IFSHR: Cheer up brother...hustle will pay it back.
U learnt a vital lesson already.....don't let that deter you from Airport trips....
The rule is never put of your car !
When request enter....drive round till you can physically ascertain your potential rider!..
give them instructions of engagement don't let them dictate for you, most of them are ignorant of the rule and will often abandon you to your plight.
Another important rule is, for no reason must you stop on d [b]zebra crossing. [/b]If your rider is waiting for you at the pickup point provided by the Airport Auhority and there is traffic inside the compound don't drive into the zebra lines simply because there's traffic.
This is a traffic rule every Nigeria drivers disobey but if you flunt this rule within the airport premises you would be arrested and fine for it.
eyinola: na eye opener bro, make this riders kuku dey use airport cabs jare, that place to egbeda won't pass 1500 on uber now i hv to part with 10K of which those airport cabs won't charge less than 3-5K and the rider jump down and leave me with them
Got a request to chevron drive from mm1. Got to pickup, rider was already on standby just after the car park entrance. But there are cars at his front so he directed me to drive forward a bit. I have to move just out the small gate at mm1. Immediately I stopped, one of them clamped me with those their big iron wager. And rider was just about to open the door, I locked my doors back immediately, reversed back to escape, they clamped my back tyre with another one. I climbed the one in front with speed, and it got stuck under my car making serious noise as I drive and there is little traffic at my front. People started shouting that I will spoil my car, but I no send any one. I kept moving small in the little traffic till the thing got out from under my car, but affected my right fender. They rushed me immediately, trying to open my door. but luckily the traffci at my front cleared and I sped. One of them by my right side dragging my door handle fell down and rolled on the ground. Those in front respected themselves and cleared. I drove straight to the Conoil just before the express, rider called me and apologized, begged me to wait at the Conoil, he'll treck to meet me.
I waited till he got there and proceeded with the trip.
Weightless: Your very wrong here, try and read what dru23 wrote again den u will understand better, do you know how much it will cost to maintain dos cars not to talk of the bad roads we have here dat will spoil ur shocks and mad danfo drivers, keke nd korope that will nearly destroy the cars,. Then we have not talk of the 500naira trip or they want to segregate by having more of the rich class patronizing them. They will park their load and run away after 1yr into the business, just use brt bus as a yard stick and see horrible they look rite now nd badly some of them are
Okay I agree I'm wrong, but maybe you missed where admitted their parts are much expensive than the older Corolla cars?
Which car no get shock absorber? Which car no get tire? Bros leave that thing you're talking about and stop acting like you know more than CEOs with billions naira investment. Those BRT buses you talked about you think they haven't recoup their investment and profit?
The only odd against them you should have said is that the cars are too expensive for low fares transport and that would take them years to recoup their investment but the point im trying to make here is, I'm very sure the partnership business benefits bolt uber and MOOVE. Take for instance its possible uber wont be collecting any commission from MOOVE drivers instead the commission goes to MOOVE because directly and indirectly MOOVE is doing one of the biggest adverts for UBER.
Now see it this way, 25% commission+25,000 naira weekly are you gonna tell me they wont recoup an investment of 5m in 3yrs?
northbird: Last year December, was @ omole phase 1. Got a request, called the woman, @ d gate, dy wasted my time for lyk 4 mins.
Ok, I reasoned, just calm down n take d trip.
After some mins, woman sef no show, I saw a young dude bringing down bags of rice, after the fourth bag , I asked him, where is madam,
Abi she is no more going...
Dude told me that, no ooo, I'm the one to deliver these bags of rice to iyana ipaja, that they are waiting for me. I was shocked
To crown it all, dude said there is one more bag upstairs
I cancelled the trip n left in anger....
Various abuses of the use of E-hailing abound, sometimes, I wonder why things don't work in Nigeria n would work in foreign climes...
Those drivers on rental abusing partners cars simply because they feel is not their car don't know the arm they're causing for themselves.
My mum always say "if you're a tenant and you maintain your LL's house well one day God will help you build your own and when you own one its same good tenant you too will get but if you're bad you'll get a bad tenant in return".
How you go carry 4-5bags of rice??! D person dey mad ni... Na inside lagoon me go drop that person.
dru23: Moove is the USA version of getaround rental .. You can rent from them for about $200.00 a week .. My friend uses them anytime is uber car breaks down...He told they have up to 700 cars in my state.. It is a good business for them .....
Whether the car is 20 years or 100 years it is the same amount it will deliver.. Moove driver driving 2020 Corolla will still deliver same amount as a 20 year old driver.... ..the cost of maintaining those moove car is more than the regular rental cars..
With all due respect Sir, you made a valid point but have you try to look deep into why Uber went into this partnership with MOOVE?
Uber is a household name but has just a little fraction of the market share in Nigeria. So by pulling out quality cars which MOOVE brought in to serve their customers I believe that within the space of little time they'll take over the market from their competitors.
The idea of using America standard as same 8n Nigeria wont work is not fact. How many businesses originated from Nigeria? Even the education we have is from the western world so why won't it work here as well?
The car we are even talking about is no big deal, its group d clearance is even higher than the popular Honda civic with the factory 14rim. Banks, cooperate organisations and individuals use this brands of cars on the daily apart from the issue that it's parts will be a little bit more expensive than the conventional 03-07 Corolla anything other than that is d same. From engine down to transmission.
The two weeks daily delivery of the car to their workshop is for lots of reasons structured out in their business plan and not all drivers will qualify to continue driving with them after these two weeks.
Though the idea may seems crazy to many but what I see in this is just a market strategy and in few years they'll breakeven.
What small scale investors should do now is keep a close watch and study the trend very well because anything can change at any time.
jpworld: I never attack ur post, always respect ur post.
What we all are trying to do here is survive.
Business is tough ground for you to stand on ur feet is not easy.
God will bless each and everyone of us.
I understand baba, Nigeria is a tough place to do business reason foreign investors are scared of coming. The greatest challenge of every CEO is workforce, getting the right people is even more difficult than the business plan its self but with a good managerial skill, patient and perseverance you'll get the right people in your team.
I learnt something very key from the 2nd law of the book "48 Laws of Powers",
Never put too much trust in friends, learn how to use enemies., he said something like "hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them."
I've applied this law in work place and business and it has worked wonders for me.
jpworld: If there is no hidden terms and conditions with Moove, or certain restrictions, u go for Moove.
According to the YouTube driver, you will do 35 trips that will go straight to moove, , that 35 trips can worth 40k or even 50k.
Can Moove bring in 10000 cars for uber, I don't think so, there will always be car rental business.
We that are small scale our rent suppose be more expensive than moove.
Oga shey my post disturb you? Abi them tell u say me no go like be car owner with 100 cars or more? What ever your business methodology looks likes is not my business okay. So dont think I'm trying to attack you or anyone with my thinking please.
Nice one bro... Sometimes its good to shift away from your comfort zone so you can see things from another view.
But that 2 weeks test no be here oooh... e no easy at all but God will gibe one the grace.
Good luck bro.
To me its better I pay 25k for a 2017 car than paying same amount for a 17years old car.
You have more respect from riders Your rating will be excellent And the riders one would be meeting will want To sell to you good ideas and opportunities
jpworld: He is the only driver that does only uber, the rest majorly are on bolt, i have no access to their bolt account.
I have notify all my drivers of the increase in rent.
Only 1 asking me to shift his increase to next month, then advising me to use total oil.
6 drivers are on awaiting list, i have done their verifications, incase any driver disagree vehicle will be retrieve immediately and handed over to new driver.
Rent actually should be between 32/35k because of high cost of vehicle maintenance, but as a Christian you consider people working for you.
Mber months is peak period for transport business.
Respect on the bolded.
A good way to operate a company and a sign of respect for anyone working for you. If there is need for any change call the person and discuss it instead of just waking up from a bad dream pick up your phone, call your driver to deliver your car to you even when they've done nothing wrong
dapotemi: Pls, I just got information that my car was vandalized overnight. It's a bankers corolla. Those boys entered our street and vandalized 6 cars out of close to 30 parked on the street. Not surprisingly, the 6 cars are all corolla, mine inclusive. Myself and my driver stays on the same street...His rental is very low (15k), I just gave the car out to help him take care of his family, I bought the car cheap. Pls any idea where I can get those glass control. They took brainbox, Bat3 and the glass control, luckily welder Don weld my brainbox,thanks to the former owner, Bat3 was tightly screwed, na only the glass control they stole. Where and how much can I get this pls.
eeya sorry bros... Just to ladipo and get all the necessary tins u need den make sure u weld it this time around.
favor914: Mumu is Buhari Nigeria?, wasn’t Nigeria working on so called nuclear energy prior to President Buhari coming into power? Zombie what kind of energy has the Governor of your state proposed for you? Or are you not aware that Jonathan Goodluck deregulated that sector in 2013? Lazy fellow be waiting for FG to come & give you electricity, after clueless Jonathan has sold it to quacks.
Olosho go back to ur pole we r not discussing P&P talk here. Fuu
dukeprince50: not just PMB but all our past leaders are useless, infact PMB administration brought up the idea of nuclear energy but we kicked against it cos we are scared it will be mismanaged and cause a disaster but we forget nuclear energy is the neatest and most environmental friendly
U have not been able to manage ordinary hydro power and you're supporting a dullard that knows nothing on nuclear energy, like seriously!! Are you kidding me?? Do you know what nuclear energy means at all? No wonder we have the kinds of leaders we have right now.
abefeabebi: Felicity001 You be boss, i followed ur instructions and it worked out. thanks so much. but unable to do any online test and the issue of payment, what is swift/Bic
It's nothing bros... No big deal.
If your bank is take for instance Zenith bank type on Google search "zenith bank swift code" you'll c sth like this in the circle in attachment. That would be your switch code.
eyinola: I charge 1k for luggage today and i was happy with mysef Rider: whr r u now be fast i hv many tinz to carry Me : u say? Please i don't carry load oooooo Rider: it's a small load na , shebi u sil see it Me : ok i am coming to check, i park my car come down to check, she was carrying 1 sack containing designer shoes and one carton wrapped with celotape Me: this is load i can only carry u with ur hand luggage Rider: when does taxify start charging for load Me: they don't ask me to be carrying load ; anyways ur load is 1K Rider: na wa ooo, ur face just strong..oya shaa let's go
Took another site engineer with some few technical tools i also charge 1k but he begged for 500, way to go if u no fit pay i zoom off
Chai!!! See eyinola of yesterday wey just sabi waka ooh na him don dey run pass U. Bolt so
radautoworks: If you really want to get back into it, we can help you get product in. There are also a lot more resin manufacturers with good product now. Shop and you'll see. I don't want to sell you some but I think you should take another look at it. We sell DIY kits but don't really want to get into windshield repair but there is a market for it I think.
Wll keep this in mind, when I'm good to go I'll initiate a contact reminding you.
abefeabebi: Thanks Boss for ur response all the time, i later went there and it was done in my presence. Now having issue with uploading it. keep rejecting it. i did screenshot of the PDF sent to me. attached is d report. please help me out
UBER: you will have to upload via your url using an android phone and not with an apple device. Get to your url via ur uber app profile
Bolt: I think I've forgotten how but check your profile documents or so.
jaymejate: It's good o. At least, save the cost of changing the windshield. I hear say they no de see cracked windshield for face at the inspection center
How much is it by the way?
It doesn't just save you cost of changing an entire windshield just for a star break, a bull's eye, long crack or multiple star breaks but you also retain you factory fitted seal windshield with having to break your pocket.
radautoworks: Why did you stop?? There are whole businesses who do nothing but this! In Nigeria especially you would make a mint as a mobile windshield repair.
As expected.
1st, studies was my major reason so I redirected and always direct my clients to some guys I trained b4 going to pursue a degree. Studies didnt allow me to continue the job far away in PH city because ads and other factors would've been needed to gain ground in a new environ. Though still carryout few jobs when ever I was on hols in Lagos but due to not always being around I lost clients.
2ndly, Chemicals (resins) expired, high cost of exchange rate, difficulty getting shipment from the USA plus other factors.
Furthermore, Glass Mechnix the first company that came up with the technilogy, their resins (the major tool for the job) became very expensive. How do a fresh graduate get such money to make order. Other competitor's resin wasn't guv8ng me the desire result I needed, so we started having high number of return jobs.
I believe you know that feeling when your customers are not satisfied, my motivation gradually died down so I started loosing interest.
Finally, Got 2 jars of glass Mechnix resins from a dealer in Abuja, but this time customers are not ready to pay handsomely for a job well done. Competition as windshield where no more being imported but are now been manufactured here in Nigeria this now crashed the prices of windshield.
So all of these put together are the reason for my decision of quitting.
I have a small toyota and I'm considering giving it out for this business but I have some questions.
1. Is it better I give it out on hire purchase? 2. Do I take the car to uber or bolt myself for registration or give it to a driver and let him do all that? ( HP). 3. I'm In abuja. How much should i expect weekly? 4. Which is better, uber or bolt?
Thank you
My brother do HP while you sit and drink bear watching your money hit your account weekly.
If driver messebu give am yellow card 2 yellow card is equal to one red card One red card is equal to disqualification for 3matches you can make it 4 weeks then bring him back forward with an increase of 2weeks rent while you assist with the problems to his reason of having a yellow card twice.
In this business and with the little knowledge and experience2 I've gathered HP is the king. I can't come and kill myself with 100% maintenance while I'm receiving same money a HP owner is getting and a driver is bringing me different court cases and police settlements plus mechanics kpalava like they do to jpworld the HOD-Ws.
Las Las balance your account after 4quater you'd noticed you didn't make any profit due to repairs, servicing and other running cost. Watin you gain
Same thing applies to drivers. HP is the best way to go anytime any day. I know some guus who have been on rental for 2yrs yet nothing to show for.
abefeabebi: Boss how long does this take to get report in ur mail, finished my around past 10 today and the guy said in the next 1hour i will get the report., but till now nothing in my inbox. please how do i go about d online test
Check your spam if you don't see any on ur inbox you ought to have received it by now. Normally it should be almost immediately after the inspector submits it's report then a successful and confirmation mail is reverted back to you.
jaymejate: If it not fresh nko? It will not be repairable? How much is that repairing also?
I saw a video sometimes ago where cracked windscreen was fixed. Omo i shock, not freshly cracked windscreen o. They fit do am for naija?
Its very possible bro as a matter of fact I did several jobs of such way back that one would hardly tell if there is a crack there.
95% jobs I did then looking from the inside where like a fainted razor blade scratch on a glass If d windshield is of good quality n crack is fresh say like within a week. But if dirt particles enters and stick on the middle layer of the windshield which is like a nylon material and stays for months b4 coming for repair, after work done the dirty will be visible to the naked eyes.
UcLloyd: I will be going for my own inspection, Bolt next week. The name on my car papers is different from my drivers license, I bought the car Nigerian used, but I haven't changed the papers to my name cus they papers are still valid till next year. I hope it won't be a problem with Bolt?
It doesn't matter else nobody would drive on rental
Slickleo: Good PL how do I stop crank on my car front windshield. Thanks
You just reminded me of my humble beginning.
Windshield repairs by Glass Mechnix.
There's this man I trained years back Mr. John ( 0805 541 2904) by name Call him now I just went off on the phone with him he will fix it and u won't even notice there's a crack on the windshield provided its still fresh., tell him his long time friend that just spoke with him gave you his No.