{"id":1174,"date":"2015-01-30T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-30T06:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guide\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2021-07-23T08:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T00:34:29","slug":"hiring-a-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/2015\/01\/30\/hiring-a-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring a Driver in the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/01\/17.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"789\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/01\/17.jpg 789w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/01\/17-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 789px) 100vw, 789px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Hiring a Driver<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Driving around Metro Manila can get a little tricky. There are one-way streets and traffic rules that may sound unfamiliar even to locals. One of the solutions is to hire a good driver. Primer has some tips on how to find the best driver for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">One way of hiring a driver is <strong>by<\/strong> <strong>a rent-a-car policy<\/strong>. This method is advisable for those who don&#8217;t want to drive but want to have their own car when going around Metro Manila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><u>What to do:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Search for a rent-a-car supplier over the web or by telephone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Choose a car model and negotiate with the manager for the renting duration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Take note that when leasing a rent-a-car, a personal driver is included. The working days are 5 days a week for 12 hours. Holidays, Sundays and number coding are not included. (For the number coding, please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guide\/2015\/01\/29\/car-and-traffic-regulations\/\">Car and Traffic Regulations<\/a>\u00a0page.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">After reaching at a certain agreement, a contract signing takes place. Prepare a copy of your passport for the validation of the contract. A couple of car rental companies you might want to contact are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clickautorental.com\/\">Click Auto Rental<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.budget.com.ph\/book-budget.html\">Budget.com.ph<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Another way of getting a driver is <strong>through a driving company<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><u>What to do:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Call a driving company<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">\u2022 Screen the driver that the company sends<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Remember that the base salary of a driver is about P10,000. Having a resume and conducting an interview is a MUST. You may also require a letter of recommendation from a former employer is a big advantage. (Refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guide\/2014\/06\/03\/how-to-hire-a-maid-or-driver\/\">How to Hire a <\/a><a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guide\/2014\/06\/03\/how-to-hire-a-maid-or-driver\/\">Housemaid<\/a>\u00a0page)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">When looking for a good driver, you can check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maidprovider.ph\/#hiremaid\">Maidprovider.ph<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megapacific.com.ph\/services\">Megapacific.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">It is very important that you get as much information as you can about your driver before hiring him. Also, be sure to have his contract notarized to ensure everything is in order. Always put safety first before convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>Written by Manette Tuvida<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Hiring a Driver Driving around Metro Manila can get a little tricky. There are one-way streets and traffic rules that may sound unfamiliar even to locals. One of the solutions is to hire a good driver. Primer has some tips on how to find the best driver for you. One way of hiring a driver is by a rent-a-car policy. This method is advisable for those who don&#8217;t want to drive but want to have their own car when going around Metro Manila. &#8211; What to do: \u2022 Search for a rent-a-car supplier over the web or by telephone. \u2022 Choose a car model and negotiate with the manager [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expat-guide"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1174"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9128,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174\/revisions\/9128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/tips-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}