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pappy2000:
I bought a car for close to a million naira and someone idots will want me to blow ac with five people then still give me 500 naira, I just regret ever stepping into this business, for the unemployed, I am sorry u got no choice but as for me, I will look for other type of business, I carried one olosho yesterday from ikorodu with the very bad road network to a place , she asked for music n ac to the total fare was just 1k, thisis supposed to be a premium service not just for rif raft, it's even. Better to do the yellow taxi than to do this ehailing ride, ithe beauty of it is that I am now a car owner back n I got a very fuel efficient matrix but for me after 5 days in the business of ehailing I will say I am done, I will look for something else to do, I just imagine if I have actually resigned my job face. Ehailing squarely it's just like death penalty , as for the car owners I understand what it's means to being out cash nbuy a good car with the hope of profits, those drivers are failing hell for those who say they make 70k a week at what expense the road network in ikorodu is extremely bad , I made 2k yesterday I don't know how much I will spend of the car today to fix the shocks , it's a crazy world out there , I now understand what the drivers are truly facing if I were just a driver who took a car from an investor some will call me lazy but no I saved up for this but I can always use the car for personal use then most of the people on bolt are ladies I mean the riders and they want premium service at almost no cost , I am done finally with ehailing,

dru23:
I think it makes more business sense ..for me personally civics are cheaper for me to get. Also uber/bolt are ever changing.. So am just adapting to the changes.. Instead of me following the crowd up and down buying corolla .. I decided to think outside the box .... With my low landing cost of civics compare to those buying corolla, I should be able to make my money back and also have a fleet of about 14 cars in less than a year.. Hopefully.

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jesbu:
My first trip on uber carried 9 persons from festac tourniquet roundabout. The women was praying to God to bring someone who will carry them, and here come me and my SUV. But all went well I'm currently at unilag looking for someone to pick is there any good spot where I can hang out.

iyaegin:
Who advised you to go the way of sakamanje?? That person is just misleading you...you get caught and you are banned forever on one or even both platforms then you are stuck.This work is simply all about being very smart but also prayerful as well as with any business.if you don't put God first you might just be running in vain.so do that first and then play by the rules.speak directly to the right Elders who will never advise saka. let me share some tips for you anyway.

First off people always ask this question of where to position yes most times those work out well but then again there is always the trip you get from the least place you are expecting and yet those trips end up being fruitful.so sometimes it not always about where to position there is always a balance.

I don't know where you stay but in the mornings always target residential areas for people who are going to work now understand that people going to work are aware there is traffic so they plan their trip with that in mind.you cannot for example be looking for a trip to island and be at magodo or Ogudu by 7 or 8am the workers have since left you may now find shop owners etc but you have missed the rush of office n bank workers who will leave between 5 and 6am.

In the evenings Target the major work areas for people who are closing and wanting to go home so you cannot be at Oke Afa or Ogudu or magodo at 5/6pm and expect trips to be falling left right centre (not that you cannot get like I said above) but you are better off being where there will be rush of people looking for rides home.for example Monday- Saturday marina and atimes V.i you will always see surge building from like 5pm till 7pm on Uber I don't do bolt at all so I cannot speak for them so if you are close there just blow away and your ride is sure but you will see one by drivers saying they cannot blow empty from Yaba to marina then they wait hours for trip whereas someone has blown empty and has done 2/3 trips already..

Target Major hotels for between 11am and 12pm because their guests will be checking out at that time .

You have to know trending places that will always have expected high requests at certain times.e.g target major churches that have mid week service because when they are closing your ride request is sure and I guess same goes to major mosques on Friday after prayers too..
Target major events at Eko hotel of course like Falz experience that held recently I cashed out major cos I had a surge trip to ikoyi of 2.8 when the show ended dropped the rider blew back another surge trip within V.I blew back again and a final surge trip of 1.8 to surulere and I closed for the night.

On weeknites certain offices are surge to give you trip now am talking of between 8 and 9pm when the early workers have gone home...In V.i target KPMG during those hours but other drivers are there with you or basically target any bank head office cos the Head office workers most times close late same with those that have head office at Marina..

Friday and the rest of the weekend you really should not have issues with getting rides but same things apply Saturdays target major event centres as people are leaving after their parties same on Sundays and also as churches are closing but really weekend should be easy breezy for you.

Another thing is have observed sometimes don't be scared of doing short trips you will observe the more you are active the more requests come to you. This i have observed a lot whereas when you are waiting you seem to wait forever but once you start moving most times it is back to back from there not all the time but especially like weekends it always happens.

Lastly the airport.now here you already have a counter so you know whether or not it is worth it.for me once am not in the first 10 queue for airport I can never go there to wait and that is also in addition to using flight tracking apps so you know when flights are landing so you are not waiting endlessly for nothing.

Last again cos I just remembered lolz...law enforcement and new laws police lastma taskforce and robbers...AVOID some places at night e.g mile 2 Ago, Eko bridge costain and anywhere you can get stuck in traffic and get robbed.dont park anyhow during the day target fast food joints or approved parking cos anyhow parking na LG taskforce go wan catch you they know 9 out of 10 parked corolla with driver inside n.a. ehail so it's their latest pet project for making money so be kiaful for parking.
I think I said enough..i really hope your HP is sensible like you stated and not too high and wish you the best.i don't need to tell you to save you should know already otherwise experience would tell you.you can also monitor your expenses as again your income to see and know if you are maybe overspending e.g your fuel purchase should return 2.5× to 3× on the average otherwise you are not on track.
Take Kia.. .

pope191:
Boss your positioning matter as at this time and it is Monday, it takes absolute luck, tough my view. But next time on Monday your must learn to tidy your home coming on time, if you find yourself ard phase one, set ur destination, go to admiralty way and position, but if it is getting to 6/7 no short, jejely b driving thro d alternative route and position anywhere in Vi (You will get a trip to mainland, but Awolowo road is 75% certain). But if you find yourself ard Ajah, you either pick Thomas estate, orchid hotel road or lekki county home and set your destination, but if u join our chevron drive king, just hold mat, some will get trip & some will pass d night dia, it all depend on who d gods choose to bless. But mostly on taxify isolate yourself from drivers. My opinion sha

pope191:
Where r u longing for?

pearsy6:
Urgently looking for an uber/taxify driver around yaba, ebute metta, gbagada, shomolu, surulere with at least 6months driving experience on the platform for 30K weekly rental. Car is 04 Corolla in solid shape. You can WhatsApp only on 09091779094. Thanks.

pocohantas:
I like to think partnership is more about the deed legally binding the partners. It is also errorneous to think that every partner must participate in the work or share in the assets/liabilities of the business.

There are different types of partners, depending on the level of their participation or liability in the business.

deedee44:
If I tell you say you go see... Na set up

izzou:
I just want to comment on the bolded from my own opinion..... Please, it's my opinion, so don't crucify me

The question I ask myself is "what exactly is the driver bringing to the table for him to be called a partner in this business?"

If I set up a food canteen: Furnish it with tables, chairs, curtains, tiles, TV, and I employ two ladies to cook and sell, and I tell them that for every plate they sell, I give them #150, will I really call this a partnership? When it is glaring that if anything happens to the shop, they(the two ladies) have nothing to lose?

Look at it from another angle.....

To be truthful to myself, I don't see it as a partner relationship. It's actually an employer-employee relationship

I see uber guys get serious accidents, and I ask myself...."What's the fate of the car owner? " Will the driver fix the car?

Bros, that's how I see this work oh... Na who provide and maintain motor be the oga

adsmaster:
Today i want to talk about my observations with car owners(partners)......from interaction with a fee since joining the business these is what i observered

1...they seem to forget that they are partners with the drivers(the owners are limited partners while the drivers are general partners) the limited partners should read up what partnership is all about and re-adjust there mindset- which will lead to number 2 below

2...they come into the game with employer employee philosophy: they address the drivers like they are there staff, hence they call you anytime and expect you to answer, come to see them...you know "the yes sir master sir sydrome"

3...from the get go they are already suspicious, feeling itchee. Here i dont blame them its as a result of the country we find ourself...but what is required of them is to create systems that handle or tackles that....



will contd have a request

Gentlelife50:
That's why I still maintain that only a driver partner can know what it means to do this job and when they talk you will know, others only talk base on what they think.

Gentlelife50:
Lol, na so my brother. To whom sense is given sense is required, I got a car for 25k and I returned the former one immediately.

The man bought the car around January and was insisting on 35 but story now and then he even tried several drivers still same story, wife advised him to reduce remittance fee which he did yet it didn't work.

The effect was that the sweet car was badly abused, his next plan was to even auction the car and have peace of mind according to him.
He even so happy when I picked the car because he knew the other car I was using and saw how I cared for the car and still deliver promptly.
So the thing is work smart not hard, that's the word on the street.

izzou:
Addo road is usually a good place for request during early mornings. It was just a bad day

As for Ikoyi, try Dolphin although it's usually flooded.But if you know your way around, you could beat the floods

You'll be fine.. Just make sure you target residential areas at mornings, residential/offices at noon and offices at evenings

if you aren't around offices at evenings, still hang around residential areas. This advice is for workdays oh

You'll be fine

izzou:
Addo road is usually a good place for request during early mornings. It was just a bad day

As for Ikoyi, try Dolphin although it's usually flooded.But if you know your way around, you could beat the floods

You'll be fine.. Just make sure you target residential areas at mornings, residential/offices at noon and offices at evenings

if you aren't around offices at evenings, still hang around residential areas. This advice is for workdays oh

You'll be fine

ediku208:
Seems your on Taxify

Well for me this is how i work on uber only

I position at Omole phase1 or berger early in the morning set destination on island

On the island i like positioning at 1004, legali or Adeola

At ikoyi inside awolowo and it environs

At lekki i dont like staying on admiralty because of alot of drivers
I prefer going inside phase 1 or phase2

If i find my self on the mainland this areas are good request

Oregun opebi maryland mende jobowu and anthony

Frank0001:
Seems we are on the same boat.. just finished mine also.. still don’t know what to expect from them yet.. must say those questions are somehow tricky.