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kneo:
I see a lot of trips you declined. How come? Bolt didn't sanction you?

Bolt won't sanction a driver if he/she still maintains above the minimum/warning rate or score.
You can see the repercussion from his acceptance rate, he knows how to get his rate back to maximum sha.

Much respect, boss.

dav1002:
True at the bolded

I remember one day when fuel was still 185/litre I carried a girl from Igando to Sangotedo on bolt on 1.9

I was in bed when I got this request I jumped out and headed to pu

When I got to put she asked for offline

I told her 15k she said it's too much I told her no wahala

Let's do it online

As I ended the trip na 26k show

Tears full babe eye

Na she and her room mate contribute money to make up the 26k

I'm sure this experience is still haunting the girl like nightmare.
Na one of the advantages wey Bolt get over Indrive be that.
Generally, I hate offline with riders specifically, except it's a return trip and on the same amount or more than if I see there's traffic going back.

Much respect, baba.

Pearl1910:
Most of them want to cheat you, reason I don't like Indrive cos it's a price that's convenient for them that they put.
One just requested now, from Orchid road to Iyana Ishashi, Iyan Iba side on Bolt
Immediately he chatted me up and said "Online or offline?" I just smile, na Dem Dem be this. Baba Sabi say if trip end it will not be anything less than 15k but he is offering me 10k because estimate is 9k to 11k. I just said let's go online. Immediately he cancelled I am sure someone else will gladly do that trip for 10k but not me.

This is funny.

Much respect, boss.

pope191:
Almost all concept in life comes with demand and supply. One have to understand the mindset of the person you are dealing with and value of commodity before dealing.

All is in the power of presentation. Most people actually dont care about price, but safety, trust and security. Not saying we don’t have the kaku ones, but the principle is to take your shot, if it works fine and if it doesn’t? Fine.

One of the mistake riders make is to ask for a stop or take off route on indrive. Once he or she ask me what do you want me to add? You’ll hear me saying, no you talk. And they will go like you talk, if it’s not good we don’t have to go. I’ll be like madam, I have problem oo, the money I’m looking for is 2 million, I can mistakenly ask you to pay 2 million or you want to help me subtly. I’ve already create jokes and ease the person mind. If I am expecting 5k, I’ll thro 10k. The haha will enter. Las las we will end it at 6 or 7k. Most times I analyze cost of gas and ask them to do the maths.

It is well.
There's nothing I hate more than hearing a rider telling me he/she wants to branch somewhere, or pick someone up somewhere, or dropping something somewhere which will definitely increase my driving time and most especially, complete off the route to the destination.

The fact that I can simply impose extra charges doesn't solve my problem, cos most of them don't have the intention of adding extra.
The ones that want to add will be telling me some annoying extra they can add for stopping/branching. I've got 1/2 stars because of this and that one no concern me.

I tell em straight that I don't do branching/stopping, if you insist, I will give them outrageous extra charges if it's a must.
Some will propose a good extra and some will get you mad with nonsense extra. Smiles.


If you want to be doing all this branching/stopping, kindly switch onto bolt, abeg.

Funny enough, all Indrive riders know that In-drivers hate hearing branching/stopping, but they will want to throw it to you maybe you're one of the meek ones.

Much respect, baba.

dav1002:
Abeg my hands no follow oh @Glithronix:

Baba, no be only you.
Me self my hands no dey.
That's why I just bone am since. No be everything person go respond/reply to.

Much respect, boss.

Pearl1910:
So why I don't like offline generally is that sometimes the price isn't right and most times it's to odd destinations.

And when you give them offline price using your discretion, they will think you charging them too high and start complaining until you send them to go online and they see the price themselves.
The same reason I no too like offline too, cos I hate argument and too much explanation.
Some offlines I do are those riders who don't care about the price and don't want to stress themselves by ordering and waiting for another ride.
my neighbors as well, and referrals, offline comes from them, too.

Much respect, baba.

dav1002:
Eod

So, in a nutshell, you are telling that brother to be buying fuel of 6k (10 Litre) to gross 30k with his EOD, abi?

Pearl1910:
That destination point on the map is what informed the price, so I will not go more than 500meters away from that point. Except you add money to take u where u r actually going to stop. I even prefer this case because the offline part of the trip can easily be terminated at any point I see the road is bad or flooded or I feel unsafe.

I never dared picking those kind of orders and never will.
I no get strength to the drag with these people called riders.

Much respect, baba.

Pearl1910:
Nawadays... everyday is like a weekend.

Legend.

Welz:
I no dey look them twice, even on uber wey e go still dey read sef I hate such trip. app will say you have arrived, rider go dey say "turn right, move straight oya turn left, move to the end and turn right" before you know you don drive 15mins.

This is exactly wetin I dey imagine.

Much respect, baba.

dav1002:
No comment

I dey even use 6k fuel from egbeda to Lagos state business school and back to ikotun

From ikotun again to Ikeja and back to egbeda then it finished

Oh, you drove it till the fuel finished.
Okay, baba.
But which car you dey use, sir?

Kingdolla:
pls on the never compromise your fuel reserve in the car. do you mean I shouldn't allow my fuel to go below reserve?

Yes, sir.
It's very important.

dav1002:
Why na 12k fuel?

Too much or e too small?

Henhen. That reminds me.
I've been wanting to ask about this; abeg do drivers actually pick these kind of rides?
I mean, look at the destinations, they weren't specific.
For example, your destination is in Ijegun and you can't put street name?
So, I will reach Ijegun/Egbeda and start driving up and down to your actual destination which I don't even know? Like say Ijegun/Egbeda is 4 plot in land mass?
I always see these trip requests but I no dey look dem twice ooh.
Has any driver picked such and what was your experience?

Kingdolla:
I just got my car EOD 2005 model... 4 cylinder... Pls how much can I earn on weekly. I know say na corolla for make sense pass but na this one my hand reach. and pls is there anyone using EOD for this hustle here?

Congratulations, baba.
Weekly income is cumulative.
Na daily earning you should focus on precisely.
You NEED to set a daily target.
When you have a daily target, you will be calculative in your driving for the day and that makes it simple for you, unlike driving with no target - that looks like moving around with no aim (to me).
On a normal day hustle, a driver should be able to gross @30k (some do way more than that, even x2 self), that's why one must have a target. Na the target you set for the day will drive your determination.
Your EOD is 2.4L engine (12k fuel will give you 30k gross). Please never compromise your fuel reserve in the car.
Your net profit depends on the app you are using.
If you grossed 30k on a day work using Indrive, you are having a net profit of 15k after removing fuel money (12k) and commission (3k), by this calculation, you should know how much you are making in a week (6 days).
Once you have got the grip of the hustle, then you will know how to set your weekly target.

Much respect, boss.

Btw: me too I want to read reviews about this EOD.
@pearl1910, we need you here, sir. 🫡

Pearl1910:
@ d bolded...Which kain advise be that one? Except he is a Muslim sha

My boss , whether a Christian or Muslim, Sundays work na the best.
Go church, come back home and roll out.
On a Sunday, even if one sets out in the afternoon, by the time it's 10pm, he would appreciate what he has made so far and it all comes with lesser stress.
I don't think this is new to all drivers.

Much respect, sir.

pope191:
13 Olabiriro Street.

Are they sharing money there make we converge?

Much respect, baba.

GreatAutos:
How much does an Uber or bolt driver earns weekly?

I’m about to start the hustle as well because I just got a Corolla

Do soft work on weekdays (Tuesday - Thursday).
Put your target @30k on weekdays, with 10k fuel in your Corolla, 30k will be met easily.

On weekends (Friday - Sunday), work with enthusiasm by putting your target @35k - 40k. 13k fuel will definitely give you that weekend gross. If you're someone who can start driving very early in the morning, you definitely will gross more than that.
Note 1: don't joke with maintenance of your car. With slightest fault signs from your car, attend to it immediately, as someone already said.
Your net profit depends on the app you're using.

Note 2: never skip Sunday's work.

Much respect, baba.

ReadaDream:
Why wouldn't they? Lol. Baba chill o. No go interfere between police and rider matter. Na the App join una, you know sabi him or her from Adam.

The only time I went to police station with a rider was because the guys girlfriend was in my and one other police man, the guy was driven in Their hilux. Immediately we got to the station, they collect my payment for me. ..but the guy beg me not to go because of babe.

I called one of the officers aside and reasoned with him, he eventually spoke with their superior before they reduced the money they billed him. From 500k, I'm not sure if he paid more than 15k +/-. We then proceeded to Abule Egba from Ogudu.

Meanwhile, na the guy slack sha, he saw them first around 7up, he didn't tell me, I for Don match throttle comedy, instead of going through Otedola, I go divert to Ziatech....

@the bold. but they know where their fellow criminals dey nahhh.
Those police that majority of them are igbo (weed) smokers and drunkards, why dem go dey look for their fellow weed smokers and drunkards in my car nahh?
They're mostly looking for Yahoo boys and Olosho, if dem want catch dem, make dem go their base and burst dem nahh.

I've experienced similar incident and na once e Don happen during my early days of driving - these two guys were are Yahoo boys and we were stopped by police on the express immediately after Alapere estate bus stop going to ogudu, dem no waste time at all, dem packed those guys enter their worwor sienna and one police man enter my car say make we dey go, we were just driving aimlessly like headless Turkey. We drove towards Area H on ogudu road and drove back to express, omo, vex catch me that day, the police inside my car was gisting me say dem need to make money as work no easy, say my car neat and AC blasting say I dey enjoy oooh. Blah blah! Omoh na for my eyes these guys withdraw 150k give dem before they were released.
Now, upon all the time wasted, Shey the police gave me share as compensation for wasting my time and fuel? NO!
Shey those guys added to my money? NO!
Though I was using bolt then sha, but the time wasted and fuel, the extra wey topped the fare no even cover anything as dem still comot their own twenty-fccking-five % commission.
Baba, I go continue avoiding police check point weda I'm driving alone or on a ride.
Those people are thieves. They should go and be fighting the real crimes and criminals.

Much respect, legend.

tojahh:
Rider never deny you when e sup na why ginger still full your body. Continue dodging police for riders

Bro your job is to drive and drop them from A-B nothing concern me if we meet Police for road again. December 2020 fresh from Endsars na so I carry two guys from Luxury Flat to Hillsbay Hotel, we come jam those police for freedom way, na so those guys say make I no stop make I no mind them, say these guys are rogues, say abeg no stop abeg, do whatever you can but dont stop, which kind traffic are they causing at this time, thieves, yenyenyen. (I sensed fear in his voice and this feeling he's hiding his phone somewhere in the car) Na so me sef dey vex for police come use horn disturb come find way move, na so those police chase me with that Dangote motor I no know I was still blowing speed (11pm) at the traffic light at Idado that was where they blocked me.
I was thinking it's because I didn't stop at the traffic light at Jakande, I no know say na those guys chase me from freedom way up to that point. Na so police first collect my key, those boys don come down immediately, na so one begin shout for me why you no stop, (thinking it's traffic light offense) till those police told us what we did.
Omo na so those guys deny me flat say they thought I was a kidnapper as I no stop for police, they were even begging me to stop but kept calm because they're two so I can't possibly harm two of them. They were untop of their voice even accusing me more than the police. They drove my car to Ilasan police station that night I didn't know how they settle with those guys. 2 full days I was still begging and doing mabinu Daddy. Na 40k with plenty abeg and technicalities I use bail my car.

Now impatient and customer trust/satisfaction has caused me 2 days of work in December o and 40k with plenty transport to and fro Ilasan from my house. The riders I no know them, till today I no near nothing from them. If I had lose my car, na Sara, if those police had shot at me that night, na Sara.

Bro, no let anything join you with police because of rider o. That Airport police station from int'l to local, I don enter there because of rider 3 times, 2nd experience, my technicalities almost made them lock me up where I dey help rider negotiate.

Just drive them to their destination and collect money and move. No love lost.

This is different from my own point.
First, so, rider go deny me for what? Say I no be Uber driver?
Secondly, your story. inside life.
However, your story is different from my own sha. Mine is that I will stop if police are checking, but when dem no find anything implicating on my riders, then I shouldn't be delayed any further. Looking for wetin no lost dey vex me and that's when I voice out.
Because of this, since I know all the places they are always mounted, I avoid that route so that I can take my rider from point A to point B.
In the case of your story, no rider fit tell me not to wait when we jam police for checking, I am a bit experienced in this hustle, so, I know what's right.
The way I avoid police is the same way I avoid taking routes where I know FRSC and VIO dey, not that I am driving with anything offensive, but I hate their acts and time wasting. I run Indrive, not Uber or bolt that will increase my fare.
God no go shame us sha.

Much respect, boss.

In other news: proof of ownership is now renewable yearly. If you want to do your road worthiness, na then you will pay for the proof of ownership (1k) together with the road worthiness price. It's now inevitable.
Tinubu is working.

Pearl1910:
No put mouth for Passenger Police issue o. Fresh boys and innocent girls have been caught with exhibit countless times. Even the IJGBs wey look responsible. Ur own is to take people from point A to Point B. Ask if they have a preferred route or if u should follow map. This way nobody will quarrel u if something goes wrong along the way.

If u must avoid police tell ur rider ahead of time, let them give u go ahead first. Things dey occure o.

I no dey interfere when they're doing their searching, but when they find nothing but still looking for wetin no lost, na that moment e dey vex me onto say they are wasting my own time and the whole scene starts looking like harassment on my rider.
Because you be police, make person no rise up and face you when you start doing rubbish? Naahhh, e no go happen.
Na once in a while I dey even encounter dem self.
Another one is when they're doing all this their rubbish and start causing vehicle pile up, wetin nahh? Na this one I no dey get patience for precisely, I go just dey blow my horn make dem comot for road nahhh, which kind work be that?
As I said, I dey know the kind person I go carry wey go dey suspicious, but still no mean say make I go take route wey those criminals dey, avoiding is part of me already cos I no get that chill when they start their annoying harassment.

Much respect, boss.

konkoabove:
Baba Glithronix, please calm down. Police no well o. From your narration, they were obviously angry they couldn't find exhibit on your rider. They can turn the issue on your head in a jiffy and you go explain tire.

Why would they want to find exhibit on my riders?

Gentlelife50:
It's annoying Bro, sometimes I even intervene especially when I see the harassment is much.

Wallahi, you understand how it feels.

Much respect, baba.

donbrowser:
No dey interfere for police and passenger matter. Some passengers dey carry weed sometimes

I know but not in a case that you've searched and found nothing but still looking for wetin no lost.
I know the kind of passenger I go carry that will be suspicious.

Much respect, baba.

Gentlelife50:
Some riders actually believe drivers purposely take routes that have Police check points or that they are the ones informing Police and that they are working with police.

I always take my riders through the routes that I know we won't meet police, but many of these riders would be asking me why I didn't take that routes they know
Na so so questioning until I tell them the reason for not taking the routes they expected.
E get one wey vex me pass; the small girl was challenging me say why I no take that particular route wey she know, I told her that police always mount that side and they will definitely stop us and me I don't have problem with them, na you dem go search your bag and it would look like and embarrassment.
Dey plenty like that.
I hate this police asking my passengers to come down of the car and bring out their bags and they will start searching for wetin no lost, that act is an harassment to me. Vex dey enter my body sometimes that I would raise voice to the police.
Stop harassing my passengers for damn sake!
So, because of that, since I know almost all places those police dey mount, I dey always take alternative route cos I can't withstand that their mumu acts.
Though they're doing their job, but it looks illegal to me.
Those police are criminals in my eyes.

Much respect, boss.

Gentlelife50:
Nigerian police force are something else, you arrested a rider and was telling driver to send his account after billing the rider heavily, you claim he's got something in his phone and he's a fraudster.

Who gives these people order to be checking people's phones?
Dem don start again!

Omoapena:
Which gender again if not Delilah…

Omoapena:
Some riders can be so annoying, I’m dropping you in front of your apartment door but you’re complaining that the back door of my car didn’t align with your entrance door and I should go forward and stop right in front of your door…


If chance is given, some of this stupid riders will even want us to drop them inside their room…

I can bet my fuel pump, na female be this person.

ksmart027:
Bros nawa oo, i don't wait more than 10 minutes. Five minutes of normal waiting time, i call the rider to remind them that I am still waiting, and if you are not out in the next time five minutes i cancel the ride and move simple.
No vex baba, wrong quote. Much respect boss.

For you to quote the wrong person, the thing really enter your body well-well.
Na so some of our people be. They can he very annoying some times.
Him ordered for a ride and forgot?
Some human beings sha.
It is well, baba.

pope191:
Why you won carry trip come here? You deh see me for Ketu? Abeg make everybody deh em lane. Trip wey never do us. If you see traffic for Berger yesterday, e reach 5 hours

No vex, baba.
You know they say there's love in sharing.
5hrs traffic kó, 100hrs traffic ni.
Henceforth, Ojodu Berger is a goal.

dapotemi:
This is beautiful to watch....I want to change all my four tires at once....which one should come first, alighment then change tire or the other way...Does it really matter?

Baba, alignment always comes last after anything has been done on car legs nahh.

Boss @pope191, wetin dey sup for your Ojodu Berger nah? Dem don finish the express ni? Cos I no dey see traffic there on map again like before.
Shey to-and-fro of the express don complete?
Make person dey take order go there.

Much respect, baba

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Ghen ghen. 🙁

My problem here is the 60 billion naira.