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Chazleeray:
A wonderful morning to everyone in this family, It gladens my heart to see a thread like this, i greet you all. Please am currently in owerri but will be heading to Lagos by December. I've been able to save up a little funds from the petty trade i do in owerri, My elder bro is insisting i go into uber and he's willing to assist me and I'm ready, we might be able to raise withing 1.5-2million by next week. But am in severe need of advice.
1) what kind of car is advisable to purchase as a newbie and how do i ensure is purely Belgium use from a well reliable source
3) Since i"ll be learning how to drive here in Lagos. Please how fast and easy can i Learn to navigate the Lagos road
3) how can i start applying for my drivers licence here in Lagos
4) how long does it take to get all the required documents to start uber and how best should i go about it.
Please i really appreciate everyone here and your candid advice is needed.

Kamikaze42:
Sorry to go off topic. I am aware of the cons of receiving transfers from riders, however I am usually ok with transfers most of the time.

I took this calm looking northern lady from Lagos Business School, she said she was going to the international airport so we moved. She had this cardigan with her, so I believed she was heading to US or somewhere cold. Upon dropping at the airport, she did a transfer from her Jaiz bank, she was debited but I did not get alert.

I was about leaving (with the mind that I would get alert as I have not been duped before) someone knocked on my window, it was an airport official saying the lady was to go to MM1. I asked the lady where she was travelling to as she said Kano. So I took her to MM1 and collected 1k from her (800 after deducting toll). I raised the alert issue and she said we should be patient for the alert.

I called her in the course of the day and she said she has done another one and has been debited again. By Monday, she said her account has been frozen and she has been having similar issues with people not receiving payments from her. She also said until her account is unfrozen before anything can be done.

Now she is cutting my calls and must have blocked me on Whatsapp. I have her phone number and account details. I am not certain if she is a gentle fraud or just a slow poke who means no harm.

The trip is #4,900 and I am in limbo for now as Uber said it is more than 3 working days already.

NaijaCr7:
He might have tampered with your catalyst, if your car had one before you took it to him, and were you not there when he was servicing it?

northbird:
Probably, your car inspection report has expired..

I experienced it too this morning.

tojahh:
Sir... You obviously aren't ready. With 1k you would have continued working. If you know, you know.

Meanwhile avoid Kusela Road, you will thank me soon.

Kestolove:
Has adesuwa given birth? She should be more concern about giving birth not lauretta

beth00899:
Lol wow, I am definitely not a scam. Anyway, we all know it's hard to trust anyone in Lagos. But on a serious note if anyone knows anyone who might be interested on a serious note please comment & let me know. I am extremely serious and want to have arrangements made before I fly into Lagos.

beth00899:
Hey guys, so I have been keeping up with this thread for a while and I will be in Lagos from the 21st of December to January 9. What I am looking for is a reliable driver who currently does uber/bolt and is willing to take me around Lagos not going past Ikoyi Or Lekki and be on call 24/7. You will not be with me every day as I will not have an outing everyday. I am a young woman from the U.K residing in Ogudu phase 2. even better if you reside on the mainland and close to ogudu. I will pay for refueling of the car and I am looking to pay 150,000k for the 3 weeks guaranteed, 50 k a week. you will not have to deal with multiple passengers a week and once you drop me off at my friend's house or other places you are free to do whatever you like. The only requirement is you have your own car, you have a valid license, you are a good person and you are willing to have a good (safe) Christmas with me. face mask will be required

helinues:
The panel LASG set up found no evidence of Police shooting directly at the protesters yet some people are still crying about the matter .

Nothing like any massacre in Lekki... Sink that into yah skulls

Anyways, we dey sell handkerchief in bulk oo

omorkelly:
Same here o. Surge in Lekki(Admiralty) but no request.
O ga di-mma

fdmskincare:
Good morning house,this tread as been very helpful .am new to e hailing,started October, so far it been good.until last sunday when some yahoo boys book me,we drove around lekki for almost 3hours,at the end of the day bolt charge 1800.the guy do fake transfer for me,cos I didnt want to waste time I didnt wait to confirm.sent texts,call the guy he no pick my calls again.please guys help,I know it's not much but 1800 go still fit buy fuel....his number 07037913378 please.

peeps4u:
I dont want to be a bad belle but I dont think sirleke deserves to win this scanner. No one knows him, he claims to be a silent reader but surprisingly he was the most active NLer going from threads to threads all yesterday. Anyone that doesn't even have a car can just come and campaign hard like sirleke, wins the scanner and then sells it.
No one knows sirleke antecedent, no one knows if he's a car owner or driver.

But since Raudautoworks didn't put any condition that Would prevent this, may be he has to win it. I believe next time will not be like this.

ekehopp:
Summary of post: Go and onboard/register on Uber. Don't put all your eggs in one basket (Bolt).

So, Bolt blocked me again yesterday for the third time. Same low rating reason (I've now been advised to proactively boost rating next time).
1st time was 24 hours, 2nd one week. I've written to them (email and driver app) and they've replied.
This block is indefinite, but definitely not permanent. As it's not fraud I'm optimistic I’ll be unblocked sooner or later.

My position on Bolt still remains that they empower Riders too much.
Their rating is based on only 40 recent trips, while Uber is based on 500 recent trips.
So if you do the maths (arithmetic mean ...average), a 1 star on Bolt has far more devastating impact.

Anyway, I've defaulted to Uber, like last time. And my yesterday experience has left me feeling like a fool all this time I was running Bolt package.
I can confidently say again that in Abuja you can afford to do only Uber and you'd be at par or even better than Bolt alone riders, or those that combine.
My reasons are stated below. I made more money the 8 hours I ran Uber alone yesterday, then the 10 - 12 hours I have been running both apps combined any day in the last 1 week.

1] Because Uber has far less drivers, almost every other trip is a surge!
2] Uber has cancellation fee. So as far as you arrive pick up spot, your effort will be appreciated.
3] The fact that waiting time automatically starts counting down once GPRS certifies you've arrived, Uber riders are much more disciplined in putting up accurate pick up spots, and they hardly cancel.
4] Uber is more expensive to ride, so naturally oshofree people tend to Bolt, with all their rudeness and frustration. While Uber is patronized by the much more affluent and courteous/polite people. Thus, you drive with greater peace of mind.
5] Because Uber riders are more affluent, if you're smart you stand to make more money.
-The trips are surges.
-They often leave change/tips for you (A lady paid me 2,000 for a 900 trip yesterday because she appreciated I could pick her up so late 11.30pm when she had given up hope).
-You can negotiate offline better. (Carried a guy yesterday on surge for 1,400. I dropped off and waited for him at his destination. 500 for 15 minutes. And then did the last trip leg to his house offline (500). I ended up getting 2,400 in 1-hour, same time of which on bolt might not have fetched me more than 1,000.
6] Airport advantage. Because you're carrying more affluent people, they are more likely to travel by plane interstate etc. From my yesterday’s trip I already have one confirmed airport offline tomorrow. Uber airport request are also given on First-Come-First-Serve basis. So, you can predict waiting times at airport unlike Bolt. Plus, fewer drivers means faster and more probably requests.
7] Bolt has the market share and serves much more request, but that extra time waiting for Uber request is valuable rest period for body.

RuddyFusion:
Is this the right time to start disturbing people who are just trying to survive?....From Covid lockdown to #endsars and you think you can just go out and start arresting people?
..what is wrong with this people?

ndubuis:
Too many dumb people in this country. How's it possible to masturbate while driving?

All these hungry and dirty b**tches look for the slightest opportunity to make themselves famous, fools still buy it. Why would anyone even bother paying attention to that crappy story if not that we have way too many dumbasses in this country, especially on social media outlets.

pope191:
Cc Izzou, Olayentan

A's much as I would have love to ignore this, but what BAZ001 say prompt me to type this. On my own it should b more about love as one family here, nomination will do no good than division (my view and won't mind correction). Northbird is real O.G, just like anyone, when u feel northbird has done much for u(s) pardon me, but on dis job, I'm sorry... I remember when bolt blocked me, I was grossing BTW 50/60, uber was so frustrating, until my oga @Shollywendy1 motive me and we pick d race and ginger ginger before I knw it, 80k netting weekly, still balling on the matter, Chucsmoore and Davit ginger me abt Indriver, here we r, 4/5 trips with less stress and no bad road, we don deh house like we no drive that day I can't remember the last time I visit other sides of Lagos like Festac, Sangotede or Felicity sorry! Abule egba. So I feel it will b unfair to mention names as I take everyone as one (for me o).

We have get together ahead of us, division or indifferent opinions doesn't look healthy for dat atall. Plantation boiz problem started the day Amen award gave Tuface best vocal artist of the year (While in group), straight up! I knew d group will break. All I'm saying, let's b mindful of words, it's just a scanner.

pope191:
wrong candidate u see felicity for ground oo

Slickleo:
Who did dis?
https://www.nairaland.com/6261810/yeankah-banks-how-driver-masturbated

shollywendy1:
To be sincere, I don't even know her name. And I don't think anyone here know too.

toomush:

toomush:
Yes. They paid around noon time