In my opinion, the problem in the UK at least is that you realistically cannot be a "flexible" taxi driver. I looked into it because I enjoy driving. 1) my ca

In my opinion, the problem in the UK at least is that you realistically cannot be a "flexible" taxi driver. I looked into it because I enjoy driving. 1) my car is too old, despite me driving it all of the time and it passing safety checks, so I'd need a new car 2) in London I'd need a private hire licence - £500ish up front cost, tons of checks 3) car insurance for private hire is expensive and not available on a pay as you go basis Basically, you have to either do a proper 30+ hour week, or you'd lose money after all of the expenses.