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Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by PapaBrowne(m): 4:58pm On May 04, 2017 |
GenBuhari: Taxify is not a Nigerian company. Taxify is Estonian. 4 Likes |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by Andrewkinggg: 5:00pm On May 04, 2017 |
If anyone has a car that he intends to use for either of the taxi company I'll advise the person to go with taxify. Taxify only takes 15% from a trip while Uber takes as much as 30%. That's what my taxify guy told me.. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by ApexTitan(m): 5:02pm On May 04, 2017 |
EastGold: Communist spotted |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by CoCoLav(f): 5:05pm On May 04, 2017 |
Once taxify takes over the market, they will also behave the exact way Uber is behaving now. That has been the way of monopolies since the beginning of time. Best thing is to keep the two companies in check, no need to drive Uber away. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by wisepluto(m): 5:07pm On May 04, 2017 |
Sorry to Inform you that Taxify aint a Nigerian App. GenBuhari: |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by gabicon: 5:11pm On May 04, 2017 |
I remember tell someone last week that irrespective of the cuts taxify try to execute, uber had the financial war chest and will bleed them out of market, all this is subject to time. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by UjSizzle(f): 5:26pm On May 04, 2017 |
How I love competition 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by sniperr007(m): 5:28pm On May 04, 2017 |
NelsonNeo: No beta competitor |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by UjSizzle(f): 5:28pm On May 04, 2017 |
saintade01:But drivers say it's not very profitable. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by naptu2: 5:32pm On May 04, 2017 |
UjSizzle: Then there's this https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/UberLagosStrike?src=hash 1 Like |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by chronique(m): 5:32pm On May 04, 2017 |
nairaman66: As in eh, that their surge language is what I don't understand. I once spent 8,700 from egbeda to Abraham adesanya(lekki),and spent 6,500 on the return journey on the same trip, totalling roughly 16k. The thing wey pain me pass be say the babe wey I go see nor even make the trip worthwhile(giving me silly attitude). At the end of the day, I had to remind myself that it's my blood I'm using to work for the money and I have not been using them as often as I used to. The most painful one was a trip from Ikeja to Marina that cost 6k plus... I haven't tried this taxify though. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by uyplus(m): 5:33pm On May 04, 2017 |
quentin06: No within town, Uber can sell if they do the right thing. When Uber just got into Abuja, partners were making as much as 500k net monthly, but thereafter Uber started stopping incentives and other perks that came with the job. As a result, partners began to withdraw their high end cars, and retain cars with very little luxury. Now Uber has started accepting 2003 model of cars in Abuja, in a bid to mitigate shortage of cars on the platform, and this has resulted to a sharp decrease in the riders patronage simply because riders can't get the luxury they once all experienced when 2014 cars were active on the platform! Besides, Uber base farebin Abuja is so low. For instance, an Uber ride from Abuja city centre to the airport costs 3000 and Uber will take out 25% of that money leaving the partner with 2250. Even a green cab with no AC in it won't charge 2250 for an airpot ride. Besides, Uber is yet to have a roundtable discussion with FAAN, so its illegal for an uber cab to pick up a rider from the airport! That will mean a driver will expend 2250 on a round trip in a luxurious 2008 model car! 2 Likes |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by Damseldammie(f): 5:41pm On May 04, 2017 |
This is the more reason competitive market is good because consumers are the beneficiary. Unlike when the buss was monopolistic where we have only uber that charges passengers @ their own profitable prices |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by saintade01(m): 5:43pm On May 04, 2017 |
UjSizzle: And they keep doing it. 1 Like |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by frugal(m): 5:43pm On May 04, 2017 |
chronique:Why didn't you just drive? N16k will fuel my car for almost 2 weeks. I only use Uber for short distances. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by uyplus(m): 5:45pm On May 04, 2017 |
objobj: None |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by nairaman66(m): 5:46pm On May 04, 2017 |
chronique: Lol.. Na so all these girls for Lekki dey form things anyhow! Sorry jwo! UBER matter is already dead and gone! Dude, flex yourself and if babe show along the line it is better.., do not do anything to impress any lady out there!! Ain't worth it! |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by chronique(m): 5:49pm On May 04, 2017 |
frugal: I wasnt sure I was going to come home on time and my sight at night is very lovely so I try to avoid driving at night. Lekki to mainland at night with a not too fantastic eyesight, wasn't a safe option. I figured that was my best option. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by nairaman66(m): 5:50pm On May 04, 2017 |
uyplus: UBER does have a criminal mind, they online sit their assses down in the office and get 25%! WTF, this is clearly a case of Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop! I patronize TAXIFY these days because it is an indigenous brand and also because it is way way cheaper, strangely 90% of cars on UBER platform is also on TAXIFY!! What a way to go! |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by chronique(m): 5:53pm On May 04, 2017 |
nairaman66: I honestly didn't want to do the trip but the drama queen had been ranting about how I promised to turn up and didn't show up and all that, and was complaining about me being proud and bla bla bla... I reluctantly did the trip and wouldn't have minded, if not for the attitude thingy. I got really pissed off. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by GEJPosterity: 6:00pm On May 04, 2017 |
uyplus:Uber riders in Nigeria are one very stupid set of people. They're the reason I withdrew my car from that platform. Very useless people with all sorts of behaviour and attitudes. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by Baroba(m): 6:00pm On May 04, 2017 |
nairaman66: There is nothing indigenous about Taxify, its based out in Estonia.. 1 Like |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by UjSizzle(f): 6:17pm On May 04, 2017 |
naptu2:Wow. That's serious. I suppose they should have expected a backlash of sorts with the drivers. If they're reducing rates, are they also reducing their commission from the drivers? |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by dom(m): 6:17pm On May 04, 2017 |
NelsonNeo: They've got no serious competitor yet. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by Nobody: 6:26pm On May 04, 2017 |
Good to know then I suggest using neither and us a conventional taxi firm. What companies like uber do is sucker drivers into making huge investment on promise of high earnings which is impossible at the low prices they charge. The drivers become enslaved, the taxi industry is disrupted and local firms may close down, causing unemployment. The firms have virtually no overhead of their owns so at extremely low prices, they still walk away big profits, leaving their local Nigerian drivers to swallow all the losses. Help Nigerian economy and ignore any app that is not Nigerian. wisepluto: 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by nairaman66(m): 6:43pm On May 04, 2017 |
Baroba: Oh! Thanks for the info! I still will choose Taxify anyday anytime! |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by nairaman66(m): 6:44pm On May 04, 2017 |
GEJPosterity: Riders?? |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by BrandSpurNG: 6:46pm On May 04, 2017 |
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Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by hermosa7: 7:08pm On May 04, 2017 |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by coretechng1(m): 7:08pm On May 04, 2017 |
Andrewkinggg:wrong information |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by Nobody: 7:10pm On May 04, 2017 |
@ uyplus The Concept of uber is flawed and unrealistic. 1st u cant use luxury cars as taxi, its never profitable. 2nd vehicles made in 2003 can be used if well maintained. you dont expect a prudent biz man to use a 2016 car for taxi. only tested and durable cars. uber is a monopoly and scam. it hurts both customers and agents viz providing poor service and extremely low return on investment. dont forget our indigenous transporters who will ultimately be put out of biz. |
Re: Uber Slashes Lagos Fares By 40% In Response To Taxify by venex(f): 7:29pm On May 04, 2017 |
Good news Lagosians, @Taxify_ng has lowered its ride rates in Lagos to be more affordable https:///pn6JVH |
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