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Balderdash

Not yet. Concentrating on other things for now. E-hailing is just one of my plans.

northbird:
@ davit.

Do you have ocar registered now? So you need the opay app too?

Which institution gives up to 14% now? I'm interested.

northbird:
Before you invest, the best money market guys around giv around 12-14% / ANNUM n not monthly. So let's use an example.

100,000 @ 14%/ annum - 14,000

Monthly- #14,000/12 - #1,166.


So at d end of a month- #101,166.

If you withdraw money before tenure, interest is prorated for d lapse or you forfeit interest according to deir terms & conditions.

For 1 million, just multiply AMOUNT Invested by 10.

You dey mind the kid?

Vision2045:
ko Necessary

Some other time leave "gross" alone. Talk about your Net. No one is interested in your gross. Gross makes you think you have made enough. But by the time you deduct all the deductibles what remains is the reality.
So keep your dashboard bro.

I hope you will show us the dash again tomoro?

kodred:
*sigh

Do you understand the meaning of gross?

So why is Uche asking me to come install their protective nylon inside my car then?

Who else got that mail/message?

pope191:
I've gotten a reply from one south Africa staff, that I may not b unblocked again

Saw this on twitter and I can't stop laughing, could this b true?

What about agbero money, toll gate?

Felicity0001:
Ive given it a thought and the truth is na cabu cabu win am this period oh. But the stress in it enh na die.

Just imagine, just imagine Abule Egba to Ajah.

Start by 5am.
1st trip from Abule Egba to Obanlede, 3passengers. N1500
Obalande to lekki. N600
Lekki to Ajah. N300
Total= N2400

Ajah to Oworo. N1200
Oworo to oshodi. N600
Total= N1800

Oshodi to Obanlede. N1200
Or lekki. N2000/1500

To Ajah. N300

Total: N2500

Grand total for morning rush
2400+1800+2500= 6700
Net: 5000.

Do likewise for evening rush you must have net 10k.

But the danger and stress involve is on the high side.

Same story here bro.

pope191:
Lol, I just wish Bolt will free me and crazy enough they are sending reminder for me to pay up the 1800 I'm owing them after paying 4k from 5k, I'll open the gate of hell on Bolt soon.

Remember that you will be penalised for certain number of turned down trips, especially Bolts. So how do we balance such?

Felicity0001:
Dont blame this on bolt or uber this time but on the driver who still chose to go on a ride when a passenger refuses to make use of a facemask.

As you make a request it is clearly stated to have and make use of a facemask and recommended or advised to take the back seat just to keep distance but riders (Nigerians) that like acting like the boss even when they can't afford the fare instead someone else is paying for them are very fast to follow the recommended adviced that is of no value to them by taking the back seat but refuse to use a facemask. Low life and bossy Nigerians.

In the other hand, the driver who has the power in their hands to give a warning and if the passenger still refuses to use the fm end the trip but they won't.

So who is more foolish? And who is breakingbthe law the most? The rider or the driver?

It was still your lucky day bro. The riders I have picked before would not pay that money. And Bolt /Uber don't care about enlightening these people.
In fact, they are quick to sanction you if such riders give you low rating. So pathetic.

Babadee1900:
My stubborn rider experience this morning.

I picked this girl from Fola Osibo, destination somewhere in Apongbon. She entered the car and wasn’t putting on her nose mask, so I requested that she puts it on.

The following conversations ensued:

Me: Pls use your nose mask

Rider: Don’t worry Oga, I don’t have corona

Me: You don’t have to wait until you contract the virus before you use your nose mask moreover we can be arrested on the road, so pls put it on.

Rider: Yesterday I didn’t use it on my way here and they didn’t arrest us.

Me: That’s the drivers lucky day.

Rider: today can be your own lucky day too.

Me: leave luck aside, I don’t take risk (at this point I was feeling really frustrated.)

Rider: Ok o

She reluctantly put it on and we continued on the trip. She sat directly behind me so I wasn’t really paying attention to her.

We got to Apongbon bridge decent and I was stopped by the police.
The officer requested for my DL, I gave him. Next I heard was why is your passenger not wearing nose mask


I looked back and this mumu girls mask was resting on her laps! The only thing I could manage to say is ‘But why?’

Officer said park well, give me your car papers, we are going to the office. You can see that even me that’s on the road I have my masks on, why is she not wearing hers?.

I started begging, the man said it’s a presidential order bla bla bla, we must go to the office, it’s beyond his power.

In my mind I knew everything he’s saying is just to put fear in me but this is Lagos. Something must drop here before this man give me back my DL and car papers.

After few minutes of begging, he said okay what do you want me to do for you, your offense is 10k fine but tell me what you have.

Laslas 1500 settle the matter.

Well the girl refunded my money. Her trip ended at 1700, she sent 3200.

I do. The app sucks! You could stay days without a trip.

Slickleo:
Hello please who is using indriver here.

Mi Note 10

So who pays for the treatments received there?

400 Naira. 3 passengers max.

Felicity0001:
Men na to do picking aure pass oh... How much is Ajah to oworoshoki pls veey urgent

Well that s part of the work. Expect more of that.
But never back down. Your trips are still coming.

eyinola:
Lol...so i got my first request this evening, i was even sleeping, na so rider tell me location voom i try to locate before i reach rider don cancel.....chai my first ever request on ehailing got cancelled

That's cos you re using Uber. Bolt makes it easy for saucy riders like this.

Parlee:
Riders need to learn hard lessons in terms of using the app. Dont request for a ride when you as a rider is not ready to leave your location, I cant drive to your PU location and then start waiting 10 mins, 15 mins plus, its disrespectful and I hardly ever wait more than 5 to 8 mins I don cancel am collect cancellation fee move ahead.

If drivers constantly treat them this way they will sit up. Got a ride this afternoon and rider sounded in a hurry on the phone so na so i speed go PU location, even before I got there gan gan I already called that I am there still got there and waited 10 mins. Dude didnt show up, I cancelled for the fee and drove off. Na when I reach the place wey I been park before which took me like 5 mins dude come de call, just jeje ignored because dudes trip was even a card trip.

eyinola:
almost free, just 500 for inspection..but this app na wash oooo, its been on for like 3hrs now hoping to get my first ehailing request

That one na war o.

What's their own cost of registration? Requirements?

eyinola:
I dey ocar office dey register, thr own no even get stress inono y taxify office never open

Pepper spray geng. That's my guy!

ndubuis:
Bro, it has nothing to do with ego. No one with ego does this business in the first place, let alone doing over 1500 trips. I have met the good, the bad and the ugly. At the end of the day, we are all humans and can't keep eating shit because of money or to avoid being judged.

We also have a duty to change our community the best way we can. Sometimes, force may be the only option left. If we just sit there and keep watching our fellow humans behave like animals and mistreat us, then our reason for existence becomes irrelevant by our inaction.

It doesn't make sense to keep serving a community that abuses you. You have to make an effort to keep it in check, the smallest of effort may go a long way. Using a whip on an adult may not be the best, it's on the extreme, but don't sit there and watch yourself being bashed just because you only have money on your mind.

As for pepper spray, it's my first line of defense and everyone should have it. You just have to know where and when to use it. If you arrest me unjustly and I see that my path is clear, I'll pepper spray you, push you out of my car and make a run for it. Lagos is not where you allow every Tom, Dick and Harry to ram you up and down.

Can you share with us what they said? Screenshot if possible.

ekehopp:
Bolt and Uber have both responded to my DM on Twitter. I asked them about resumption and onboarding of new drivers, as the world reopens after pandemic induced lockdown.

And based on their response I've decided to take my mind off Uber/Bolt till July. At least I've done my bit with full registration. Just for them to do thiers (training and activation/onboarding).

Highly commendable

Polite? You never jam the crazy ones, even those who should be among the elite.

ekehopp:
Manner of approach is everything. Especially when na you need rating,
Advice on use of facemask the way you would advice The Governor, or a mentor if he/she was in your car.
Politely. You can even joke about it. Abeg no vex etc, police can give me wahala etc, plus its Uber rules etc

I concur. We just need more platforms to avoid all these issues with the few available.
I thought Mr Taxi was going to join early this year though. May be Covid don spoil their plan.

NYCnextStop:
You can never compare Uber with Bolt. Uber is miles ahead of other partners in the e hailing business.

The reason why Bolt seems to be better in Nigeria is because they fit the Nigerian system. Uber is just too rigid and hardly compromise and that is why Bolt has more riders and drivers.

So in totality, I think Uber is still the best but when it comes to making money, Bolt is king.

Any idea if Bolt has opened their offices?

I think this is one area Uber is better than Bolt. I wrote Bolt messages regarding riders claiming they didn't get guidelines about Covid precautions. Imagine them telling me they did when it is obviously not so. I wrote them again that riders have been giving low rating cos they won't comply with the guidelines. Bolt said I shouldn't worry. They will look into it. Rating kept falling until it got to 4.37. Na so Bolt yank me off indefinitely.

Please guys is Uber taking new drivers now?

NYCnextStop:
You did the right thing my guy.

Apart from your safety, you saved yourself from trouble. Imagine if police or LASTMA had arrested you for your rider not wearing face mask... I bet she would feign ignorance and let you bear the consequences of her action, as they would always assume it is your responsibility to remind your riders to use face mask.

As for the drivers that compromise their health and safety, it says a lot about them. For Uber, so long as you’ve written them, be rest assured they would work in accordance with the rules.

NB: I really don’t know why it is mostly girls from one hotel to another that give issues on this job... I mean all these girls that know nothing.

So many drivers are encouraging this. Reason they can tell you your own too much. Haba. Why put yourself in trouble cos of delivery money.

Ghost1994:
So my experience today.

Got the request from Ozone Yaba, on Uber.

Me: hello got ur request I'm on my way to pick you up
R. Okay no p I'm waiting
Me. Zooom... arrived "A.c. off" waiting for her to come out. After 2 mins waiting, she's finally out.
R. I'm going to Cele hope no traffic.
Me. Okay I'm starting the trip and I'll check if there's traffic or not.
While checking gmap, I was telling her to put face mask on and fasten her seatbelt.

She fasten her belt put her face mask on her lap.

Me. I'm already driving towards murtala way. Naso I noticed she didn't put her face mask on.

I was like with due respect young lady, kindly help me wear your face mask even if you can't wear it, just hang it on ur jaw.

R. Haha oga what's this nonsense you be novice on this job abi you don't know say while you're in the car, you don't need face mask.

Me. In my mind I was like "ewo tun leleyi" which kind witch be this wey village people and uber send come meet me for Wednesday morning?

R. Oga have never used face mask since beginning of covid19 and nobody try to arrest or say anything to questioning me even I took uber yesterday I didn't wear it. "Oga please stop correcting me and drive"

Me. Just kukuma turn back! On heading to her pick up point she started saying shit I never respond so far I didn't ask you to pay no wahala.

Me. As i reached the coded hotel where I picked her at the back of ozone naso mallam security been asked wetting happen? Aunty just be on phone saying check the number I sent you you've to do something with your drivers.

I don write uber before I dropped her so make she even call buhari which I obviously knows say na saka call she dey make I no send her mama.

So my question is that why some driver thinks only about money and not their safety? How's she doing it without wearing face mask and entering uber/bolt.

Please let's keep necessary precautions na who dey alive go pay HP and Rental.

#Stay safe

Bolt rating is damn crazy. From 4.65 then I just dropped to 4.4 cos a rider wanted to sit in front without face mask and I declined. I guess the rider must have given me low rating after the trip. Na so I battle reach where I dey now.

lexylexy:
Baba, low rating never a big problem for me. That's why I like Uber's rating system. If you're on 4.75 rating, and a rider gives you a one star, your rating will only drop to 4.74. Unlike bolt where your rating can drop as low as 4.5.

And one Stars don't come everyday. Just once in a while

Na dem dem for top e dey catch.

Oya make Custom guy pay now now. The money no reach 10m sef.

No!

Newman24:
Please is it advisable to use 2006 Toyota Camry v6 engine for uber? Please I need advice.

GREOLLO:
Hello house....pls what is the cost of vehicle license and insurance renewal...thanks

Talk to this moniker: pattybf

I hope you know that they may end up giving you low rating? They determine what rate you get. And some that you are even nice to might end up giving you low rating. That s how the system is structured.

lexylexy:
Thank you! I seriously don't understand why this is very hard for some people to understand. The customer is King!

Personally, I don't even check Rider's rating. That's not my business. Whatever your attitude is like, doesn't concern me. My own is to take you from point A to point B. If you abuse or insult me, I end trip. It's as simple as that.

You are correct bro. Only someone who has been there can better understand. It still beats my imagination why a rider with 1 star rating is allowed to make a requests whereas driver with 4.3 gets blocked.

pope191:
Like I said "I believe", I didn't say "I know or its absolute", programming may not necessarily m?affect everyone automatically at once, it all depend on the database ur data falls. Let's leave this as its just a beer parlour talk and we r both not crystal clear how they do their thing, but one thing we should agree on, is about them having a standard and we should know their standard as a driver. I don't know what being smart mean, to me that sound insultive, but I'll let it slide.

About being guilty and allowing riders with low rating. This is business and the riders seem to b d one holding the life of this business, not the driver nor bolt, they can switch with less discomfort, but it won't b that easy for bolt and drivers to do d same, so what's d essence of blocking riders hastily or is bolt ready to open cc for riders, where they can meet one on one to sought out things, do they even train riders in the first place? Think about that. So for guilty, I don't know what u r hitting at, I work with discretion, I'm sure you don't expect me to go for all trips or do you? Have you even been caught in situation where you have to cancel like 8 trips at interval, because you want to go offline or set destination trip, but the demand is too much and both won't let u do what u want to do?

Fact is bolt is just one crazy app both riders and drivers enjoy using, maybe cos of it substandard and like Charly boy show "Anything can happen".