IFSHR:
Below image is just to motivate some one out there struggling with low rating and thinking how to improve it .

The 4.48 was 13th of march
The 4.93 is today 31st of march.

As at 13 of march I was a little bit worried and just knew I need to do some things and see how it toss.

1. I fixed a little sound coming from my silencer (no customer complained of it though, but I just assume it could be a reason, as I am an easy going service person)

2. I ensure after all trips, I give you a parting compliment ( enjoy the rest of your day, have a great night rest, have a safe trip).

3. I filter trips a lot now ( especially the where are you gang that ignore you greetings ontop you call card).
4. Sometimes I leave change of 100 naira or 50naira and I modify it to the amount paid on the app.

Addition: I never ask anyone to please rate me 5 after any of the trip, but I think it's not bad to ask especially if you and the rider had a cool conversation, even big brands begs/ask for five star ratings.

I hope it helps someone out there.

Felicity001:


To assist your post.

I believe you all saw when somebody here attacked me that felicity001 is the only driver with the lowest rating men... That word got to me o I've gat to be honest... I barely slept that night and i started to wonder "is it that I'm a baf guy?" NO!

All through the night I thought my experiences right from day 1 till present and I saw major signal which I will only add a few.

1. I don't go to PU once I sign a bad rider from the phone convo. Thank God for the sensitive mind and spirit of designment he blessed me with, though ive always been ignoring it and that has always landed me into trouble thereby resulting to low rating. So if the convo on phone is not ok by me I cancel straight up.

Last week, I'd driven about 2.5km to PU and over 15min waiting then cancel after id sensed low rating. I did the trip offline.

2. I don't ask or beg for rating, instead I say, please remember to do your rating okay, bye bye, have a nice day, good night, bla bla bla. I could even end up rating the rider 1star, yet I play along.

3. Any rider that seat at the back seat and I sense is younger than I am I don't say a word apart from "hi" "good day" "bye bye" " is the AC getting to you?"

4. For issues with change, "sorry I don't have change you're the 1st person paying with cash today", oh sorry ma'am/Sir. I dont have change (I bring out the 1, 1k I keep separately and show them). If you dont mind you can do transfer".
Most of them end up leaving the change. Me I no dey leave kobo for rider untop the cheap ride and bonus lie ye... I'm the secretary of stingy men association when it comento riders and drivers (we dont leave shi shi)

5. If i didn't sense a baf rider b4 PU and ride turned bad I end the convo with a smile by saying "I dey expect my 1star ooh make I take dey alright for the day", most of them end up lol and say "You enh u be case ooh".

For 1week now I've not drove and my rating has climbed to 4.75, I promised to get it to 4.80 from one of my previous post by the end of March b4 but due to logistics at least if we do a round up to 1decimal point its still 4.80

Cynocefaal:


You're right I thought it was gross earning

Quality of life is zero tho...uber driving is no career, except for zombies maybe

141samuel:
Na figure I they see, the money didn't reflect in my bank account as a rental driver

BAZ001:


Bros una no include when u end trip on 1.9x surge or any surge at all. Cos this Saturday 99% of my ride was on surge, by 2pm I don dey laugh go house. But from 4.88 ratings don drop go 4.72.
Na crime to do surge back to back.
Two of the riders screamed after seeing price.
One just squeeze face no gree answer me

BAZ001:


You dey call us zombies be dt
wetin u go come call Goat Kanu and 1million geng

kanuisagoat:


I have noticed the same thing too. Once I do a lot of surge trips, my rating almost always drops.

That one na their business though, I don collect my own money, ahead ahead.

Cynocefaal:


i doubt you're a career uber-driver

Cynocefaal:


You're right I thought it was gross earning

Quality of life is zero tho...uber driving is no career, except for zombies maybe

chucsmoore:



Riders are paying through their nose, you expect them to be happy and dash you 5 star just like that. Baba u better start avoiding surge trips for benefit of your rating.

No Rider forgets to rate during surge period. In fact that is when they become active in rating drivers low.

BAZ001:


Which kind advise be dis ? Me wey dey always pursue surge upandan Lagos.
E get one babe wey we don chitty chatty after trip her face just strong cos of price. I sure say she go give me 1star

Cynocefaal:


You're right I thought it was gross earning

Quality of life is zero tho...uber driving is no career, except for zombies maybe

Bammzzie:

Bro, I dnt think u knw d meaning of zombie cos to me I'm seeing it as an insult to everyone of us here cos most of us here are doing this business to sustain a living either by full-time or part-time career and some lives such as families or friends depends on it too. I knw alot of salary earners that do borrow from Uber drivers. Some has fleet of cars in this business, are u telling me they are dumb to make that choice?? Go to all this Indian companies and see how they are treating people on top 20k salary with 6am-6pm rigorous work o, of which Uber drivers will earn that in a day or 2. Let Uber, bolt etc just pack off and see how unemployment will skyrocket in Nigeria. Lemme just stop here and dnt just be calling people zombies carelessly, I believe we are all mature here. #peace

Cynocefaal:


You're right I thought it was gross earning

Quality of life is zero tho...uber driving is no career, except for zombies maybe

Cynocefaal:


i doubt you're a career uber-driver

peeps4u:


The way you guys talk down on this work seems like an agenda.

Your earlier claim was that he could hardly make 150k in a month, after being shown how much he really earned, you now talk about the job being for zombies.

Isn't it better to be a financially healthy and independent zombie than being broke?

It is a good job from whence anyone can build his earning and move to something bigger. We have drivers here that already have 2-3 cars on rentals apart from their personal cars they use for uber.

Perhaps you show a better way of earning without stress.

Chazleeray:
Good my wonderful people of nairaland, your advice is highly needed. My bolt inspection was done on mainland through AutoGenuis and was approved my bolt, just 12days in my hustle and my account was blocked and I was told to come for another inspection.
Below is the message i got form blot

Bammzzie:

Bro, I dnt think u knw d meaning of zombie cos to me I'm seeing it as an insult to everyone of us here cos most of us here are doing this business to sustain a living either by full-time or part-time career and some lives such as families or friends depends on it too. I knw alot of salary earners that do borrow from Uber drivers. Some has fleet of cars in this business, are u telling me they are dumb to make that choice?? Go to all this Indian companies and see how they are treating people on top 20k salary with 6am-6pm rigorous work o, of which Uber drivers will earn that in a day or 2. Let Uber, bolt etc just pack off and see how unemployment will skyrocket in Nigeria. Lemme just stop here and dnt just be calling people zombies carelessly, I believe we are all mature here. #peace

pope191:


Uncle what do u do for a living?

BAZ001:


You dey call us zombies be dt
wetin u go come call Goat Kanu and 1million geng

radautoworks:
Looks like jp is back

radautoworks:
Looks like jp is back

radautoworks:
Looks like jp is back

Cynocefaal:


i doubt you're a career uber-driver

radautoworks:
Looks like jp is back

dru23:



Don't mind the guy... Trust me the guy is broke and living with his parents ......