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José Antonio, Taxi Driver: “I Work Six Days a Week and Set My Own Hours. After Expenses, I Can Earn About €2,000 Net a Month”

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • José Antonio has worked as a taxi driver in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, for eight years after starting in Barcelona alongside his father.
  • As a self-employed driver, he works five or six days a week, sets his shifts within municipal rules and earns about €2,000 net a month after expenses.
  • He says Roquetas de Mar offers more familiar relationships with repeat passengers than Barcelona.

José Antonio has worked as a taxi driver in Roquetas de Mar, a city in Almería, for eight years. He entered the profession in Barcelona, where he worked with his father and took weekend shifts to earn extra money.

He later moved to Roquetas de Mar and bought his own license, becoming self-employed. He now works five or six days a week, organizes his own shifts and can earn about €2,000 net a month after expenses.

My father worked as a taxi driver for a few years, yes, and I needed to earn some extra money, so I went out on weekends at night. That’s where I started getting into the trade.

· José AntonioHe describes how he began working as a taxi driver alongside his father in Barcelona.

He says the smaller city has changed his relationship with passengers. Unlike in Barcelona, where a driver may never see the same customer again, he often picks up the same people in Roquetas de Mar. That creates a more familiar atmosphere, which he prefers.

His working day usually starts around 6:30 or 7 a.m. Services are requested through apps, WhatsApp or by telephone. A dispatch system sends each call to the nearest taxi. Although José Antonio works for himself, he says his schedule and activity remain subject to the conditions set by the municipal government.

I work for myself, I’m self-employed, but always according to the conditions set by the city council.

· José AntonioHe explains that municipal rules still shape his work despite being self-employed.
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