₦airaland Forum

pope191:
Gahoo boiz everywhere

. Not yahoo boys. Its a tech institute at Ikeja "New Horizons" where teenagers and youths come to learn. I registered last week for afternoon classes. ". Currently learning Data analysis and Digital marketing

Omoapena:
Short trips dey sweet me now o

Chai, you see those trips of 6mins to 10mins
I too love am die, just do like 5 of it under 1hr

You don see 10k

I carry person from banana island to admiralty way, trip was 17mins drive and bolt charge 3k


Short trips sweet now o

Island, ikeja and Surulere. Na these 3 location get large amount of short trips, but I don't like short trips. It stresses car and waste fuel

leroi01:
Oh . My cars are parked already.
3 precisely. While I I manage my business and pay myself a salary. Thanks for the unwanted advice.

All the best with balancing your hire purchase rental.

The real drivers know better

Me back to school

Upskill. I would suggest, the demand for tech now is massive and the pay is worth the sacrifice.

Glithronix:
See traffic from Ogudu all the way to the whole of 3rd mainland bridge and from Eleganza (Lekki) all the way down to freedom way Traffic light junction.
The best is to be doing short-short trips on mainland till everywhere is clear, but I'm not the short trips type. Seems I go work into the night today.
If na night the traffic all clear, na night I go roll out.
Can't come and burn my precious (in Gollum's voice) fuel.
Cash out time for bolt drivers.

The traffic was mad,2 hours journey from Alapere to Adeola Odeku. But at the end pocketed 11k. Not a bad one

Deypray:
Thanks.

On best app, I like bolt too( the fact that I only get orders within a set range is bae, and no competition for a trip), but the day I used indrive. Order wan kill me.( Competition and the idea of riders still taking advantage of drivers in this period is discouraging.)

What do you suggest about this muscle drinking fuel anyhow pls?

1. AC Compromise will u save you more fuel, early morning trips and evening trips, weather is cool. Most riders wouldn't mind to do without the AC, if you can make them understand the situation of things on ground.

2. Buy petrol from reliable and trusted filling stations: Most filling stations petrol dey quick finish. They dispense fuel and air to make your tank look full. Little driving around fuel gauge don turn yellow. You have to observe the ones their fuel last longer and make them your favourite filling stations.

3. Make sure your tyres are properly gauge,


4. Over speeding dey make fuel finish on time. Your speedometer should be at 80 to 100 at most on 3rd mainland. On normal high way like ikorodu road and so on 40 to 60


5. Check your catalyst if still in good condition


6.. Routinely service your fuel injector and car engine. I do mine every end of the month cos it is for commercial purpose. I don't use kilometre driven to service car.

7. Aggressive driving too dey drink fuel[/quote]

Viking07:
I must go renew my Uber inspection today. Same thing someone said on WhatsApp. Bolt juju for pilots must be very strong. 😆

No be juju, na addiction. Ehailing is the easiest way to make money. Alot of pilots find it difficult to move to other businesses.

Deypray:
Bros...Were this mostly offline trips.??.. I use Camry muscle too(I agree with the fuel consumption too).

15k to make 51k gross is amazing. Which app did this? The moment my tank reach halfway, d way the fuel drops is depressing. I don tire.

All these trips are on the island or mainland?

Did you take any break between trips?

I'll appreciate your response.

Answers to your questions

The App I use is BOLT: Number 1 ehailing app in Nigeria. I don't use Indrive, Rida and Uber their price is not really so good this subsidy period.


I Started work by 7am. By 12 noon I have made 28k thanks to long trips. I took 1 hour break to eat lunch. Continue by 1pm till 7pm. I have realized 51k.


30% of my trip was island and 70% was mainland.

Pearl1910:
So how much fuel did u use to make this bar?

15k fuel ( Half tank) to make 51k

There was no lfuel left in the tank after sales

2.4 litre engine Toyota Camry muscle. Fuel Consumption is a bit high

I would have made more if I drive Yaris, Corolla or Matrix.

Na Yaris dey enjoy this subsidy season: 22k full tank can gross close to 100k or more

Some of my guys dey use that car

Pearl1910:
Shebi una dey see...it's not even upto 24hrs u said u will never pursue bonus. U stopped 3yrs ago, u will only do 2 good trips a day n u r okay for the day.
Now here u are more than 11 trips. Hope say ur car no evaporate Sha.

Don't get me wrong. On weekdays I do an average of 2-4 trips that will fetch me at least 20k. After that am done for the day. But weekends like Friday, Saturday and Sundays I do alot more.

I didn't chase bonus honestly, cos I didn't even meet up. My goal was to see what I could make on this new fuel price #500 per litre. During today's adventure, I discovered that Bolt has increased their price to a reasonable amount, (not the initiaI price increase they did last week) , Then I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to drive longer and make more bar.

YeyeGbami:
Owode

Owode kor ! Owode onirin nii !

Viking07:
The strike has been a tremendous success. Almighty bolt increased their fares 3 times under 7 days. Uber increased their own for the 2nd time today. This is despite the very “hardworking” Nairaland drivers who always claim to make profit. 😆 But sane drivers protested and we’re making progress. Even though the prices are still unbalanced.

The next push is a total reduction of commission to 10% on all apps in Nigeria. We’d continue pressing their neck on Monday. I was at the protest ground today and the number of Corollas I saw, I’ve never seen it in my life. 😁

Kudos to all those who stood on the side of truth and made their voices heard on different platforms. From Lagos to Abuja to Kano to Delta, Ibadan, Kwara etc. Una well done . 🙌✌️


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wucPb0C7q2c

Things don dey change small small. Me self notice am today.

Aluta continua

Pearl1910:
FALSE!!!

I chop bonus everytime it appears on my app and I have never been to these places. Infact, I don't go beyond Oral Estate, Berger, Surulere, Ikeja on week days.

See enjoyment. I stopped chasing bonus in 2019, 4 years ago. immediately Uche left Bolt. May be the rules have changed I can't say. But for now am cool with my mode of driving. I don't like stress.

Small work Big money.

konkoabove:
I don't chase bonus anyhow too. Infact I have been on indrive lately. But this particular bonus falls within an average of 4 trips per day for 1 week.

If dem throw you trip to Ajangbadi, Odo Eran, Ayobo inside, igbogbo, isawo etc

Will you go?

To chop that bonus, you must be willing do trips to these destinations.

Mind you there are rules to what you called Average 4 trips per day

Your Driver score and acceptance rate must not fall below a certain threshold

You must stay some certain hours online

Pearl1910:
If I hear...for this economy?, person wan dash u 25k a week u no go look him face??

Driving like headless chicken in Lagos for 25K?

No be me and your company BOLT

Una wan wreck my Car

Wreck my savings.

I would rather do fewer trips and collect my monie small small than chase that thing called Bonus

Felicity001:
I never start my car for 1 month now...

I'm missing poverty days

BRT and Keke na my paddy now

Kpele ! Baba Olowo

konkoabove:
Is bolt responding to the strike?

Pearl1910 northbird shall we?

I use to chase bonus, but I have over grown that. I am more contented with 2-4 trips that will fetch me 20k. I am good for the day.

kewelljoseph:
I’ve got a clean 2014 registered 2014 Corolla sport for sale, car is in prestine condition owners stays in lekki and rarely drove the car sef!

Condition: Clean ( non - accidental) baked on first body!

Color : Grey

Mileage: 43k

Faults: None

Price: 5.7M negotiable


No: 07062604475 ( call or whatsApp )

P.s : All papers are intact and this car is way better than some tokunbo I see out here goin for over 7M, owner didn’t drive it much before traveling abroad.

Clean sharp car

If to say nah Yaris e for make sense die.

peacefulhome:
Pls how much did you buy? Also his the guy base in Lagos? Buying fake dollar has been my major concern.

I bought $2000 at #750, he is based in Lagos and very close friend. It wasn't cash. He transferred into my Dollar account. I want to invest more money by Monday.

Many Economist and financial analyst predicted Exchange rate will go up soon. I am banking on their prediction.

Waste of time and Energy. No going back - Ashiwaju don talk am

Johnnybegood12:
No lies.
People should just do whatever they feel is good for them.
Lately I always have the urge to reply many people but most times once I finish typing the reply, I will just delete everything, because no matter what say people will just want to argue.

This is me advising any body that wants to venture into this line of hustle (drive by yourself), pls go ahead with no restraint. I can only tell u what I know and what I do.
I remember 2years ago when I was about to venture into this hustle, I planned buying a manual car, I came here to solicit for advice, what most people did was to discourage me and say a lot of demoralizing stories, and even go as far as posting traumatic pictures of drivers that drive manual cars (yam legs)
But there where still some people that spoke their Truth concerning my question ( I won't write there moniker so that the purpose of what I am writing won't be disturb), and I was lucky to decipher what's good for me.
I bought the manual car luckily it's in a perfect condition except for the Ac.
What I want to say is that, it's two years I am driving that car now, my legs are still fresh and fine, it doesn't ache or hurt, I have made my capital & much much more ROI, car is still in very good condition because I don't joke with maintenance.
Have there been challenges? Yes
Have I overcome? yes
Will there still be challenges? yes
Will I overcome? It's left to me.
Can't type it all.



I just pray say everyone go dey alright las las.


This is for those that wants to argue ( I do Ajo contribution of atleast 155k monthly) 20k every friday, and 75k monthly.

If u like say na lie na u Sabi.....I av just said it as it is.
NB: this post is not to cause chaos, but to help whoever needs the motivation .

Peace ✌️

Nice one

I love saving too. My saving habit is very very extreme,

This my 5th year saving from the hussle

Nah investing I dey learn small small now.

Cos that's the only way to multiply money and attain financial freedom

CheerfulGiver:
I no dey argue with you. Every means of income is reasonable. Even shit_packing. There was this man that his logo was "shit_ business is serious business"

Nigeria has happened to everyone. The reality of it all is that bills must be paid. When people realize that everything is about paying bills, they'll restrategize. For now, make everyone dey play first.

I bought fuel yesterday 15000. Total gross 56000 commission 5300.

Net 35700.

Nobody on this thread can ever give me 35700 in 15hrs if I ask for it. Today I'll go again. I have above half tank. By the time I'll buy fuel again today, I may not even use it till tomorro's hustle.

Make Dem dey complain. Me I don strategize dey cash out. I've paid all bills for yesterday. Will pay for today. That's all it's about.

It's when you realize that nobody cares about you on this thread, maybe they'll restrategize too. I go dey wait. But for now, make we dey play.

Some income and income no be mate

Some are more reasonable than others

You can't compsre person wey do Uber and person wey be Certified Cyber security

Iyato wa ! Big difference my brother

Johnnybegood12:
Nice update boss.
At the bolded, I want to ask a question pls, where do u work?

I be Uber driver with some little side hussle.

CheerfulGiver:
Una don dey talk repair repair repair for the past 3 years on this same thread. No be today. Health health health. Waist pain waist pain waist pain. Nothing I never hear.

I still dey here.

.

Baba nah the reality, no capping Any reasonable means of income wey show. I don quit.

obuneme:
The thing is that if these app owners raise prices at the same pace as fuel prices rise, they risk losing clients, and when they do, it will also have an impact on the drivers.

Then let them reduce their commission to 10%, if they can't raise their prices to suit the reality on ground.

They don't want to loose clients, but they can hold on to their 25 % commission.

Well nah drivers dey suffer the whole thing

Welz:
you and the hardworking 10% are the problem and reason why the various app coy don't respect drivers

Most ehailing drivers don't know their worth. They need serious tutorial on pricing from yellow cab drivers and Airport taxi

Viking07:
So all of a suddenly everyone is lazy. Na only you and CheerfulG dey hardworking? 😆 Post your bolt figures just like CheerfulG posted his inDrive let’s see how you’re cashing out.

You can’t lie your way out of this fuel increase. The calculations are straightforward. Y’all can only deceive the gullibles on this Nairaland. In reality thousands of drivers are in different groups lamenting daily even this morning them don start. But over here y’all are living in your own alternate reality. 😆

Make una dey play.

The sad thing is that there are Judas and saboteurs amongst us. Who think they are making more money this period. They are the one spoiling the business for reasonably thinking drivers.

I hope these guys can afford to fix the car with what they are currently earning when serious issue come up.

Pearl1910:
Actually, I have discovered this thread is 90% lazy drivers, part-time drivers and people that aren't even in the business.

Arguing with them is a waste of time.
One would ordinary expect serious and genuine questions as to how to achieve success in the business, or just copy what they see. But no, na to sitdon dey press phone they talk "it's not possible", "it's not profitable"
They have been complaining since 19kokoro, period within which serious people have saved and travelled out, some have built houses and big busineses, some have multiplied their fleet and all manner of good reports from ehailing.

Fuel price is just another talking point and excuse for them, devil dey beat drum for their head and them dey dance to the rhythm. Within these 4days someone has made 80k driving with the same price increase, but some people have parked their cars, and are home crying and wailing, some say they are still observing. some say it is a rat race some say it is running like a headless chicken some say it is moving lagos up and down
Well, as our faces are different so are our challenges and destiny. Make everybody do wetin dem like with their life. Not stressing myself to proof anything again. But I will still be here for the people that really want to work and succeed in the business, I only pity the people that will be deceived to follow the ones that are secretly working and making it while discouraging others on this platform.

Kpele ! Hard working pilot . You think money is by hardwork. Dey there dey play.

As time goes by you will understand.

davit:
How much did your aboki sell for you?

@ N750 per dollar at black market

Banks don't sell dollars to customers except for

Tuition Abroad

Medical treatment over seas

BTAs

Pilgrimage

Etc

If you get connect with bankers, you get it cheaper

Demand is very high

Opportunity to make extra money !

If you have money in your account go and buy dollar and keep, from what I read today while doing research, there is an inside information that dollar will go up the way petrol went up soonest

I called my Aboki Forex guy and bought $2000 this afternoon, I will invest more $3000 and keep monitoring it

From speculation

Official market might hit N631

Black market might be N900

pope191:
I still they calculate here, but hate this back and forth argument. No where in this world half tank will do 61k. Some arguments are just needless. I on app from home today, still the same thing, faint surge on Bolt. I just ignore all the apps. Drivers still remain the problem, I won't borrow anyone anything again. If they like write fellow comrade, president or aluta. Their problem.

Bro as this work dey now. It is wake up call for so many of us to engage our brain to think deeply and take informed decision that will shape our destiny for better

Through out this week it has been research upon research, trying to figure ways to free myself from over dependence on this hustle. I know soonest I will stumble on a life changing idea. Nah patience and perseverance e go require.

Barbiturate:
Riders don dey complain for Twitter

Work never settle well well. When it settles, nah negotiated off-line most drivers go dey do. Most riders are gonna be pissed off. If riders can't pay. They cancel trip and tell the rider to get another driver.