edetsimon:
Hi family and friends am Simon Edet, am Uber and Taxify qualified driver of 2 years experience in the platform with 4.5 Ratings. Please am seriously in need of car to drive, Corolla can be the best choice but nevertheless if any sound car is available I can deliver without any issue. I live in Yaba. 09082906101, edetsimon2@gmail.com
Please help a brother

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

slamstanlee:
Some riders can frustrate you ehn....
This one told me she will do a return trip within somolu and i agreed.
I thought she would just be done within a short time...
5mins
10mins
14mins.
I just called her: madam i have waited for so long i think i have to go now

Rider: wait for me please, shebi my trip is still reading?

Me: yea, but i can't wait anymore, waited pass 10mins and that's over the bar for me

Rider: why cant you wait, am i not paying you? Just wait lemme finish. (then she came out)

That's when i realized she was doing her nails stuff.
I just kicked the car, was doing a reverse and ending the trip simultaneously. Then she was shouting: ok how much is the fare? How much?

I shouted back: N600.
I didn't even wait further if she will bring the money. I just zoomed off.
I didn't rate her low, left it at 5star, i didn't report to taxify cos i know i wont get my money.

As i moved like 300 meters away, a request came in and lo: it was her, i didn't accept, i didn't mind if i lose 1% out of 99% activity rate....

Sometimes wait pays after you have done like 15km or more and rider ask for some time so you continue or take them back... I can wait even 30mins for that... Not this type biko...

nitigriti:
I have a simple operational policy - I don't do return trips. In fact, once I get to the final destination, I politely end the trip because "somebody is waiting for me at the airport". I collect my fare first, then we now discuss this new trip you want me to do, with me asking the rider to get a trip quote from the app first, which I will then use to decide how much I will charge. For example, I had a female rider I picked around 11pm from an estate in Ogba to Gbagada. We got to her place around 12 midnight and then she asked if I could take her to Egbeda, after she showers and freshen up. I told her yes, but that I will end this trip first, collect my fare and then bill her #1000 for wait time of 30 minutes and trip fare of #4000. I live in Egbeda, so it was pretty convenient for me. She agreed and we did the trip after she freshened up.

nitigriti:
I remember a rider I picked from LSDPC estate Isolo around 2:30pm to Eko Hotel, VI. She wanted to change dollars and then for me to return her to her estate. The journey to Eko Hotel took about an hour, with fare around #2,000. I ended that trip and collected my fare. For the return journey, she now wanted to pay the same #2,000. And there was surge in VI because it was closing time. I told her it's not possible, and explained surge to her. Eventually she agreed to #3,500 after much talk

Iwant2know:


Who be this one self..

nitigriti:
I have a simple operational policy - I don't do return trips. In fact, once I get to the final destination, I politely end the trip because "somebody is waiting for me at the airport". I collect my fare first, then we now discuss this new trip you want me to do, with me asking the rider to get a trip quote from the app first, which I will then use to decide how much I will charge. For example, I had a female rider I picked around 11pm from an estate in Ogba to Gbagada. We got to her place around 12 midnight and then she asked if I could take her to Egbeda, after she showers and freshen up. I told her yes, but that I will end this trip first, collect my fare and then bill her #1000 for wait time of 30 minutes and trip fare of #4000. I live in Egbeda, so it was pretty convenient for me. She agreed and we did the trip after she freshened up.

GAZZUZZ:
Last nite I had real time experience of what drivers go thru on the road.

I closed @ 6pm, was about leaving the workshop when I decided to turn on my uber app. I saw surge right where my workshop is located. I received first trip almost immediately but it canceled after a few mins. I then decided to drive a bit while waiting for next request. Got one on oba-akran (by then Dynamic pricing had left the building)drove to mangoro area picked a rider to lekki phase 1 (home of surge) trip was fantastic cause we had to look for ways around traffic (much longer routes)before 11pm I had completed 6trips @ over 10k. It was time to go home. Set destination back to mainland and it popped the Mumu network stability error try again another time. So I decided I will leave it on and cancel any trip not going my way. I was deep inside ajah heading home when I heard an uncomfortable sound from the serpentine belt area.....

I ignored it... by the time I got close to lekki phase 1 round about I had the battery light on with the engine running, stiff power steering and rapidly climbing coolant temperature values.

I am driving my Avensis 1998 2002 and it uses a 3piece belt. I turned off all major electrical gadgets except the engine (head lights, DVD systems, airconditioning) I used the hazard lights instead.

I stopped accessed the damage and realised all 3 belts had been ripped of by the larger belt.

Got back into the car and drove to a well lit area where I could see a few cars parked.

Immediately I parked the HNIC came out of the dark, I addressed my self as Captain gazzuzz of kano pillars international HNIC became calm, I told him my war was going to sleep in his care and I would pick it up in the morning, he had no problem with that.

I called one of my colleagues on the phone, and in a matter of minutes, a 407 with a horse whip on the dashboard appears, I bullied the driver to the passenger side and drove to workshop.

Got to workshop picked up another vehicle and headed home.

got to gate and seems the security guy was in a valentine spirit. Did everything possible to wake him up, my guy no appear.

So I turned on my app and headed to magodo as instructed by my Oga in the business. True to his words lagos started moving again, this time back to lekki.....

2 more trips, then I headed back to area where my faulty vehicle was parked.

I didn't allow HNIC see me, I located another area where I saw over 20 toyota corrola cars with drivers inside all sleeping

Any way I said to my self, this area must be safe.

turned off app set chair low and got some shut eye.


I knew my serpentine belt was a bit frayed, but I had been procrastinating for almost a year now on replacing it, finally my village people Got me on 14 Feb.


Moral of the story

Keep vehicles as sound as possible. Replace all faulty parts as soon as you notice to avoid disappointments like this.

And if you can, keep a spare in the boot.

Romeo3:
tipper

Lovefreak:


I am interested, just concluded thew uber training ... you can reach me on 08164250105 or 08082301823.. thanks

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

Iwant2know:


Who be this one self..

ifyeez:
His looking for a slave, . He probably heard about Uber/Taxify and thought he can fall out his dying 2.2 to be making him money. Greedy people everywhere.

ifyeez:
The more I follow this thread the more I learn, before I can be so nice, now no more waiting more than 5min, I wait 5-10min then am out, buh I must make sure I get my complete fare b4 leaving. Will continue following these thread.

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

slamstanlee:
Some riders can frustrate you ehn....
This one told me she will do a return trip within somolu and i agreed.
I thought she would just be done within a short time...
5mins
10mins
14mins.
I just called her: madam i have waited for so long i think i have to go now

Rider: wait for me please, shebi my trip is still reading?

Me: yea, but i can't wait anymore, waited pass 10mins and that's over the bar for me

Rider: why cant you wait, am i not paying you? Just wait lemme finish. (then she came out)

That's when i realized she was doing her nails stuff.
I just kicked the car, was doing a reverse and ending the trip simultaneously. Then she was shouting: ok how much is the fare? How much?

I shouted back: N600.
I didn't even wait further if she will bring the money. I just zoomed off.
I didn't rate her low, left it at 5star, i didn't report to taxify cos i know i wont get my money.

As i moved like 300 meters away, a request came in and lo: it was her, i didn't accept, i didn't mind if i lose 1% out of 99% activity rate....

Sometimes wait pays after you have done like 15km or more and rider ask for some time so you continue or take them back... I can wait even 30mins for that... Not this type biko...

timifakay:


This got me thinking, what if you claim to wanna go eat while waiting, and ask rider when to come back or call you a few minutes before finishing up... so you just keep driving around the block till rider calls, that way you get fare for distance covered.

Timi you have reach here

KceeK:
Experienced Uber\Taxify Driver required for Toyota Camry 2.2 at 40K weekly and a security deposit of 40K. Kindly whatsapp 07067974536

ifyeez:
One thing I hate must in my life is my car disappointing me, I remember when my car gear knob broke during a trip, I acted so cool that rider didn’t notice what had happened, this happened in V.I, after I dropped off the rider, I could not pack the car coz the gear was broken, I was panicking buh was within coz this has never happened to be before, luckily for me it was during the day so I kept on matching my breaks, then used my screwdriver to lose the remaining parts of the gear knob, then held only the iron and packed, that was when I knew I have mind.


One the other news, I having an issue with my Honda Accord EOD 2004, when am accelerating my car jerks forward with force and stop, like something that bursted, then continue till it happens again when I slow down and accelerate again and it happens again, when I put off my engine and put it on again it stops and might not happen again. I need solution to this problem, I went to my mechanic he checked my car dashboard and saw the green main cruise was on, so he said it was the cause of it and used his machine to put it off, buh it’s still happening, I google and I saw somethings about Ignition coil being faulty, please General engineer Guzz what do you think?

timifakay:


This got me thinking, what if you claim to wanna go eat while waiting, and ask rider when to come back or call you a few minutes before finishing up... so you just keep driving around the block till rider calls, that way you get fare for distance covered.

slamstanlee:
some riders are bunch of smart-asses. Again uber/taxify will send the trip history, then you movements would be seen. If they are not pleased, they report you or ask for a fare review...

GAZZUZZ:


Timi you have reach here