₦airaland Forum

Babadee1900:
Lastma guys are out to frustrate drivers this time around. No joke!

There’s this road off Ahmadu Bello way in VI that leads directly to Edo Liason office, it’s one of the regular spot you can park as a driver. I was there this afternoon but very close to the major Ahmadu Bello way that leads to Eko hotel.

I have not even spent upto 10 minutes there when one tout walked up to me and said ‘Alaye, O ri nkan ton shele abi ? ( Guy, can’t you see what’s happening?)

A quick glance through the side mirror, I saw lastma guys and their towing van behind me, they already blocked other drivers at my back.

The speed I used to start the car and zoom off from that place is legendary. I didn’t stop till I got to Lekki

Make una they careful o.

Japarizing... Lolzzz.

Its so unfortunate the kind of jungle we leave in this country call Nigeria.

Ghost1994:
Sorry about your experience bro. Imagine small boy behaving like this! hmm i weep for these generation.

Lack of respect very rude set of people.

Naso that little useless girl of yesterday insulting me cos i asked her to wear facemask. Trip wey no reach 800naira.

She wan make i spend 5k+ for police and lastma

Funny generation.

He first tried opening the front door violently oooh but thank God I already central locked my doors then he resorted in hit the glass and body if the car.

I was just looking at him like I was looking at my watching my little boy playing.

Temptation I must say.

confusedworld17:
@Felicity

UNENDING DRAMA for this huber hustle.
Abeg you get the contact of the person you bought tires from ? I want to visit there this Saturday.

Yes but I can't share his contact here without his concept do well to reach me for his contact.

I think today is my worst day ever on ehailing but in all I thank god1.

After driving out of that toxic situation with the little boy I stopped over at mobile filling station which is along the mushin-oshodi road just after NNPC close to Kappa bus stop. Bought fuel 2k. At the exit was where I waited with my engine and AC on to type while sharing my experience on this thread and reporting the incidence to bolt because the same boys request came in again, so I'd to cancel after 5min while reporting.

After all of these I off my app and head straight home, I went through agege link to Iju ishaga road, picked up a disable friend and droppes her at home before going back to Abule Egba. Just as I was about driving into my compound my fuel has gone back to reserve where it was b4 I refuel.

Brother man, run from anything mobile along that road.

kelbranty:
9ja used or or toks, I know I'll still spend money. That's why I mentioned I don't want what I'll still spend 200k on. Cos for me to buy 9js used 800k and spend 200k on top o beta just buy toks and spend small money

Ok let me sell this idea to you and prospective buyer for free.

When you get the deal you want, look for means and convince the seller to rent you the car for a week or some days. Drive the car morning till night around Lagos roads, you would have come up with a profine weather to buy the car or not.

Good luck!

Gokoyer0:
I know Uber is not operating in Ibadan. But apart from Bolt, what other platform can I get service smartly in Ibadan.

I think Your safety should be paramount and top most priority. As for Me driving on ehailing in less develop states and environs is a no no because the act of rituals can easily be carried out in such regions without anybody even knowing.

Why not consider coming down to the city even if it means renting a room apartment to rest your head after COB.

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 knrow 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".

No offence intended nor meant please.

We're only trying to rub minds but if you feel offended by my words please I apologise

One love bro!

kodred:
You see, you have to change your perspective. You have to stop being emotional in business.

Ask yourself why bolt or uber don’t yank low rated riders off the platform. It’s not about them not caring about us (well not entirely), it’s about the money bro. They have come to realize that they’d be the ones to lose if they keep yanking riders off. The competition is stiff and they can’t be forming now because all it takes for a rider is to just register a new account.

Ask yourself this question again...why does bolt pardon me and allow me on their app even when my ratings dropped beyond their acceptable ratings? Yea, you got that right, to keep the money coming. They control the system here that enables you network and make money at your ‘free’ time. They can’t run out of drivers as long as they have riders (bolt comes to mind).

The value you speak of can and is being delivered by a million and one people so brotherly the power has shifted from your hand. In fact the highest thing a driver can do is ‘I’m not going on this trip’, and the riders will get another that will go.

The drivers are independent individuals that hold no commitment towards one particular company. They move to where is convenient for them so why should the app companies care that much when drivers don’t really care about them?

Do you now see why riders are very important? They are the market and we all are just traders in the market trading skill for money.

Brother man your points are quite impressive and obvious which I agree to but the point in trying to make is the bolt system is encouraging and breeding bad people in the society by not doing the some things right. Placing more value on a particular set on the market isn't a good thing in an ehailing business because someday that thing you believe you're aiming to get may just end up spilling right in your face.

Ok, did I share with you guys a story of how a rider I carried on a trip to the island receieved a call from his relative who was in kirikiri maximum prison for killing a taxify driver and snatching his car? He perpetrated this evil act uaing his belt strangingling the driver while seating at the back seat. We have also heard cases of drivers raping female riders. Pleaae don't see my next statement as a way to justify evil acts or deed but who knows if maybe one or two drivers or rider must have offended theze kinds of human being in the society so they feel they want to take revenge?

So what I'm saying or trying to say is all of this is a function of what the society( the app coy) permit, nurtured and breeded.

Bad attitudes of bolt riders is a function of their core value, mode of operation and these is the reason all the vices we hear relating to ehailing is always traced down to taxify.

Vision2045:
Considering your perspective on riders....I com dey doubt Ur narrated reaction.....#jokes

Brother man honestly if you ask me what came over me I myself can't explain how cool I handled the situation.

This lockdown I'll say has really shapened me and I begin to see life differently especially since after I recovered from the ast threatment of fever.

ndubuis:
Looks like Uber have forgotten their rules. Just rated this fool 1star on Uber after I rejected her request for me to wait for her and take her back. A very rude bastard. Already on the express, another request came my way, didn't think twice about picking it, I was shocked it was the same girl I just dropped off. I didn't want to cancel because I have not been driving for some time, asked her to cancel and was met with serious insults plus death threats. Drove back to where I dropped her, thinking I'd still meet her there but she was no where to be found.

I go dey carry koboko for my car from this day forward. Koboko to flog stupid riders. Pepper spray for touts and Lastma. I really do not care if I get removed from the app. If you act any how because you are going to pay me peanut, you will be met with serious fire and fury. Fxxk that crazy talk about rider being king.

I actually thought I've seen it all only for me to experience the height of them all just few minutes back.

After buying and changing two tyers at ladipo, I got this request going to ketu.

I put a call through immidiately I entered the PU area. Rider said he was off the street but walking down to my location so I should drive down to No8 on thw street. Made a turn and parked in a safe place waiting.
After like 2min rider was no where to be found, I called again but this time he said I'd past him so I should come back a little, I was like but you said you're already coming why not just walk down and meet me up because this street is so narrow with double parking on it but rider said he was carrying a pot of soup along.
Me: a pot of soup?!! Sorry I'm not going.
R: ok, cancel.
I cancelled with the option of I don't wish to serve this rider.
Immediately after his request came in again, I've to accept with the vail of wait for 5min before cancelling but he cancelled. This happened like twice. The 3rd one I did likewise and while waiting for the 5min to cancel I saw a littlw boy within the age of 16-18 years.

R: with a rude voice, why do you keep accepting my request when you already said you're not going, can you cancel the trip.
Me: still trying to think of what to saynto the little boy due to its smallishness and rudeness and I that could entered my mind to tell h8m while he was still ranting at yhe top of his voice was "I'll cancel when I'm ok to do". It was like that was a bomb on his ears
R: are you fucking kidding me I said cancel.... He was still shouting and insulting.
I just looked at him and then started my car engine turned on the AC and rolled up.

This time it was like I fueled the whole thing. Boy started to hit my side glass, like he knew it will break he then started to hit the door and aide mirrow to an extend that the croom guilding the glass pulled of... At this time people around that knows him started coming n calling him.

One Bros he explained to walked to me to ask what happened but I just kept quiet didn't say a word for like 5min.

To cut it shot, everybody on the street gathered begging me and almost beat him up na me com dey beg for am las las.

One elderly Bros said, baba any action I want to take I should let them know they will support me.

I then said, "the society we live produce the kind of people in it, if an arm rubber comes out of the society part from it being a personal choice it's also a function of the society because some persons in the society support and encouraged that child when he started stealing before growing up to became an highway rubber, in a nut shell, you all didn't support him so that's enough".

I arranged the little damage he caused, thanked all of them while they all both old, age mate and young thanked me, entered my car, took a deep breath, drank the remaining bottle water left in my water bottle and off I went.

NYCnextStop:
Each to his own bro. I still maintain that you make more money on Bolt... my humble opinion. You get more requests on Bolt, better fare on Bolt.

Your opinion is well respected sir but since you're not a driver I think then you have limited experience as for those that drives in both platforms.

Though you're right but it's just for the moment, let's wait till August and see what Uber comes up with.

kelbranty:
I have 800k. Please I need to buy a car for Uber (Toyota Corolla/Camry) Anyone with a good one that qualifies for Uber should send me pics (must include vin and mileage). I no need car wen I go still spend 200k on. If everything is ok, deal goes down on Saturday when I'm not at the office.

Whatsapp: 09052950331

It's better you work more to save and add up to the money you already have then go for tok.

Na only tear rubber you go buy without spending a dine apart from registration and insurance, so axe that thinking you're nursing in your mind

NYCnextStop:
Exactly. Blame it on drivers conduct

Not drivers but the platform.

Why are things different with UBER? The reason is because uber is discipline, honest, organize and has integrity.

If only you understood the discipline and orderliness the N400 cancellation fee is installing on riders you would know why uber riders are well behaved and well mannered. But, same reason bolt is using to their advantage of grabbing the market which in the real sense is corruption, biasment, cheating to drivers and in general, a lack of integrity. All because they are aware the nigeria society is corrupt.

But one thing is sure, any organization without integrity will not stand the test of time.

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?

You re right with other summits but with the bolded I think I beg to differ.

Drivers make more more driving with uber on the 3% promotion even with their lesser fair than with bolt with 15% reduced commission after 40 trips with their higher fair.

davit:
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?

As for me my rating has been like this since Feb or there about. The only time they blocked me due to low rating I sent them a long mail with objective and reasonable points, the next day morning my account was unblocked.

Last month whenni complained of not being able to log into my account I never knew it was as a result of a trip I did 3week before that time. I was like, inside life? After 3fucking weeks u r mailing me instructing me to make a refund of N1500 a 3rd party rider paid me for taking her further from her destination on the card trip to her real destination which she agreed willingly to? Yhe further trip would have be done online but due to the fact no request or update can be done ince it's 6pm so we resulted to doing it offtrip. Na him one Patricial of a correspondent was now telling me to make refund. I just simply told her to instead refund the rider from the commission of N1800 she took from the trip.

The next morning my account was unblocked.

If you're discussing with those correspondent don't appear to them like you're beggin provided you re right stand yiur ground and confront them tell them what they're doing that is not right and see how they treat your issue with urgency.

Billyddude:
. Trip from yaba to Cele wey no reach 7 hun,,if police hold u for road she go shake nyansh lik tolo tolo ,find another driver wey she go put for problem

Honestly.

And the annoying thing one stupid, foolish and over zealous driver will come pick her up even with AC on n will even follow to call Ghost1994 the real fool just for doing the right thing.

She's lucky she didn't jam the likes of me na police station I for drive her go

Blackbishop:
Various stuff brings the brake Indicator to illuminate on the dashboard, from bad VSS to bad handbrake line. But scan the abs first to know more

I can say [b]you're doing well.[/b.

northbird:
..

Boss, its a corrolla 06. .pls what does IAC stand for.?

Basically, d symptoms is while driving or accelerating after lyk 40-50 mins of driving,

There is a loss of power, speed reduces ,i keep pressing d gas pedal, but speed does not increase.

I try n park n put car in park position, car vibrates while changing transmission at this point in tym. I switch off engine.

Switch on engine back n car starts moving fine again ,till another episode of losing power starts.

This looks more like a transmission problem to me.

But wait oh, what do I even know self.

Hope you've been able to resolve the problem now

kodred:
That is why they are the boss. He who pays the piper calls the tune. For without riders (consumers), there would be no drivers.

How about with drivers?

You seems to be placing all the values on riders without even thinking about the value of drivers. Does it mean to you that the provider of services dont have a value to the services they're providing? If they don't why then do you think riders are after getting services drivers provide even with the surge.

Change this thinking of your and begin to c things differently.

In other sense you're in support of all the ills riders perpetrate daily.

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 see! Statements like this are reasons why the world will keep experiencing slavery, rape, racism and all vices.

Mentalities like this is why most taxify riders will misbehaving, insulting, cheat and even assault drivers. Since you think and believe riders are kings why then do you think you've the right to end a trip you accepted and started? You're just a simple slave who has no right to anything so expect the worst treatment should you ever try to do such thing to a rider and if envitually you get blocked by your senior slave (bolt) then you've no reason to complain, why? Because you deserve it.

This is why I love UBER because with uber both rider and drivers are equal. There's no such mentality of 'king' or 'slaves'. Uber sensitizes both their drivers and riders to respect each other and see them as one.

With UBER, ratings are taken very seriously. You as a driver or rider rates each other or one another with a star no matter what the case may be weather you two are the only one in a particular area/zone uber will never merge you both ever again because the 1star rating you gave is assumed that either the driver or rider never had a good experience together on their first encounter so don't pear me with such person again.

But, taxify even after I rated one guy with 1star yesterday and reported him as violent taxify was still bringing his request to me almost immediately, I'm like for real?!!!

pope191:
I believe its a programmed kind of stuff, wish I knew about the danger of tempering with passenger did not show on time or someone talked about it here.

They may not b a solution to this until Bolt office in lekki starts functioning normal.

Doesn't the same programm also meant to curb out driver with rating below 4.3 or there about?

Isn't the same program written so as drivers activity scores isn't affect thereby getting axed or penalize due to high cancellation rate provided the all protocols before cancellations are observed?

The other someone posted a screenshot of a rider with 1star rating. You now begin to ask yourself how come the program has such people and are still active making request in the system.

So, Brother man corruption, greed and indiscipline are the reasons for all of these. Even you're not ledt out because if we are to investigate or you're to be honest you'll know off trip was the reason for that high cancellation rate.

Anyways, man must survive but for the sake of next time learn to be more smart. I hope they unblock you soon so you don't loose your source of livelihood.

lexylexy:
I want to state this clearly. Any car owner, that is still asking for 30k rental this period, is worse than the devil himself. That partner is wicked, heartless and crazy. He/she needs to see a psychiatrist for physical and mental observation.

Also, if you're a driver here and you're working for such partners, you'll need to get yourself a more reasonable partner, I mean a human being. Not a heartless animal.

Like, the matter vex you abi?? Lolzzz

pope191:
Just 1800 pere

Will an ibo man block a driver for just cancellation when he owns him above 4or5k? Think about this.

InfinityEstates:
You no work on Monday and Saturday na. You are supposed to slave on those days too and not rest because you have to pay your partner.

The truth is, 30K remittance at this point in time, even though is feasible for some, is not reasonable, considering the present conditions. We know business is business, but car owners should please be considerate in these trying times.

My point exactly.

I don't have to work all days in the week, besides, do you know weather it was because of lack of request i didn't work those two days?

Before the pandemic there was a week I traveled to benin to visit my farm because I do That like twice or once a month depending of wort at hand. Wonton know that I was still able to actualize my weekly target of 25k and by Monday uber still creditted my account with about 10k plus I still had like 6k in my account plus 3k fuel to start the week the next Monday? All of these was working just from Friday to Sunday morning stretch.

Now, tell me is that possible at this present time? Absolutely not

abiolag:
The truck ram d corolla from behind not d corolla fault. May God always protect us. U can't be always careful so we need God protection always

How can you tell it wasn't the Corolla driver's fault? I did a course on cause of accident in work place, from the look all proves of faults point towards the driver to tje Corolla who probably could have beat the traffic light.

Anyways, you don't talk wrong about the dead so make let matter rest because me no get power to settle this kind matter

omorkelly:
Thats if they dont have a representative on this thread.

Their business

Babadee1900:
Thanks man! I feel great already. I’m ready for the new week, God go before us. Amen

That's the spirit.

Inbtw, I got a promotion message on uber but when I opened it I didn't see anything other than check back later. Has anyone received any promotional message from them yet?

mrjaydee:
Who go come settle this matter now like dis

That person go need skip 3days bathing and meals.

analo:
please can anyone help tell me what's happening on my account. it keeps telling some error occurred each time I try login to my account on bolt.

Your account has been suspended probably due to a report from a rider. Send a mail to them.

knytred:
There be should a settings to make it possible to not receive trips less than a Certain km( like 5km) or the minimum amount for a trip should be 1000 , people are taking advantage of drivers during this rainy season, Na so one Rider wanted me to come and pick him from a very bad street into another bad street ....Asin why put me and my car through all that stress for 300 Naira and na their type go demand for Ac

The sad thing is most drivers are ignorant of the power they have as driver partner.

If only drivers knew the power they posses they won't allowed to be used and toast around by either uber, bolt of riders.

Drivers are the real MVP in this business.

Blackbishop:
What does P0507 mean?

A customer brought his car (Hyundai Elantra 2008) for diagnosis, one of the fault code the car had was P0507.

The code goes this way; P0507 Idle Air Control System RPM Higher Than Expected.

This P0507 code is one that's sometimes triggered on vehicles that have electronic throttle control. That is, they don't have a regular throttle cable from the accelerator pedal to the engine. They rely on sensors and electronics to control the throttle.

Causes

A vacuum leak
Leaking air intake after the throttle body
EGR valve leaking vacuum
A faulty positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve
Damaged/failed/dirty throttle body
Failed EVAP system
Failed IAC (idle air controller) or faulty IAC circuits


Solutions

A proper diagnosis will be needed to know which of the causes triggered the fault code

B-Automobile Nigeria Limited
08055347947

Brother man I can tell you're doing well. But never forget my 1 bottle you promise me since last year oh. I don loose weight tire.

Bigleaf1006:
Lol @ the bolded!!

There is nuffin evil, it's what it is....... business

Inasmuch as it's business, yet it's imperative to also be considerate not to take advantage of the the situation at hand due to the hardship that encompasses and stairs us in the face.

Its is reasonable not to reduce rent during the January winter period, after all owner partners didn't increase rent during the peak period of the festive or Xmas period. But during period of a global pandemic? Asking for 30k weekly? Brother man its not only evil but also insane, wicked and heartless. A devil I believe is even better. As in common!

Didnt u see d post of a driver that lost his life up there? Such driver its possible he was on a 30k weekly rental or HP.

Within is a screen shot of my week earning with bolt. I didn't driver with uber at all, so tell me, how I'm I supposed to get you 30k Considering I've to buy fuel, pay commision, data, call card, feed and do other things.

Brother man!!!