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Quantasaurus

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Q: Hiring a driver - cost?

Forgive me if this question has been answered previously, but does anyone have experience hiring a driver for business purposes? My colleague and I were quoted 10000-14000 yuan/month, which seems insanely high? Not to mention completely unjustifiable to our US employer who is probably loving our 500 yuan/month subway/taxi expenses.

12 years 4 weeks ago in Transport & Travel - Beijing

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HappyExPat

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Is the driver also providing the car and expenses ? I do have a Chinese friend who owns a car and does this as a sideline, and he charges 700 yuans for an 8 hour day. But he provides car and car related expenses like gasoline.

Quantasaurus:

We have been asking around and found a few drivers with their own cars. The range of asking prices is nuts... 6800Y/mo - 16000Y/mo. Your friend at 700Y/day is at the top of the range, too. Is that a fairly reasonable price? If so, looks like its subway/taxi for me!

12 years 2 weeks ago

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HappyExPat:

That is his price on a per day basis, I am sure that on a monthly basis it will be a lot less. Once you become a bit familiar with the city you are on, public buses is your best bet. At 1 and 2 yuan a ride, you can not beat that.

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12 years 4 weeks ago

steve0sha

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It will depend on where you live in China, where i live local wage would be no more than 2000 quai a month. Here you could easily find someone as long as they have a license and you have a car should not be a problem to find a driver. My Chinese ex dad has a few drivers and its actually a great gig as a job as you mostly sit around on call ready to drive or pick someone up, you get to drive a very nice car and the drivers normally eats in nice places with the people hiring them.

Did you use a agency? Try asking some Chinese friends to find someone.

Quantasaurus:

I have asked some friends as well as in the lobby of our residence... the range of prices is pretty extreme, from 6800Y/mo - 16000Y/mo! So still looking.

12 years 2 weeks ago

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steve0sha:

maybe try to get a friend to put a advert in Chinese on a local classifieds.

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