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Felicity0001:
Sorry bro... na one of the things for lasgidi no matter how much u think u r smart or award them go still use u chop.

I hope u feel better now.

Thanks man! I feel great already. I’m ready for the new week, God go before us. Amen

Sunday jolloff rice

knytred:
For real ??

Yes. Jokers

Vision2045:
He be like say Bolt bot dey follow this thread...bonus commission is back on bolt...

Mine is 35 trips to pay 8% commission. The only thing I’m interested in is surge.

NYCnextStop:
some days are like that bro. You win some and you lose some... tomorrow’s another day.

Tho you can’t be too careful but be more mindful of places you park

Right! We move

mrjaydee:
Omo that's an expensive piss....hope you've learnt your lesson, sorry I know it hurts

Thanks man. Lesson learnt.

Bigleaf1006:
If it was a clear layby, they had no right to arrest your car.

I stopped at the layby right adjacent their office at Oshodi and there was even weekday morning rush hour traffic to wee and they were all around every corner and non bothered me.

They were looking out for cars with 5 passengers or those that stop to pick passengers on the descent from Oshodi bridge inward ilupeju.

Perhaps I was lucky! But I assume since it was a clear layby it was ok to stop.

I tried to protest it but I was alone, the towing van guys were ready to do their thing. I had to just give in.

It’s all in the past now bros. I already took two bottles of stout to cool down. Tomorrow I hit the road again.

Chicent:
sorry man... but I thought sanwo olu has told them not to enter peoples vehicle again?? Are they keeping to it?? Or this is different since it's a no stop zone??

What Sanwolu said is just for the media. Those guys are brutal and unforgiving.

northbird:
Sorry bro. God will replenish you.

Those towing sons of perdition seem to b on the loose today.

They were even towing vehicles parked off adeola odeku. On a Saturday. I'm lyk . This is Saturday now , you guys shd chill.

Somtyms dats why d rich folks cant leave the FCT.
All I see in Lag is extortion.

Amen. Thanks boss.

The bolded part is why I feel really bad about the whole thing because where I parked is like a bus stop. I didn’t park on the road. Well this is Lagos.

InfinityEstates:
Lastma guys and their wahala. Everybody get their days, some more often than others. Today was just your day. So sorry man, we understand.

But wait o, did you complete the piss?? Na expensive piss be that o...

Yeah, today happened to be my day. I even piss for body as I they rush go meet them

Bigleaf1006:
Sorry bro, I feel your pain.

We go dey alright las las!!

That place is a no parking,no stopping zone

Thanks bro.

OJURONGBE1:
Gist us na paddy make we take your matter learn.

I parked somewhere on Bourdillon road Ikoyi to pee. I was halfway done when I looked back and I saw them with their towing van positioned in a way that I can’t fight it. Either I let them drive it or tow it. I beg to have it driven so I don’t pay for towing. After so much of going back and forth they agreed to take 10k.

I was alone in the car with the lastma guy that drove and I kept begging him 3k later increased to 5k, he didn’t accept when we got to their office at Sura, he said if I don’t do ‘normal’ he will drive the car into their compound then I can beg his superior with the 5k. I know better not to allow him drive into their compound.

I just comot Lastman hand after parting away with 10k.

Chai e pain me.

pope191:
This one is a bag of trouble, even if d rating humble her, I'm sure sometin still want to seek for fault in her. On d second tot ask someone doing life on both if he have another chance, what will he do? Surely I won't cancel *My reality*

Davit & NYC, hope deh have unblocked u guy, finally and I'm left with no choice than to romance Uber

The major reason why I cancelled is because of her location. If you go by what Bolt is showing you in that screenshot, you will end up wasting your time. If I decide to go the legal way to her address, this is what I have to do; from Total filling station Sangotedo where I’m parked, I will drive all the way down to Crown Estate after Novare mall to make a U-turn, then drive down to Road Safety for another Uturn, drive all the way down again to Blenco and enter Idowu Dabiri street, before I get to Lekki Peninsula Garden Estate where she is. Imagine all that stress for a trip that could end at 500 .

Assuming she’s going on a long trip, Lekki Phase 1, I will do it the illegal way. Na my area.

So a rider can have a rating of 1.0 and still be allowed to use the bolt app but they will be quick to block a driver below 4.4. Werey people.

I declined this one, I don’t want to start my day with a rider like this. The moment I saw her ratings my brain just they shout trouble trouble trouble abort mission abort mission

kelbranty:
Thanks man..... I'll go for the Camry then. Do you have any

No, I do not. You can check the auto section and I’ll also be on the lookout for you.

kelbranty:
Greetings to all the experts here.... Pls I need your help/idea on getting a car for Uber purpose. Currently I have just 800k available. I'll like to know if it can get a car for Uber. Also I'll like to know the model/year of car that qualifies for Uber as well.

If anyone genuinely has a car that fits my current pocket size, pls show pics here or feel free to dm me on WhatsApp - 09052950331

Honda Civic 03-08, Toyota Camry 03-06, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra, Kia Rio. You should be able to get a good deal of Naija used with 700k, spend the remaining 100k on the car to put it in order.

Any car you settle for endeavor to pay for a professional hand to inspect the car for you.

All the best.

Billyddude:
make huna advice dis brother

So he didn’t get paid for the trip and still sent 4K to the rider, maybe it was a card trip sha.

I imagined it was me. So I will take cake home , or drive down to where beggars are and drop it in their midst

donfortune48:
Lolzz.
Let me share one painful one I had.

Took a rider to FESTAC one early morning. (7am)
Then got a request from Lagos-badagry expressway. (destination: Ajah)
Rider was on the other side of the express, directly opposite FESTAC first gate.

I called rider and told her that I'm inside Festac, and I have to go down to alakija to make a turn, then connect the middle lane to where she is, and it'll take me 15mins ETA.
She said no problem.

I drove all the way down to Alakija, connect to the middle lane and drove to pick up point. Called rider two times, but she wasn't picking up. Few seconds later I got cancellation notification.

I got stranded and confused. I can't go back to festac, I can't drive back to Alakija, I can't connect to Amuwo odofin nor Orile, cos I'm on the middle lane. My only option is to drive down to Ijora, connect through Costain to surulere or connect through Eko bridge to Marina. And there was heavy traffic climbing that Ijora bridge that morning.

ETA to Costain alone was 45mins.

Me....

That woman do you strong thing. Chai
For a minute your morale to drive will sure go down

Anyhow, we move!

Gentlelife50:
Oh do they now ask for code to drive out?
They only have to check your trunk, unless you have load.
Abi dem just start??

I’ve known this since March. I don’t know when they started it. In fact they didn’t ask to check my trunk.

I almost got stranded inside VGC this evening . I took a rider there and I entered using her Access Card. I forgot to ask her for code until I got to the exit gate before I remembered.

I don’t have the girls phone number nor her house address. Someone booked for her and gave her my car details. I called the person that booked the trip it was switched off.

How will I get out of this estate now? ,
How do I locate the house where I dropped the girl ?
Who do I beg for code?

These were the questions I kept asking myself. I decided to trace my way back to where I dropped her off, chai very challenging, so many turn right turn left. I finally located the house after many wrong turns . Got to the house, who do I ask of sef? No security guard in sight. I knock gate tire, no response.

I kept trying the phone number of the person that ordered, luckily I got through after what seems like forever. I told her my ordeal and this lady burst into laughter, I don’t even know how it happened I joined her in the laugh. She later sent me the code.

Drivers make sure you get the access code before you drop your riders off if you entered using their Card

pope191:
2 things happed to me during this lockdown, funny experience to me as I never tot I can get emotional again doing this driving stuff.

1. On a very good day after going to the island and back to mainland ard 6 30pm, I'm going to ogba, so I found myself ard Adeniyi Jones, this request entered, called rider, she's at Toyin street going to Berger I smile, since I already have 9500 on my dash board, let me just upgrade to 10k, since dis lockdown period is harsh & one knows tomorrow. That's was how I blow thro during that rush hour from Adeniyi Jones to Toyin street on a 10 mins ETA, as I was driving towards Allen, I'm just observing the traffic on the other side of the road (from Opebi rd abt to Allen). As I turned into Toyin, I hear the cancel sound Jesus! I didn't know when I call the rider and almost cry asking her, why! Why!! Why!!! Why on earth did u do this kind of a tin, look at the traffic out here. She was just apologising "I tot u were still far away and I need to get another ride"... I didn't even bother to ask her, if I could drive down to her, I cut the phone on her and just look out for another ride, which I was able to get.

2. This one happened last week. Around 4:50pm, I check my dashboard and I'm just pondering worst day (3400 plus 1k offline) and if I should just call it a day, when this request came in ard 5pm, I put a call to the rider and she was going to Akoko from Magodo phase 2, think thro if I should take my chances and the need to get home a happy soul, so I check ETA and found out by 6pm I'll b dia and if I can't make it home that evening, I'll pass d night at a friends place ard Lagos mainland... Immediately I dropped her, I set destination trip and a trip of 1.3 surge with 8min ETA came in from oweh street Jibowu going to magodo phase 1, I don't think it took 3 mins to get to PU Got dia and this girl came out from a salon, ask me to park well cos she is making her hair and what's left is just for them to deep it in hot water, then pack d hair, I should please just give her 10 mins. Who goes me? On surge and card madam take ur time, no problem. I didn't know they were 2 girls, it took them 45 mins to finish what they r doing, what really got to me was when I sight them from the rearview buying small chops, I was just boiling inside like "abi this girls they craze or they just don't understand the intensity of what they are doing, after checking map, our best bet is 1:19mins to get to magodo and they are still doing this rubbish, ohk! Madness will meet nonchalant today". As the hop into the car, that proudful "Sorry oo driver", me: I'm not going again, I need to cancel this trip, I'm just waiting for you to get in so I can explain that lockdown is 8 and this is too 7, I have a home too or will I pass the night at ur place? Riders: Ha! Oga please don't do this, we book you because bolt will close the app once it 6, how do u want us to get home now? Me: how is that my business now, u girls acted like u just don't care atall, look at the time, if I drop you now and got caught on my way home, am I going to call you, I'll pay 10k to police on a trip of how much ( I'm just looking for a way to make money off d situation, but my church mind won't let me)... I let them b and drove them to there destination, their thank you was the most humble one I've ever received in life they just stay humble throughout the ride despite using long Ikeja route to beat triffic and lockdown time, they didn't even bother to ask questions (They won't like to alight half way)

see ehn, if everybody begins to share their experience with rider canceling when they are almost at the PU, the ‘tory go long gan. This lockdown period, there’s been more of rider canceling than me canceling, sometimes I feel they are pranking the driver.

For me anything from 5pm I’m already on my way home. Anywhere I am by 5, I must set destination to my area and keep driving, if I get a request along the road, good, if I don’t still good.

pope191:
You have really crack me up today, I resist the urge to drive today, it wasn't easy after cleaning car, but I keep doing the maths in my head... People r no longer going out, not even visitation, olosho is facing it, once office's r not open, you can get a lucky trip of take me to 35km trip and back, but the constant gbam gbam can never b dia on a day like this. Secondly, there's no money in circulation, govt workers and some few r the only ones enjoying right now most business r learning how to work from home, I'm beginning to think, if drivers won't have to park and wait for riders on zoom, cos it seems that's where they have dia riders lately... Thank God for the America movies, I've always fancy the way the stack money and gun somewhere, all it takes for them is getting to the vaults or bunker if they need to disappear or in distress. That sharpened me to understood, all money is not mean to b spend, sometimes u just have to save for no reason and get ur mind off such money like it exist, I think human need to learn this trick, a lucky day does not mean u should blow fast, las las beer and pepper soup no pass 5k, but b very careful of olosho, d return get as e be.

It takes the grace of God to stay afloat at this point in time. I keep imagining how drivers on HP and rental are coping. It’s not easy out there bro.

Anyhow e be sha, we go see our own. So far so good since May 5, I know how much I’ve been able to save towards my house rent.

mistadayo:
How I wish I could play a sure bet that would give me minimum of 500k profit. I will be happy.

Abeg if you see, share am with me.

Felicity0001:
Haha... One of the things we do to survive these period even if it requires moving a rider's property and offloading it and even arranging it in their new house most drivers will gladly do that to at least provide food on their table for themselves and their family.

The annoying thing is most rider know this and take great advantage of it

You are right bro. One girl on Sunday made me mad, I mean very mad that I had to send her a sms the moment I realized what she did.

I needed a trip desperately, I was around Idowu Dabiri by Sangotedo Blenco, request entered, destination was VI, naso I happy drive sharp sharp reach PU. Called the lady that I’ve arrived. She said she’d be out in a moment. Ok.

Five minutes later she’s yet to come out, I called her, she dropped the call and sent me a sms that she’d be out in a while, I should be patient, I say okay now. Reclined my seat, put AC on the highest and was just thinking about my life . I lost track of time by the time I checked fifteen minutes has passed, ahh so fast!

I called madam, she didn’t pick. I thought she was going to send another sms or she’s coming out already. Two minutes later I just hear pam pam! pam pam! Pam pam! Na request enter!

Ahh that woman don cancel and she no tell me, me I still they mumu they wait.

northbird:
Thanks Baba . that endless waiting always frays ma nerves.

No lie. I’m currently at Dolphin Estate now, every tree I see that looks like a good spot to park and rest has one Corolla driver or more parked under it with reclined driver seat

The waiting time no be here.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Chai

We all understand.

Kpele [/color]

Thanks my Oga

northbird:
Bro. Is that your first trip? n is it worth it coming out today?

Its my first. Well request has been dull today, if you wish to come out don’t get your expectations high.

After waiting for that girl for 20minutes she called me to tell me that if I can’t wait anymore I should cancel because she’s waiting for alert and she can’t leave until she gets it. I told her okay, waited for another 10mins before I cancelled.

One hour later no request and it was a dead zone (back of sangotedo market), I kept thinking of the fuel I will waste driving back to civilization, I left there to park at Ogidan shopping complex. Still no request, the girl later called me to come pick her if I am still around.

I had no choice than to drive back to pick her on offline trip to Itedo Estate (off freedom way).

I hate waiting

She’s got a sexy A.ss

pope191:
Thanks boss, pls which e mail will I send the screenshot too

lagos@bolt.zendesk.com

pope191:
I mean via transfer, I use 737 to transfer mostly

Use your banks mobile app. USSD doesn’t offer a space for narration. Or look for someone who can help you do the transfer from his or her app, take a screenshot and send it to them via email.