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Tdadz:
Taxify drivers are quite much now... how much do drivers that do only taxify make averagely per day? Any reliable hint from the house?

Yes, there are plenty of cars in taxify, and that is what Uber is praying and working so hard to get.

When I started taxify last week, I waited for 4hours b4 I got my first request, @ the end of 10hours, I did 4trips and make 12k.

I agree the amount of wait time is high, but @ the end of the day you will make ur money, you drive less and have ur money.

But on Saturdays and Sundays you will drive more and make more.

Taxify drivers make minimum of 80k weekly.

With taxify I use only 2k fuel daily, and only Saturday and Sundays I use 3k-4k.

Uber drivers like Romeo3 flaunt 21k for 18hours drive, if I should stay online with taxify for 18hours, I will make 35k above.

Romeo3:
uber has been charging me only 5% since morning.

And you are happy? They do you a one week favor and u r celebrating.

I thank God I dump Uber slavery, taxify remain the best for drivers and riders.

Uber is useless.

Romeo3:
yesterday.

18hours of driving , you are really strong this young boy.

Sometimes I think your previous job, must have been a laborer or bricklayer job.

Keep it up.

net7777:
Still badly in need of a car to work with. Any partner in d house with UBER ready car? Pls contact me. I swear,u will enjoy me as sugar is sweet because I don't default in payment if my rent. Moreover I will handle your car with all respect as I handle my wife at home
If you are ready,I am also. I am ready for rental or hire purchase.
If rental,the highest I can do a week is 35k.
If hire purchase, we sit and discuss.
Contact: 08052219996, 07084916368 (Gbenga)

Have one available for 40k weekly (bottom line)
And you must deposit 50k as a security bond b4 u can start.

jayooh:
Well those drivers don't drive for 6days, they have their offs, and you are not sure they earn less than 70-80 per month. Take it from me.

And long distance driving is far better than the short drops n pick ups. You just can't justify your idea of 30k for 14hours for 6days. Take it from me.

Most of those long distance drivers are not aware of Uber, if they are aware they will quit immediately and join Uber. If you think long distance is much easier and better, I encourage you to join chisco transport, they have opening.

Kabukabu drivers in ogudu, drive from monin until night, collecting 50naira per passenger, they pray to God to get 1000naira after deliver of 2500 daily. And you are here in Uber making 4-5k daily as Uber driver, still looking for who to cheat.

Don't worry I will invite those Kabukabu drivers to join Uber, they will be more than happy to take ur place.

Then you will be out of job,

go ask drivers who have lost their previous cars, because of greed, they will tell u the real situation of Lagos.

Romeo3 was fighting everybody claiming Uber price reduction is the best thing that happen to him in his entire life, flaunting 120k weekly earnings and 25k daily earning,

Now he is still claiming 40k weekly rental is too much, is that not pure greed?

Now he is part of those advising car owners to take 25k weekly.

OlugbengaE:
So Gazzuzz na cheat..... no wonder he told me to change my radiator.......so na sell you wan sell am?

If you are not careful you will replace everything in your car, a mechanic have once cheated me, when he advise me to change my brakpad a tokunbo corolla I just bought, the one he change for me started making noise, I went back to him to give me back the brakepad he change, unfortunately he has sold it.

No matter how professional a mechanic sound, their intention is to always cheat you, even the more professional he sound the more you are to be suspicious of him.

jayooh:
You will just lead unnoticing partners astray. Daily pay?
Deposit ?

I will like to believe you have worked in a corporate organisation before the advent of e-hailing services, and I can bet your coy dint make you work 14-15hours a day for 7days just to make 30k as take home per week. Because if they did, you probably won't be here typing all of these.
Be realistic abeg.

As a driver, the days I work up to 12 hours in the week can't be more than 3, other days are just 8-10hours. If not, all the money one makes will be spent on medications in due course.

Demanding high fares for rental has only made it imperative that the driver will drive your goddamn car to its death...then you will begin to complain that the driver is reckless, everyday fault; what car owners don't understand about these machines is the more they are on the road, the more susceptible they are to breakdowns.

Let be wise and fair.
35k is fair in my opinion

I will say it again 40k should be minimum. Even if you take 35k drivers will still drive more to make more.

Driving under Uber means driving more, so there is no 2ways about it.

If you take less, you are definitely cheating yourself. You will still have to fix the car, with Lagos road nature, expect to change, ball joint, stabilizer leakage and others.

If you drive from 6-6 u will still make your money, be it Uber or taxify.

I will say it again, taking 20-30k home weekly, for 6days drive, is fair enough...

Drivers that drive those buses to Abuja everyday make far less than 20k weekly.

I believe those jumping into Uber driving are greedy people, they are looking for owners, they will take advantage of.

One mechanic is here misleading owners, that they should take 25k weekly, not to have hbp, even if you take 15k they will still cheat you.

That mechanic don't have a single car he bought with his money under Uber platform, all the car he post doesn't belong to him, belong to people he was ripping off.

GAZZUZZ:
its so easy to be parrot

Every mechanic by nature is a cheat, the job goes with cheating. Change this and that knowing fully well, you will resell it after it has been removed.
You and drivers are 5/6.

xana101:
After driving on taxify and uber, (though I drive my own car) I started thinking how those on rentals cope. I see how difficult d job is now. With uber peanut fare and taxify long awaiting riders request. Most car owners/investors seat some where and expect their driver to deliver 35k to 40k weekly. To me, i feel every one should come down a little. Car owners/investors reduce to 25 to 30k please. And uber should also reduce there 25 percent to 5 percent and taxify should do more publicity. It's MO not easy. Kudos to all d drivers out there!

Start with buying cars, then find a driver and demand 25k. It's so easy to say.

blackylola:
pls somebody should give her the key, super woman she don enslave the driver tire. 2k fuel 40k profit

Im on the road if you don't know, I do only taxify.

Romeo3:
typical nigerian.

he made 35k on saturday... does he make 35k everyday of the week?

how much does he make every other day of the week?

does he eat? what does he eat a day? how much does he spend on food? how much does he spend on airtime and data? does he wash the car? how much does he spend on the car weekly? what of the other days he didnt make 35k? how did he cope with stress and frustration of not getting requests? did you care? did you bother? he made 35k and you are getting excited and unnecessarily egoistic because you own a car?

with the way you were moaning and complaining all over this thread of your inability to make money on uber, one would have thought that, atleast, you would understand what drivers go thru on lagos roads. is it easy to drive long hours? it is sweet and very easy to paste results, but have you asked how those results were made?

again, typical nigerian. i have always said it and will continue to say it.... that you cannot do it does not mean it is impossible. people who strategize ways to do something you failed woefully at, should also be allowed to enjoy the fruits of their labor. if it is so easy, buy 2k fuel this saturday and drive on taxify. if you make 35k i will deactivate this account. then make that 35k every other day of the week.

this is why this country is so messed up. some people just sit somewhere, whip out their calculators and calculate how much a driver should be making and how much he should be delivering.

now, according to your mumbo jumbo analysis posted up there, where you questioned why drivers should want to make more than 20k weekly for themselves, how much do you think a driver will be left with after feeding himself, washing the car, and buying airtime and data?

you have driven on uber and taxify bla bla yada yada.... so.... why did you stop if it was so easy? now you talk of investors getting discouraged? is it by force ni? must they invest in taxi business? so investors will shy away from investing because they are scared drivers would make more money than they would? what a warped, insensitive and jejunistic mentality!

"the more investors are discouraged the more drivers are jobless".....

this has got to be the most useless and simplistic quote i have read all month.... did you create drivers that you can now determine that they will be jobless? most drivers you see here are skilled professionals with differnt reasons why they choose to drive. so you own a car and makes you better than them?

what a 1895 mentality!

Truth is bitter.

Many investors are shying away because of drivers cheating. If you go to Uber office, plenty of drivers hanging around with no cars. I recognize a particular guy, he has been there @least 3months.

Of course I don't expect my driver to make 35k everyday, @least weekend money is enough to cover the rent, and then the rest he made during the week belongs to him.

Yes, I complained about Uber and I have quit Uber, but that doesn't mean people don't make money with Uber, or can't deliver 40k weekly,.

Owners are suppose to demand for more money under Uber, because cars are used more.

Tell me which company in Nigeria pays 20k weekly? 80k monthly minimum...

If you like be a doctor or lawyer, I don't care, wat u choose to do right now is to drive, so you are a driver, try to be honest about it.

You felt 20k weekly is poor for drivers, why not go and get ur own car, then you increase ur earning to 60k weekly. Or ask ur kinsmen or church to buy you a car free.

The amount of wait time, facing traffic or insults from riders is part of the job, so go to work and stop sharing ur frustration, is all about making money.

Haven't you scolded a bank cashier b4, or pressure them to hurry and answer you, or shout @ a Nepa officials for cutting ur light? Or even scold them for low power supply yet they are demanding money, as if the money you are paying directly goes to their pockets.

Listen in every job there is frustration, which you must face in other to survive.

Don't justify ur cheating act, because of the job nature, you were given the job description b4 u start.

I have driven under Uber platform and Im sharing my experience to all owners, don't let drivers deceive u, 40k is the least you should demand for, and ask for 40k deposit, if he doesn't have money request for daily payment, so if he will cheat, he won't cheat you more than a day.

net7777:
Ur claim is absolutely unbelievable. with 2k fuel.... this is not possible. if u must know, 40k is out of it now job d business. u try hitting the road urself and c how it is....
it is well

Oga, I'm on the road...

For those of you who don't know, taxify is very lucrative on weekends, you get request after request non stop until you go offline.

2k fuel to make 35k on weekends is so easy with taxify, with taxify you go only 2km or less for pick up, and drive the rider to his or her destination. With a good rate and less % cut.

I registered taxify last week and I regretted why I haven't done so for long.

dckng16:
u don't know what is going down on Uber and Taxify. Are u a driver. Have you driven on these platforms before. There is a huge difference btw Earnings and profits. Earnings of 60k-80k weekly can't even guarantee u profit of 30k. Minus d cost of running d biz from your earnings that's determines if u at loss or not.

Stop trying to cheat car owners, 40k should be the least car owners should get.

If you drive 10 - 12hours for 6days, you will make minimum of 60-70k minus fuel money. So drivers are taking home 20-30k minimum weekly, after paying 40k weekly rental.

I have driven Uber and taxify, only weekends money is enough to cover ur car rental.

Last week Saturday my driver made 35k on taxify with 2k fuel.

The more you are trying to cheat car owners, the more you will discourage new investors, the more drivers will be jobless.

GAZZUZZ:
new uber partners don't give ur selves high BP, aim for 25-30k

The boys will impress you the first two weeks, but after that you will start to hear stories.

If you want stable returns, drop the weekly payments.

If you want to succeed in this business, ask for down payment.

25-30k can be made in 1 and half days.

25k-30k a week is nothing. You just opened up business for the driver,

Romeo3:
you talk too much nonsense.

i'll register and drive on taxify next week and post my results here to prove that there are too many lazy people on this thread chatting nonsense.

A friend of mine started taxify on Tuesday, waited for almost 3hours, b4 getting the 1st request @ the end of the day, completed 4trips, and make 12k net. Used only 1500 fuel.

If you do the maths taxify pays better, because you use the car less to make more, but Uber you must have completed 12trips to make 12k. Only if there is surge you make better money.

Uber is pure slavery, many frustrated Uber riders are switching to taxify. If you request Uber, most times they send vehicle as far as 10km the for pick u, but with taxify just 2km, and with Uber, you drivers will end up not coming for your pick up, and you get cancelation fee, but taxify all drivers are excited for taxify pick up, they pray hard so riders won't cancel.

Uber need to rethink their policy, if the almighty romeo3 is considering joining taxify, that means he is not telling us the frustration he is facing driving with Uber.

ogunvic41:
LOL this is after uber 25% sir. Fuel was abt 3k plus. If I didn't drive I will still eat. How much is airtime? Most riders call so I don't use much

Saturdays and Sundays are the only days in Uber, you can make 20k in 17hours, the rest days you will make 15k less.

17hours drive doesn't come easy.

salihu2nic:
This is ridiculous! Just because she is a woman the taxify official responded by blocking the driver. What if she lied just to punish the dude? What if she decided to do this to the guy because she probably couldn't get what she want from him? What if it was a different issue that might not warrant such punishment? The is a lot of what if......
The company should have just note her complaint by acknowledging it and subsequently investigated.

Listen carefully, this is Uber using negative media publicity to kill off taxify, Uber is good with playing dirty.

If a proper investigation is done, that lady will be arrested for false claim.

Most riders are now preferring taxify than Uber, because uber drivers intentionally frustrate riders.

Now Uber wants to plant this fear in riders, that taxify is not safe to ride with.

lexylexy:
pure and absolute rubbish. In fact, this is the most ridiculous promo I've ever seen in my entire life. It's like Uber keeps getting worse by the day.

How can 69k guarantee my weekly earnings. When you pay partner 40k plus 30k fuel, what is left of the guarantee? Sometimes I wonder the type of person that comes up with these non reasonable ideas

Uber will continue toying with drivers, until they get together, and have one voice.

All drivers should go offline during working days. And driver only weekend.

OlugbengaE:
Uber to reduce their fares on August 1st.

N50/km
5/min
No base fare
No more cancellation fee.


Hardworking guys keep pressing the pedal more.

That's good news for rome3 and other hardworking guys.

They are trying to frustrate taxify, rather taxify is winning.

If no cancelation, riders will joke with your life. Infact some will ask you park, when they are done with shower, they will join.

OlugbengaE:
How I wish there can be an organised action against uber.

The truth is it may never happen.

When drivers go offline there will be surge tell me how many o these hungry drivers will not jump ship when they see 3.0 surge?

It might work, if we have numbers. What we are looking @ is getting real car owners to join and of course some will benefit from the action.

protocol:
Here u are bro. This is going to b my last post here.

One thing u are not telling people is Uber is doing promo of 1.3 surge in almost 95% of ur trip.

What if they take away that promo, can you ear and this?

protocol:
I dont kw what u are talking abt... I did two trips and i med what u see there. Look at the time. Yesterday i did 8 and i med what i posted. Ask people how they do it. Their strategy and u learn. Stop hating uber or oga taxy or taxify. Focus ur mind, ur strenght on d job. Meking money is nt easy anywhere. Someone said is just an ordinary app, y not develop it and lunch... I will subscribe. I was debating this same issue of uber and their low fare with my rider, a german guy with julius berger, he said to me that my people are lazy... But i fail to believe that.
Initially i was complaining but not any more.
Get a fuel efficient car and u are gud to go.

Wen i stop meking money, i will still come here to say it.
Going online now.

What's the big deal of what you have posted, 4hours online with 3700.

There is no strategy to drive in Uber, if u are lucky to find ur self in a surge area, then u make little more.

Despite the reduced fare drivers are still made to wait for 30-40mins.

Maybe Uber should slash there price again. So we get rides as quick as possible.

I'm sure u are driving under 1.3 surge promo and still you have only 3700 to flaunt.

protocol:
The week is looking nice.

Some people mek things happen, others wonder how and why things happen. My people whereever u are, keep grinding

working offline now. I will b back.

If you are lucky you reside in area such as apapa, you will make more from surge, Uber is under supply from that area.

This week Uber promo for some people is 1.3surge, the point is why do promo if ur rate is good.

Drivers are now waiting 40mins to get a rider in ikeja area, and after that you pick a rider that will pay you peanut.

I AGREE YOU CAN MAKE 16K BUT THAT IS MINIMUM OF 18hours.

blackylola:
That guy didn't make 115k, you can't add referral bonus to trips earning. Perhaps uber paid you 80+ if you minus money for data, fuel and referral your earning is not up to 30k. Stop fooling the gullibles

Even the 3750 toll money he paid was added as his income.

Uber people knows the new price won't work, that's the reason they keep bringing in different kind of promo.

If drivers are in one voice, they will be forced to offer something reasonable.

fuckerstard:
I enjoyed taxify yesterday Sunday, was online from 5pm till 11pm and I made around 14K on 2K fuel.

It seems taxify is better option for drivers and riders, I'm going to sign up for it, Uber is becoming more frustration for drivers.

Is best to wait for 30mins in taxify, and then do ride that you will be fairly compensated.

Than do Uber ride, that u will wait 20mins, drive 8km for pick up, and end up been paid peanut.

2k make 14k is good in 6hours, you can never make that in Uber.

toyclicks:
Is that on Taxify or Uber?

Uber

toyclicks:
Okay guys,
So what is the update on Taxify and Uber demand?

Demand has dropped drastically, sometimes you wait up to 20-30mins nothing, then wen it comes they will ask u go 7km for pick up, and after pick up the passenger go less than 5km and you are paid 300naira. And you start all over again.

myquestion:
Everyone, let's move to dat axis fast

LOL, if all of you move there, the surge will disappear immediately.

elninosanz:
You are right. There is no doubt that demand has gone down. Surge is very limited even on the Island and it goes off quickly. Many times, you may even be in a surge area and not get requests until the surge goes down. I don't think the problem is that there are more drivers. I think that riders are tired of paying surge money and have found other alternatives.

I'm in lekki phase 1, more than 8 cars, hussling in one area, to get a rider.

Those who are flaunting what they make weekly here have stop doing so, even Uber always put the highest earner on their site, but now nothing.

If you are depending on surge to make money, forget it, surge will only come back, if there is flood, or a very serious traffic.

Uber should cancel surge, and bring back the price to normal.

Why are they doing promo? Because they know the current price is nothing but slavery.

How can a driver be online for 16hours and make 10k minus 4k fuel, left with 6k.

Im done with Uber, I better go search other job, Than killing myself.

Romeo3:
your location might be the problem. this is a screenshot from 2 mins ago.

Those surge goes off after 1mins, it becoming more difficult to make money with Uber, there are plenty of cars now.

I'm in Yaba area, still hardly get request.

Romeo3:
do you make or can you make 100k weekly?

Request has been extremely low lately, during the week days you stay up to 30mins no request.

What's happening in Uber