The prices on the wall known as leasing prices. You pay that much amount to lease the cab for your shift. That’s not including taxes, tolls or gas. It is easily add up to over $200 for a 12 hour shift. All you can make is, $70 to $100 in 12 hours of non stop driving.
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I’m not sure how much commission they charge you over in Jersey but for us in NY is now 40%. We make absolutely nothing.
And I thought being an Uber driver in the NYC area (I’m in NJ) was a lot of overhead… I make that $70-100 amount in just six hours a day.
But then of course there’s gas costs and $80-100 a week is accurate. Then of course there’s tolls, both to get into NYC (it costs $15 to cross into NYC from NJ through the GWB and the Holland and Lincoln tunnels), and to travel within the NJ Turnpike and GS Parkway. I used to use E-Z Pass but it was costing me $150 a month as a flat monthly fee…
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You know nothing of the real world it seems, let alone cost of living in a place like New York. All things considering, his position means getting another job won’t necessarily be easy or pay enough to warrant switching over from being a cab driver.
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oh I’m really sorry about that if it’s so bad how come you don’t quit or get a new job or is that not as easy as it sounds
…son. o_o
Damn…
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The reality of a NYC cab driver. I deal with a lot of crap at work and here as well, I’m not a happy person and don’t try me.
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