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YeyeGbami:
Version 26!
https://taxify-driver.en.uptodown.com/android/download/4213932

Version 25!
https://taxify-driver.en.uptodown.com/android/download/4173623

Try either

Thanks bro, I downloaded it but the new one came up

YeyeGbami:
I hope you know how to install app directly other than playstore.

No I don't. I only use playstore.

Which one is 25 or 26?

I've uninstalled the new App though

YeyeGbami:
Do you have android device? you might be able to downgrade.

Yeye na android I dey use o. How can I downgrade abeg? This new version is making me accept anyhow ride

GeneralZodd:
Here is my rating mudafvcker.

Excellently outstanding. I am unblockable

Bro, that place wey your App dey show rating, Na acceptance rate my own dey show o! How u do am? Me I don't understand this bolt App again.

Meanwhile, ignore that guy bro. Na one angry rider be that. He just came to vent his anger. Maybe he had experience with one bad driver and he decided to generalise.

chillex8:
Una like trouble.

U neva answer me o

chillex8:
I hope its not what I'm thinking

What are you thinking?

Felicity001:
Okaaayyy na u b thissss... I go scratch you no worry

See as ur motor clean die, na Lagos u dey drive? Okada and keke no dey pass u? Abi u just paint am?

Paint wetin?! Na so e come o. I don't drag road with Keke Marwa, korope, danfo, bike men. I don't even drag with coro boys. I dey go Jeje.

And na Lagos I dey. Yaba side.

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One Coro guy don scatter my side mirror before, for aguda side. That Na why the mirror colour different

YeyeGbami:
My plug na inside tinted office Ikeja police command him dey, but he won’t dare to try anything stupid until they start issuing permits back.

Be careful if you see anyone who says he can run it for you, the tinted permit portal is closed. They won’t really bother you because na only back seat and it looks like factory.

Thanks bro

YeyeGbami:
This your muscle fresh o, person go sit down inside this kain luxury vehicle still dey run mouth.

I dey tell you bro. I dey kuku manage dem. The worse na the 500, 600 naira trip wey bolt dey bring.....and if you no go, e go affect your score!

YeyeGbami:
Ogami, na you suppose jamisi. Is your tint nylon or follow come?

From the side view, it looks like follow come.
From the back view, it looks like nylon

But if there's a plug for the permit, I wouldn't mind, as long as it won't be expensive.

YeyeGbami:
Mine is aftermarket and na 100%.

Jamisi yeye

YeyeGbami:
Next thing na tinted permit, he carry phone commot scan the barcode, see say na legit. Say thank you sir and they rode off. If 2 say na fake, coins go drop.

But they stopped issuing tinted permit.

When I got my car(imported), I went to get the permit but they told me they've stopped issuing it.
They usually stop me and I tell them the above and they let me go. Except for one or two stubborn ones....and I insist too!

Felicity001:
Immidiately after that he started giving orders... Shift this chair, lower the volume, put it off..

No vex Feli, but I don't see anything wrong here, except he didn't add please to it.

If the back is tight for him, it is normal for him to politely ask you to shift the chair forward.
If the radio or music will distract his online/phone meeting, it is normal to tell you to turn it off politely.

Put yourself in his shoes and tell me you won't do same.

And scratching your car wasn't intentional. Apologies for it though.(on his behalf )

komodapson:
Toxic riders everywhere

They are even better than the ones that cancel anyhow. The very first request I got this morning before leaving home, vex me pass. She(Stephanie) was at one Apollo hotel at sabo. I called before leaving home. It was on 1.7x surge. She was going to Ikoyi. Told her I'll get there in 5 mins time. She said no prob, that she'll wait for me. Got there even before that time. Swiped arrived and tried calling her and she cancelled immediately. My score go reduce be that!

Felicity001:
After drop off... [b]I've noticed most uber riders don't like calling again they'll just be texting you and expect you to reply even when you're driving

They do this a lot on bolt too. It's so annoying.
I got a request around Masha Surulere, the girl started texting me on the App, while I was driving towards her. "Where are you"? "I'm at so so place waiting for you". She repeated it on the text about 3 times. I just picked up my phone and called her. The first thing she said was; "Why are you not replying your text"? I told her I was driving and I can't be texting and driving. She said how do I expect her to know I was driving? I said it's easy to know. Just look at the App and see the car, whether it is moving or static. She said what if she doesn't know how to check it? I said ok. Don't worry, I'm almost at your location. She entered and started acting up.....hissing and vexing! I just started the trip and zoomed off.

BAZ001:
I’ve passed 4 petrol station from sangotedo and so like 6 cars queuing I thought it was scare of adulterated fuel in those filling station.
I just passed NNPC ikoyi now and no queue on the road just few cars inside.

I just suffered for nothing yesterday
E dey pain

I think the queue is mostly on the mainland.....Yaba, sabo side. I couldn't buy fuel yesterday from there, so I managed the little I had to go to oniru from sabo this morning. Dropped the rider and waited for sometime, no request, then I decided to go to Lekki. Got to Pinnacle junction, the queue was very small. Na so I enter. I didn't even spend 10 mins there. I fill tank. I come dey reason say I for carry gallon for Gen. When I enter Yaba again in the afternoon, most of the filling stations on Herbert Macaulay way no open. Even MRS wey open for sabo, the queue no be small

Dsalvo:
Abeg who caused the Civil war that Igbos remain angry at others for till today?

Have you heard of the "Aburi accord"?

Go read it well, you will understand who actually caused or instigated the war.

Mzflexydeeva:
I am forced to comment. I am not saying what this priest has done is right but I can understand a bit of what he is saying. Banning is the solution rather ways to foster harmony among all tribes in the church should be sought for.


I for one, I am a catholic but going to church in Lagos has been very discouraging. I have attended a mass where the priest was practically giving sermon in Igbo. Most priest especially those from the East forget the term universal when they mount the pulpit. It’s actually discouraging when at a mass all the Igbo people are laughing over what a priest has said and you just sit there lost. If you are not Igbo sometimes going for mass is no use. Just find the readings and stay at home because you won’t enjoy mass. I am not Yoruba either but I know of a church that has Yoruba mass and others in English. So maybe having an Igbo mass strictly for igbos would help.

So there is no English mass in that your parish?

When I was living in Mushin, I use to attend Mass at Regina Mundi. They usually have Yoruba mass and even the normal(English) mass, the priest will still speak Yoruba while preaching. It never stopped me from going.

There's a bit of tribalism in your submission!

ezenwajosh:
Igbos will never know how much they are hated in Nigeria

The hate is deep....the earlier you leave the better for you

But they don't want us to leave!

Yorubas hate igbos
Hausas hate igbos

Ok, let them go....you say No!

ReadaDream:
Meanwhile I mistakenly deleted my Bolt Driver App on Sunday, I thought the worst had happened only for me to download the app back from PlayStore and I still have the old rating system

You mean if I delete the App now and download again from playstore, it is the old app I'll get

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I just did it now. It's the updated one I got

GeneralZodd:
Even if u don't download new version, after some months the old app will stop working. So you have to adjust and adapt to the changes. That's the only way forward

After how many months? Heard they will soon update drivers on the ending date of the old app.

Quote this comment.....this will actually bring problem to bolt!

If rider cancel, your score will reduce! How can you reconcile this? Got a request from sabo to VI. I rushed quickly to get there cos it was just 3 mins to PU and the rider cancelled before I got there. Then my score will reduce because of that. Is that not crazy!?

Meanwhile around 4:30pm, I was at Lekki phase 1 and a trip going to Aja came. It showed 25 mins to get to rider. She was at the other side, as if you're going to Aja. I called and explained to her. She refused to cancel. I obviously can't drive 25 mins there, just to wait for 5 mins and cancel.

Just watch how a lot of drivers will be booted out and it will in turn affect bolt.

Dem no reason this one well at all. My plan B dey on the way though, just in case.

GeneralZodd:
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You can boost your driver score by completing aleast 80% of your trip

You can pick someone going to farmcity or FO along admiralty, and when you get to GTB the rider tells you to end the trip there, that the person he or she is going to see is now at GTB. The app will show that you didn't complete the trip.

I got about 5 of such today.

obinoral1179:
Savings is not for everybody but savings is meant to save people in times of winter and emergency.The blue print of savings was given to us by JOSEPH in the Bible if you can imbibe that principle you will see the difference.....

You have said nothing

eyinola:
and they can increase commission, very unreasonable

That's the charges on drivers

pope191:
If you can save 5, 6, 7m doing this uber job? Why on earth can't you use such money to better things around you.

Since I've been doing this hustle, I've not been able to save 500k.

Last week I spent almost 50k fixing one thing or the other, in my car

ameristu:
What people are failling ro realize is that this side hustle would not make you rich or be able to buy an house, it would be able to buy you beer, pay dstv subscription and child's school fee, for other pertinent issues like rent and getting married, this hustle is not for that.

If you want to buy land or build house, this is not where you can make that type of money.

Anyone saying this business is not sustainable, it doesn't make sense, this is something you do for spare change and you shouldn't even be thinking you want to re-coup the money you used in buying the car, if you get the money fine, if you don't keep it moving.

Men dem don dey enter this place.

Nice one bro

Muhammadson2020:
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The likes of Romeo, Ogunvic, Ifeanyi Mark and I and so on were the first set of drivers to sign up with BOLT in 2015 when they were still in 2 bed room office at Admiralty beside Forte oil Lekki phase 1.

That's like 7 years back. Then Uche, Femi and Nonso the founders of BOLT use to beg us on their knees to register with Bolt. They were ones training drivers. No employees like u guys back then, just 3 of them running the whole thing. Now dem don get money bought a very big office at SALEM. Employ staffs like u and Spread across to other states in N geria

Bro we made Bolt what it is today. I smiled when u said I am newbie. "Ki lo omode Mo" pathetic assumption . Nah our sweat Bolt take grow into Big brand yet no good compensation to drivers. Drivers are working like elephant and earning like ants. They only make good money during festive periods.

Bolt fares used to be much higher then and 15% commission was there share. 50k was weekly rentals drivers pay to car owners. Drivers can make 100k in 2 days during winter period. Now they reduced their fares, introduced cash discount and increase commission to 25%. Is that a growth or decline for Drivers? That's absolutel punishment and sufferness.

Let me correct you on this, we all moved to Bolt because Uber reduced their fares by 40% in 2017 April 17th, there was a massive protest at National stadium, But Uber remained adamant that they would make their fare as cheap as small chops. Drivers angrily left their platform, Now they are shadow of themselves. Bolt took advantage of this situation and launch their brand into prominence. And Bolt fare was far better than Uber as at that time.

As per you preferring Lyft coming to Nigeria to compete with Bolt, I dont think they will succeed. I don't see them adjusting their policies to suit Nigerian market. Nigerian business environment too harsh for foreign multi national to thrive. Uber is an example, the reason why they lost so many drivers today is because of their useless American policies in an African market where alot factors works against businesses. It's only the Chinese that can compete with Bolt, these guys understand any business environment they find themselves. Dudi is already giving Bolt a run for their money in S.A. Alot of drivers are leaving Bolt platform over there.

Abeg tell your Oga "Uche" that boys are not smilling. We are not happy with the fares. There is hyper inflation in country at moment. Things don cost. But fares are not increasing, still remains the same. How will drivers survive. Alot of them are living hand to mouth. No financial progress year in year out dem dey where dem dey.

This is just the gospel truth. I so much like your submission. Thank you sir.

Any driver now who claims he/she is enjoying Bolt's fare is a big liar.

Bolt is just too cheap for my liking and their charges on drivers are high.

komodapson:
Watsupping Barbie...its being awhile I rode on wheels, reasons not farfetched from this "winter" period. I tried going on wheels this last Sunday and I witnessed the reality of the "winter" firsthand.
But how is it like on normal weekdays, are those our female customers on work-leave ní?
Àbí some of their Clients in lekki, Ogudu, Gbagada to mention a few don travel.

Please update me to speed, make I know as e dey go. I dey always gbàdun your report, you say it as it is, no gainsaying.
#Drivesafelybro

Thanks my brother.

The winter is fading away. Work don start fully.

Check the screenshots below. I did one 5k offline from amuwo to admiralty way yesterday.....so add am.

They've restricted me to card trips for now though. Make dem collect their money.

How things?

Meanwhile, bolt say I dey owe 9k+ with all their ₦500 trip wey dem dey give me. Ok o! If they can't give me card trips and take it from there, make them leave am o.

Cancellation of request reduces drivers score.

pope191:
it is better not to change destination, just keep moving around like that

I want to believe davit's issue wasn't his phone. He has been doing the hustle for quite some time with that same phone without issues or ride fare shortage. In this recent case, he just kept moving around like that..... and got the short pay!

Anyways, whatever works for you......fine!

Mr Bazz just revealed another strategy though

BAZ001:
From Chevy view estate to farm city admiralty and back to Chevy view estate.
Immediately I get to farm city, I will change destination on my drivers app to bera estate and not back to Chevy view, I won’t bother telling rider to change it.

Sharp guy
I don't even know drivers can change from bolt App.

If not for surge, I prefer to end the trip and make them reorder if they don't put a stop from the outset.

I picked a lady from owodunni onipanu/palmgroove. She was actually going to ibis hotel, Toyin street. Then she said I would have to take her to ilupeju to drop cake. Trip had already started when she said it. I asked if she put a stop, she said she didn't, cos she doesn't know how. I explained to her and told her I would have to end it, and she'll reorder. She agreed. It was 1.2x and the trip was 600 at ilupeju. She reordered and there was no surge. Ibis was 1400. That's 2k altogether. I'm sure it would have been less if I didnt end it.......not sure though!