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Felicity0001:
You nees to go and pray this is not a good dream oh.

@eyinola: but really I was @ jibowu the other day when one corolla passed, and the car was loaded with, guess what? Basket of tomatoes. Of cause there are many possibilities but my 6th sense tell me say na uber be the guy. Instantly I felt sorry for the car and the owner.

ndubuis:
Times are different now. Desperate times, everyone is desperate to make money. Bolt is no exception. They no longer make as much as they use to due to the impact of coronavirus.

They have absolutely nothing to lose by making a terribly low fare even lower at the expense of drivers and car owners. It means more money for them while the drivers suffer and sweat it out in traffic. Only an idiot rider will opt for standard fare when you have economy, same car? It doesn't even make sense.

I'm sure if Bolt goes ahead to reduce fares, Uber will follow suit. The suffering continues for drivers.

Economy means no ac. We all ride with the windows down. If rider ask, you just tell them they are flying economy class.

deedee44:
Drivers will rush back to Uber, small time Uber too will introduce their own craze and drivers will rush to the initially abandoned bolt. Sometimes I feel like Uber and bolt have meetings on how to keep using drivers to play ping pong

Without a ping-pong there is no table tennis. Without the drivers uber/taxify is nonexistent. Until the drivers realize how important they are in the grand scheme of things and unite to get that desired change that they so wish, nothing is going to happen.

valenti12:
This is scary. Why would you not advice I do ehailing?

The road situation is not just helping matters at all.

Went to oyingbo today and everywhere was terribly blocked. Despite having my app on, I didn't dare accept any request.

radautoworks:
that will F up the paint worse. Buff it

Buffers, those things are pretty hard to come by.

Babadee1900:
He gave them the password to his phone, the one with it was searching through the phone while the second was asking questions. Rider is clean and well spoken, told them what he does and every necessary details about himself. He was with his laptop, he offered to turn it on for them if they are not satisfied with what he’s told them so far or seen on his phone.

When they saw that it was a bad market, nothing to use against him, they changed it to why didnt we stop when they flashed me and trying to run away from them, he told them he was rushing for a meeting, that we’ve been driving fast from Ikoyi.

One of them turned to me and said ‘why did you not stop for us’?
I replied him saying: I’m just doing my job.

He didn’t say anything. They requested to search the car, and the guy, they did their thing and when they didn’t see anything incriminating. They said we’d let you go because of your cooperation.
...……...................

This experience almost gave me a heart attack, my heart was beating really fast when one of them stood in front of my car with handcuffs. Different thoughts ran through my mind, like what have I done wrong , I didn’t commit any traffic offense or is it now a crime to drive fast ?

Immediately I completed the trip, I went offline and proceeded to the nearest bar to drink chilled Guinness to calm my heart
These people no go kill me.
..........................

Is this how efcc operate now?

But what I don't understand is, are you suppose to stop for every car that flash you down?

pope191:
Previously on "The Diary of a Bolt Driver"...

Na who act this one, hope say no be all action o? Oga writer please add small romance o because I dey like bobby.

peeps4u:
You may as well buy car spray paint if the spray colour will align

I tried that stuff sometime ago, it gives a dull finishing when compared to other surrounding parts. I will work with the hydraulic fluid, las las, I may just find the guy something if it becomes a barrier.

Myronbolitar:
Mate, this one no be scratch na...I don see d one wey worst pass this one pass the inspection... I'm 100$ sure that break oil go clean DAT dent shaperly... The most important things they check is ur ac, radio, driver's license, vehicle papers. They'll record ur mileage.
All this inspection no take up to 5mins and you're done...give them ur mail then they'll send the PDF file to it....

Thanks for this info. I think i tried with break oil but didn't put my back into it. Will give it another try before I go on Monday. Once again, many thanks.

sharpk007:
Maybe him wan get 100% shaa

Far from it. I just don't want what will make me do the same thing twice.

nwizu042:
Please tell the guy if you “‘watered’ the ground or not

This info will be helpful so as to better prepare myself. Thanks.

nwizu042:
Baba, use hydrolic oil to clean it very well and go for your inspection.::

Okay. Thanks. Will try with hydraulics but will it affect the inspection if it doesn't clear off.

Hello FAM. Please this is the scratch in my car. Will it affect uber inspection report?

Mjosh1000:
Car that I have got more than 4 buyers already but their price is low.

Bro money dey this Nigeria and people are spending it.

I believe you, its just that I was only looking at things from my own current perspective. But the SUV make sha.

peeps4u:
There are levels to this thing. A billionaire wont see this as money.

Do u know some people cant also spend as much money you spend to buy a car or phone, they see it as unnecessary

Saw it differently when I asked a colleague at work if he would dare to spend 20m on a car. His response was, "if he was worth 500m, 20m is nothing". True talk!

Mjosh1000:
brand new Toyota Highlander 2020 xle Awd

I have a contact in the USA that wants to sell this car for 38m (shipping and custom clearing included) in case anyone knows anyone that's looking for this kind of machine.

Car will be in Lagos 6weeks after 60% part payment.

This is real no scam no mago mago.

In case you are interested or want more enquires pls call 07016085626.

Sorry, I hope its not poverty mentality and I don't mean to spoil your hustle. But the money go build me house with enough change left. This life, people get mind o. 20m for car!!!

blanquecheque:
Oh really?! Pls, how can I reach this luvinhubby, preferably phone number. I'm new here, pls. Thanks

I think this is his WhatsApp line but you could still try and call. 08099451504 luvinhubby

Olayetan:
Bros, you ain't cabu cabu that moves around waiting for passenger to flag them down.

Stop moving around and be looking for request, its not done that way on uber/bolt.

Just wait in a safe area and request will surely come to you, don't be carried away when you wait for too long (an hr or maybe more), still wait there and definitely a request will take you out of there.


And also, try identify movement time in your area, i believe residents are within your neighbourhood, make sure you don't just drive out without request, put on your app anytime you want to work in the morning and make sure it is request that will take you out of your house to anywhere and if you observe where the request take you to is industrial area, then look around for the close residential area and position there for the next trip....

The bolded is very good advice.

dansito:
Good day pilots,pls I stay in iju side of Lagos, where cn I go to, to enable me get request. V on my bolt app since 6:00am n D request is nt cumin in.yesterday I tolled from my house in iju to fagba, to ogba ... Pls help!!!!

Where is everyone going? What do Lagosians use uber for most?

Total trips by venue type
Shopping 28%
Hotel 26.1%
Party venue 22.8%
Business District 5.5%

Though you could argue that all these are numbers, but if you'll agree, numbers don't lie. So if you find yourself in an area position close to the aforementioned spots. People who've gone out will definitely come back home.

However, lockdown has affected this business a lot.

Better still read: https://www.uber.com/en-NG/blog/top-destinations-in-lagos-according-to-the-data/

omorkelly:
I don't think the scratch or spare tyre could be a problem provided the scratch is minimal.
I passed uber inspection twice and my car has a dent on the rear bumper and some scratches. Spare tyre was not checked

Thanks. hopefully I will get it done on monday.

pope191:
Bolt is beta than Uber when it comes to setting destination.

I drive a 2002 vehicle and am not sure bolt will accept.

pope191:
I love driving, but I don't think it will ever get to that... I was just fortunate to b getting within trips, if there's one tin I've always known in dis bussines, those that live in lekki have a great advantage compare to those on the mainland, no matter how a bad day goes on the island, you will still take sometin home unlike when mainland choose to fustrate one, from yaya abatan to adeniyi Jones, there to opebi, from opebi to alausa, then back to adeniyi Jones, up next - magodo, then one will sleep well b4 next within magodo trip 7 trips 4 thousand naira I miss d good old ole days, from mainland to island, do within till 4/5, gently set destination, while I drive towards V.I and position under surge, won't pick any trip not worth 2k5.

Okay. You're really doing okay. I target 2.5k - 4.5k per day minus fuel using InDriver alone and it is practically impossible to achieve considering the time I close (7pm) from work when on morning shift. I really need to get uber activated. What's holding me is that there's a scratch on the driver side of my car and I need a spare tyre.

...if only InDriver has set destination feature. The other day, I blew empty from vi to ajao. Plus you have a lot of people playing with the app.

pope191:
I call dis destiny boss, u have to keep to d promise at the same time make best of ur time... I've been in this position b4, took a rider from awolowo rd ikoyi to shoprite ard Oniru and they ask me to wait, I don't get? Ride is just 800, pay me and let me go, they said "Please wait, I feel more comfortable for u to take us back", dats with the 2 kids she have with her, so I ask how long? she said " Maybe 1 or 2, don't worry we will pay u", hmmm! Pay me!! ohk!!! No negotiate, just words on trust. Me! That's having heavy head, I can't stay in such sun and surge b waiting for 2 hrs, so I was just doing lekki and mariner trip, hoping I'll plead for 10/15mins when they r ready, as fate will have it I make 6500 doing dose trips, coupled with the 3k plus I've made before picking them. I was just ard Oniru when her call came in, dis woman spent 4 good hrs plus, I still took her to badore when she was done shopping, before dropping her off at Pick up, imagine if I have waited that long leaning on hope... Las las! Time to pay, I bill dem 15k, she smile if I want to kill dem, let me pay 5k? Ma! R u whining me ni, 5k how? See let's just do 12... Back and forth we settle for 10k, after paying, she was looking like someone that lost sometin "Oh! And I have to buy voucher, but I don't have any cash on me", I just look her won kind, sha take 500 go and get card. She thanked me like oh! U are such a nice person bless day to say d lest, set destination trip to Ogba and immediately get Berger ard 3k. Oh my Bolt, how I missed thou

So next time boss if I were in ur shoes, the restless me will take my chances, worst I'll text the rider to leave a 15 mins notice before his set to go time, cos I need to eat and may stay ard the food joint. I did sometin stupid yesterday, tho it was intentional. Found myself ard ogunlana yesterday, so I was thinking if I should go to brown street to share Vodka with Defortune, when dis request beep, rider was going to circle mall lekki, I don't know what came over me, cos it was ard 9:12pm... I just told her straight, I can't go, but will try if she's willing to pay 5k. That's how I face lekki ard 9:15pm, got dia ard 9:48, and this girl is using me to play I don't know she's not the one paying, I have to wait for the guy thats coming to pick her to make payment, I was so mad at her, she was just begging. I left lekki ard 10 with heavy heart, but seeing other road users heading same way, boost my moral we all meet 3 road stop and search blocks, I honestly don't want to experience such again in my life, it wasn't easy leaving one fate in the hands of police.

When you said doing lekki and marina trip was it just picking random passengers or platform trips?

@digimarketer: what's the algorithm you use in calculating your fares, in comparison with other apps, the price is just too low?

Eg:
Pick up: 20, Moradeyo street mazamaza
Drop Off: 33, Bisola Durosinmi Etti dr. Lekki

Bolt: 2500 - 3000 (2250 with commission)
Uber: 2500 - 3300 (2550 with commission)
In driver: 3100 (without commission)
Your app: 1535

The riders and the ehailing apps are winning over the drivers.

DIGIMARKETER:
whatever the case they don't bother me. I live in Cambridge and we have more than 10 cab offices here. Competition is good for economy

Competition is good for the business but what I can't understand is why use politicians to force foreign businesses out? You live in a foreign land, how would you feel if you're served this hand!? Just saying.

DIGIMARKETER:
I am not begging anyone to get on it but i want someone to start it while i am still stuck here until airports open. Remember the name of the site and be on a look out

What exactly do you need someone to start?

DIGIMARKETER:
It has all the features of uber, car sharing, cab hire, cab booking and more. You make money same way as you do with uber but you don't pay any commissions only a flat affordable weekly fee

How does the driver get the riders?

Naughtyg:
Hello house, my s60 front left wheel makes a slight "ke ke ke" sound when I turn it to the fullest(Only happens when driving) what do you guys think is the problem??

The culprit could be the CV joints.

donfortune48:
2k sir.

What's the cylinder size? I took this trip yesterday with 2k fuel, by the time I got to landmark the fuel indicator had lit up. However, I was able to get home(igando) without refueling. Mine is a 2.4l engine and the ac was on all through the to trip but off on fro trip.

donfortune48:
I set out from my house (off brown road surulere) around 5:30am aiming to clinch bolt's morning bonus.
1st 3trips that came in are over 10mins pick up time, while their destinations are showing as surulere. I rejected.

4th trip was going to Fadeyi, with 13mins pick up time. I decided to go cos I've rejected many. Called rider to tell him how long it'll take me to get to him, he said he can't wait and cancelled.

5th trip came with no destination, called rider and he was going to diamond estate isheri.
Egbeda was my base before I relocated to surulere Feb, and I know how difficult it is to get ride to better places from their, coupled with the traffic, coming out of Egbeda in the morning. I decided to go offline. Told rider that I can only go for 3k. He agreed and we proceed.

Dropped him off in less than 40mins, turned on my app.
1st two trips that came in were going to abule-egba and somewhere after abule-egba respectively. I humbly declinned.

I went and packed close to good luck Jonathan estate.

8th trip came in, showing Ajeromi ifelodun as destination. I cancelled before it could ring half, but it came back again, I accepted. Called rider, he was going to satellite town. ...told him I can't go beyond alakija; he cancelled.
The trip came back again, he cancelled.
I turned off my app for 2mins, turn it on and it came back again, I cancelled. It came back again, he cancelled. It came back again, he cancelled.
Turned off my app and started driving towards Gowon estate, half way towards Egbeda bus stop, I turned on my app again, same trip came in, he cancelled it came again like 3 times; he cancelled. Before another one came in from Jemade estate to Lagos island.

Dropped off rider and took another trip to Ikoyi, then went home from there.
That's how my morning was spoilt oh!

I'm in my room now cooling my mind, body and spirit wirh Vodka.

..."ll continue by 3pm.

How much fuel did you set out with?

Vision2045:
Thanks boss.....I parked somewhere now and tried the gear shift to neutral method and the vibration was still there but minimal compared to when on drive. I will have the engine seat checked as today.

I called my mech and he was talking about shocks......but he said until I come

This could be as a result of many things but one culprit is usually the idle air control valve. You could also try servicing the throttle body.

Felicity0001:
Story tales by moon light...

Everyone to their reason for ehailing.

May we find our own someday!

Amin!!

Amen