi experience at all.
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: mercenary for hire on October 10, 2018, 11:55:11 am: I wonder if there were two lads on one policy cosying would it make any difference to the huge qoutes?

Separately has anyone ever put a new driver on their policy and is it really expensive or do they benefit from your NCB?
Title: Re: N.Y. taxi suicides
Post by: Rat Catcher on October 11, 2018, 11:33:24 am: Separate premiums and NCBs in the good old days, I assume the same still applies.