Life of 10 drivers for web taxi-hailing services

Liu Ling poses in his car. [Photo/news.china.com.cn]

Liu Ling has been a driver for Didi Express for two years. He admitted that he was a driver for an illegal unlicensed taxi. His home is in Beijing's suburban Shunyi district. Having a farm and a poultry farm, he didn't really work as an unlicensed taxi driver to make a living, but to get some pocket money. "Since Didi started the Express service, not many of my old peers still stick to that business," he said.

Liu has lunch at a restaurant. [Photo/news.china.com.cn]

Liu seldom has lunch at home since becoming a Didi Express driver. "It's actually quite convenient to eat out, so that I don't have to particularly take the tour home, sometimes from afar. In this way, my family members don't have to specially prepare me lunch," he said. The time, fuel cost, and orders missed for having lunch home are all his considerations.

Liu takes a damp cloth to clean his car. [Photo/news.china.com.cn]

After lunch, Liu takes a damp cloth to clean his car, inside and out. He said he does this every day after lunch and whenever he doesn't temporarily have new orders after completing one. "Passengers all like clean cars, and so do us drivers," he said.

Liu sticks to his own motto of "more concerns and more care for passengers." Living up to his motto, Liu has received many positive reviews from his passengers.