Thanks to all the friends for sharing their opinions. Is anyone aware of a weekend job where the big car showrooms hire you to display their auctioed vehicles. Has anyone been into it, please share as i heard that you can make good money here.
Dear northyork desi, and RBO, i am all out for my main job and doing the best i can but also want to make some money besides so that i can pull on my kitchen expenses. That is very important as you cant simply sit and eat from your savings. Hope it clarifies
Jobs like Uber and pizza delivery require you to have a good understanding of the geography of the region you are servicing; and also should have a good sense of direction. If you are good with those, pursue pizza delivery; also pursue Uber if your car is newer.
I dont have any other leads or feedback. You have been very active on this forum for the last few months and must have received plenty leads and tips on how to start your life here.
Some people I know started out wit low income jobs while they were searching for job in their field. You could try that.
Get in touch with Indian Restaurants also - They always need some delivery people esp on weekends .
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Originally posted by Hasni
Dear FH, TK and other senior friends,
I have my own car and want to make money though it. I have heard a lot about Uber these days. can i join them with a car that i have bought for a pleasure drive and not for commercial use. Besides what are other ways that can help me make some money through my car. Thanks
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UBER: Is similar to a taxi service and I will give you a little bit of information and also compare it with a regular TAXI service.
Most of the Municipalities provide permits for a TAXI service and they limit the number in a town to only a few, to provide a livelihood to a few who want to stay and live in that town. For this they will provide a PERMIT to run that service and it costs money. Also, they will have a wait list of other desirable car owners who want to get into such a business. All in all the municipalities will control this
operation and a few have got political favours from these Taxi services and vice versa.
Some with a permit will sell their permits for $50,00 to $100,000 for each vehicle and retire after that. So, it is a business that will let them settle comfortably when they are ready to pack up and quit.
So, there will always be a protest from those with taxis and the PLATE owners. That is for another day.
When the gas prices go up and the Taxi companies started to charge as much as they can plus stick their hands out for a bakshish, people who are paying find it too much. Also, the price of GAS being double that of what it is here in the North American Continent, in Europe, everyone wants to minimize their Auto Expenses with using a UBER like service and get a few bucks for a ride if they are DRIVING in a direction the passenger wants a ride to hitchhike.
With the neighboring country close and nearby and with all of the checks and counter-checks and Passports and other IDS in place, it became very easy to start a Hitch Hike service in Europe. Plus now you have a passenger to provide you with conversation all through the ride. The rates were fixed and a few off the route charges were also agreed upon and the system got started there. It is running smoothly there in Europe for the past 30 years or longer. Then it became a Hitchhiker system. Now they have a central location from which they all can hike
and there are central points which are called Liftershalte came into being.
Then UBER took a tip from all of these and they called themselves the TOP notch
service. All of these are off-shoots of the Hitch-hiking system.
Carpool
Carsharing
Flexible carpooling
Hitchhiking
Illegal taxicab operation
Peer-to-peer carsharing
Sharing economy
Slugging
Sustainable transport
Vanpool
These are the other names that we all have heard here in Canada. But the other services have put their foot down and are opposing to it. Some provinces and also a few countries have made it criminal. That is the difference now that makes it difficult to rule upon it. Also many an insurer do not want to touch the Carpool and UBER at all.
So, you have my take on this. You will have to make a valid decision by yourself prior to taking this as a steady job.
IS it worth a living wage.?
FH.
Who is making the money? You or UBER?? http://www.quora.com/How-is-Uber-giving-an-incentive-of-90000-bucks-per-month-to-drivers-in-India-Could-anyone-explain-the-financial-model-with-less-finance-and-a-short-answer
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/uber-warning-issued-by-canada-s-insurance-industry-1.2804413
It is banned in a few countries. http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/9/7359655/uber-banned-in-spain-india-and-thailand-due-to-illegal-operations And we are not far off from it.
Location: Brampton, Ont, Canada
Posted on: 04-05-15 22:18:06
for car : delivery in different places is good option - not much scope though
Why don't you consider selling car and getting minivan or bigger Van ? - you can start moving people, get , delivery restaurant or any other commercial supply -
also you can join courier companies as independent contractor (ups, fedex, independent courrier company )- good money
Having a big Van you will increase your chances of getting more jobs , lot of companies need independent drivers in GTA
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you are right northyork. thanks to this forum and seniors like FH, TK,SS and many others who really have been of great help and source of guidance for me so far. Honestly, i owe them a lot. yes i am working in parallel for both my professional as well as survival jobs. Thanks anyways
Location: God's own country
Posted on: 05-05-15 10:20:50
Hasni :
There are two ways to go about this :
Way -1
Forget your insurance. Call your insurance guy and ask him to change your license into parking license as you will not be driving for some time. So this way you can save $ 300 or so every month, till you get a job.
Trust me, odd jobs like driving people, trips to airport, dropping and picking up kids from schools will not add much but will spoil your whole day. Unless you get Pizza delivery on weekend, I would use this option. Take the TTC or walk when you need to.
Way -2
Retain your insurance.
Spend weekends with your family by driving out of town / within town.
See if you can get a pizza delivery job .
Monday to Friday, your car will be parked most of the time. you will be researching the internet, applying for jobs and attending work shop / interviews. Preferable in interviews, take your car as some will see if you have a car (they will rightly think that if you have a car, then your work will be good and that you will arrive on time).
Murali
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