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Barbiturate:
Anyone around askamaya ikota? This rider I dropped at Dmatel did a transfer of 4k since morning. I've not seen it till now. He said he has not been debited though and he can't do another transfer.
Now he's saying I can come to the hotel and collect cash.

No one around that side?

Just called him again now, he said he would add 2k for my fuel. I can't go. I'm at stadium Surulere.

Anyone that will go this evening, will get the 2k and transfer 4k to me.

Anyone around askamaya ikota? This rider I dropped at Dmatel did a transfer of 4k since morning. I've not seen it till now. He said he has not been debited though and he can't do another transfer.
Now he's saying I can come to the hotel and collect cash.

Gentlelife50:
Some riders be like, what is wrong with bolt these days?
One even said bolt is just charging nonsense, Lol. We know but we are enjoying the nonsense, leave am like that.

I wish they continue charging nonsense like this, nonsense good sometimes ooo.
In fact there is sense in every nonsense.

Don't mind them! Indriver don dey make dem feel like say bolt dey expensive. I delivered cake today, from bode Thomas Surulere to Magodo. The money came to 4k, bolt to compensate 5h. So rider should pay 3500. This lady started complaining bitterly that it's too high and that she would report me to bolt, that I've done something to the price. That the last time Indriver delivered to her, it was about 1500 or so. I just jejely told her; madam, you have the right to report, but you will have to pay me my 3500, I displayed it for you to see. Collected my money and left. Me wey dey vex say I no see person carry from Indriver go that side

YeyeGbami:
Nah! Road was okay, na via Ipaja i use link ota from there thru covenant uni straight to where we dey go. I don dey push that maintenance for a while , since i don get bulk cash na to close eye do am before something else go happen.

You don buy the disc and pad? I go like know how much you buy them

Hayee:
your opinion

You know I'm on point

Mercychen:
Every one will marry when they feel like it.

No mercy! It doesn't work that way! Age really counts for mostly women.
You really don't want to attain menopause before marriage and it will be very very rare to see a man marry a lady at her late 40's/50's etc!
And remember I said, except you have ruled out marriage completely

Hayee:
we are all confused together lol
Are we not humans again

I dey tell you

But women are the most confused

Hayee:
anybody that tells you men know what they want us is a big lair

So na women know wetin dem want

Mercychen:
The thing with beautiful Ladies like us is, we believe the men will keep coming, so no need to rush as the best is yet to come.

I know of anout 10 guys who came for me, they all ended up with average looking ladies. This is not to say it's right to live with such attitude or mindset but it is what it is.

Majority of the beautiful ladies I know, who did what you said above, are still single and have reached menopause. I know one who once told me that she regretted her actions, that she would have just accepted one!

I think you should make hay while the Sun shines! At times, you don't get what you want in life.....make do with the one available and just live! Except you've ruled out marriage completely.

Fall on your knees

If I hit my left foot, then it means there's danger ahead. If it's the right one, no issues.

And I believe that whatever happens to me,(which I didn't cause to happen, or I caused ignorantly) is an act of God!

Ghost1994:
Have encountered several riders that’ll claim that oga I don’t know when you start your trip with attitude but the best response from my side will be: sir/ma seems you’re carried away with your call/whatever he or she was doing before I started the trip.

I’ll keep my mouth shut till we get to the final destination to avoid any arguments.

You're wise and very matured upstairs.

I'm sorry sir. You were on call when I started the trip. I started at so so time. Case don finish!

I'll say it again; they will give you shit because they feel they are paying for your service......just be humble! Sorry goes a long way! Pride destroys a lot.

davit:
Guys dey check your earning very well o. Bolt don increase commission o.

I just did a calculation of my earning today.

Anyone else noticed this?

Talk am small small! Agents will attack you

Pearl1910:
How much would it have been if u did it on Uber??

If you have uber rider's App, you can insert the location I moved from and the destination to check the amount

davit:
Traffic makes little or no difference to final fare, except on surge trip. Take note of that.

I know it. That's exactly what I told the first guy that asked about it

ReadaDream:
Boss I'm not for nor against Bolt. But I'd like you to try something.

When next you get a long trip request, take a screenshot.
This is why I don't embark on such journey except its taking me home.

Check the screenshot below and it's also a trip to go home

IFSHR:
Don't answer question based on sentiment always say the fact. What the guy asked, is if traffic affect pricing and the obvious answer is yes.... Awoyaya to st finbarrs road without surge is always like 4,800 or 5k with normal traffic and yours end at 6k, traffic played its role.

Like seriously??

Do you even know the distance?

I give up baba!

IFSHR:
It does increase it....bolt takes into consideration km covered and time spent in calculating the final price, let's stop the misinformation.

If you think the final price of a ride is not accurate, report to bolt and they will recalculate it.
sometimes the problem is your phone network, data depletion, and gps inconsistency of your phone.

Traffic increases fare, surge increases fare, paid waiting increases fare, going extra kilometer increases fare, all this I know and I am very sure about.

Maybe you're a bolt agent too, I really don't know.

They are yet to pay me my balance, since 2weeks. I also picked someone yesterday evening, from Awoyaya to chemist Finbarr's road, with all the mad traffic I encountered, money came to 6k.

My phone is very good. My network is also very good. Bolt is really messed up. I beat my chest and say it again and again...they are messed up big time. Uber is the best!

OmodavidoX:
Please bosses, does traffic increase final ride price. Or the price is same for the distance with traffic or no traffic?

On bolt, traffic doesn't increase anything, but it does on uber

OmodavidoX:
My experience today.

Took a rider to Marriote hotel in Ikeja from shomolu. And from there I picked up another rider which destination was Alausa, Ikeja. But along the way she now ask me to first branch star house. And asked me to wait for her to get something and not end the trip. So I waited for like 15 minutes and all this while I didn’t end the trip. When she was done , we continued the ride to her original destination, at the end of the trip. The fare was 1,200. I was surprised, because I thought it will be higher due to the waiting time and all. Please what could I have done in this situation incase of next time .

Good morning house

If they didn't put a stop, then don't accept from the beginning cos it won't count on bolt, but it will on uber.

Putting a stop means they will be charged as you wait.

Putting a stop means putting all the places they would stop and the final destination, and they can only put the stop before they order the ride.

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See the attached pix to see how it will look like when they put a stop and you wait for them

Waste!

Start an industry with the money and employ millions of jobless Nigerians

Avoid quarrel anyway you can!
If he had ignored and moved on or avoided any altercations, he would still be alive. That scratch might not cost up to 10k to fix.

His soul rest in peace!

To car owners/drivers in Lagos, don't quarrel or drag road with Keke, korope, danfo.....they are mad guys. Majority of them are under the influence of igbo(weed), sẹ́pẹ, monkey tail etc

yommie007:
Mr Augustus abi na Augustine.... I greet you oo...

I greet you yomi. How the hustle?

Dailyparrot:
I had a very terrible experience with a rider this evening.

This man ordered me at Makoko community in Yaba area. He was going to the airport When I got there, he came out with a lady carrying two bags. I opened the trunk from inside and they put the bags and closed the trunk.

The man came and sat in front of the car but refused to close the door. He started asking me why I didn't come down to open the trunk for him. That, is he not paying for the trip, that I am not doing him a favour. So many trashes.

I told him that I opened the trunk from inside and I am already seated in the car so? He then said that he will cancel the trip. I told him that with all pleasure, he can cancel it.

The next thing, the man said that I will not take my car out of their estate until I bring his bags out of my car by myself. I came down from the car and he did. When we got to the gate, the estate security men asked me to go outside the gate, I told them that something is wrong with their brain to think that I will leave my car inside their estate and go outside so they will lock me out.

After much back and forth, I just knew the man had home advantage and there's no need dragging further, let me just remove his luggages from my car and move on to other trips.

When I brought his bag out, he started shouting that I have broken things inside the bag with the way I dropped it on the floor. I just entered my car and drove to the gate before those security people opened for me to drive out.

The man was telling me that he left university 35 years ago, that he has a personal driver that he pays 150k monthly. I guess he's use to getting served that he can't differentiate his domestic staff from someone that's there to provide a service and go.

This hustle sha.

He was wrong but then most times, the word "sorry" saves a lot of situation. When he refused to lock the door and said you didn't open the trunk or help with their luggage, you would have just said; oh, I'm sorry sir, it was an oversight. I actually opened it from the inside. That would have saved all the stress and talks!

Remember you're rendering a service, a lot of people will mess up, but you need to know how to manage them.

Nigerians have this "ogarity" mentality when they demand a service which they will pay for!

Its the same when you go to a bar and they delay in serving you or they forgot to clean the table or even forgot to give you opener.....you would get upset and talk to the bar man/woman anyhow!

The hustle no easy! Rendering a service means you're serving people and making money at the same time. Serve with respect, humility and patience!

Felicity0001:
Abeg manage am my oga it's better than fighting over something you're bigger than.

Thanks bro. I appreciate. E be like the story wey that guy wey go jail tell you, don make you calm down o

It is a good one though! I like your new character. How your son? Trust all's well

komodapson:
Sorry bro...E dey pain me whenever I here say you enter gbègé...sorry bro...

Thanks brother. I appreciate your concern. The thing taya me walai. Despite the fact that today wasn't that good concerning returns, person still clear my side mirror. Anyways, I don manage fix am small. I'll manage it for sometime.

I lol at that ur story with the short guy.

It is just the kind of country we find ourselves. Mad drivers every where and the govt is only concerned about money! My cousin in the states, who did uber before going into truck business, told me the process it takes before you can drive on uber or Lyft. You have to pass through some process before you can get a driver's licence, not to talk of the process it takes driving on e-hailing.

He said a guy's licence was withdrawn from him cos they found out he had taken some alcohol. He did not hit anybody. He had to sell his truck cos he was banned from driving. Used the money to follow up his case in court. My cousin's friend bought the truck from him at a cheap price.

God go help us for this country! Thanks again brother

davit:
Truth is most guys doing this work now are accidental drivers. They just decided to do the work cos they heard that money dey there. Most don't know how to really drive. I see them on the roads every day.

It is that pathetic.

You're right bro. Some are even doing it out of frustration, so they unleash the frustration on the road. You need to see the way this guy was squeezing his face and vexing, like someone made him angry before!

mejai:
Omo, 3k can't do anything for ur 2012 Camry ooo. Na to buy complete mirror. This December na so so dent person go collect? If u price that mirror u go regret say u no damage the guy 2 side mirrors to calm ur anger as he no dey apologetic.
Sorry man!!


Modified: just checked online

Na wa o! My panel beater is fixing it now. I'll manage it like that for now.

Meanwhile it's 08 not 2012

Felicity0001:
What temptation can be more than that? Bros abeg take am easy 3k won't be hard for you to bring out and fix your car!

Please let's try as much as possibpe to avoid trouble this period... This is a delicate and perilous time.

May God always give us the power and wisdom needed to over come every temptations this period! Amen!!

Thanks feli. I wan manage fix am for my panel beater place now. Na 2k e charge, and the rider gave me 2500. Make I manage till I buy new ones.

One of una defensive driver just destroyed my side mirror. The worse was that he ignored me like nothing happened. The rider begged me and said he would give me 3k to fix it. This guy still told him not to give me up to 3k.

All these Corolla rough drivers, make una dey take am easy!

Incips:
Uber is the best.

No doubt

northbird:
@ Barbiturate
Once you request from a bus stop at night, it's a red flag. I will never come to pick you.

Ok. Thanks for this info