toomush:



Some riders can be very stubborn, when you ask them to cancel.

Thanks for the heads up, I don learn another thing today.


The other day I learnt that I should be dashing riders 1 star on bolt. ( Some riders can be funny crashed my rating from 4.90 to 4.75 in one day) I just weak

Welcome to the club. I started this week with my rating at 4.93. It is presently on 4.78... E go still grow back I'm sure...

stacyadams:



She go transfer d aggression to another driver

Na... She probably would not, because I made sure I stayed outside the gate for like 10mins and her request got to me three times and she cancelled.

When it gets to another driver, she go sabi talk...

Babadee1900:
What estate? Let me guess, Horizon II?

Na Lekki Gardens Phase 3. Olosho wey come do overnight. Maybe the runs no pure she come wan transfer aggression for my body... God forbid...

NYCnextStop:
you might also want to be careful on how you slide on arriving now. My account was blocked because of that.

I know Boss...

Some riders are just out to frustrate you and spoil your day.

So first trip when I came out, called Rider and she gave me her location. But the first thing she said was WHERE ARE YOU?, even when I greeted Good morning, she didn't respond. Ok o.

Got to the gate and I called her to call the gate. She said she was going to come out, so I parked outside and slid on arrived.

Before I knew what was happening, I saw Paid waiting 10mins. What

I tried her number, it was not going through. Security now came to check boot. I went in but the security didn't give the right direction. Got to where security directed me to and called, no response, then network became spotty, then she picked I couldn't hear her. Meanwhile paid waiting don dey enter 15mins.

She called again and I tried describing where I was and I asked her what road she was. She was like "R16" or something, I was like let me ask someone and she was like you don't even know where you are. (For my mind, you dey mad? You direct me?). I shaa no talk.

I asked someone and the person told me to ask for the exact ROAD in the estate. I called her back and asked her, she was talking and I couldn't hear, so I ended the call to call her back. Then she called back.

Rider: Oga, that thing wey you just do, wey I dey talk you just end call for my ear, no ever try am, I no be your wife.

Me: You dey MAD. You no even reach half of my wife.

Cancelled ride, Waka comot. Bad trip avoided...

Some riders are mad sha.

toomush:


I'm very picky with locations I go to, someplaces are big NO - NO for me.

Trust me, I have "NO NO" places more than you. But rule of the thumb is, always accept ALL trips whether you intend on going on the trip or not. Then call Rider to confirm the destination.

If you can go, proceed to pickup. If you can't, politely tell the rider to cancel and request another ride. My personal line is: "I'm sorry I'm not going towards that direction. Kindly cancel and request another ride." It works most times.

Some would be wise enough to cancel. Wait for some seconds to see if they would. If they don't, slide on "Arriving Now" no matter how far you are. After the waiting period, you can cancel with rider didn't show or phone number not available.

Remember, always ACCEPT all trips.

But then again, what do I know

toomush:
How am I doing?

At what point would they block someone?

YOU DID NOT ACCEPT, 42%? Why?

dckng16:
[b]There is one wide big dish after that Mile 2 pedestrian bridge.[/b]The water there can swallow somebody"s car. U guys should take cognizance of that spot. Its very terrible. U might enter and not come out again.

Very true especially when it rains and it is covered... It nearly fell into the trap the last time I was there.


I was fortunate today sha... I woke up in good spirits and decided to go out. It didn't look like it was going to rain.

First trip came in. Destination: Mainland (Igando around Egbeda).

Me wey no dey go mainland before, but with scarcity of trips, I say make I go come back Island.

Trip went well, without AC, so less fuel. When I got there, it was very SUNNY, meanwhile it was raining heavily on the Island.

Did a few trips on the mainland then got a request back to the Island and it had already stopped raining.

In all, today was good. We thank God. We shall overcome.

Felicity0001:
My director, CIA, FBI, ICPC, EFCC, CID, Chief of Arm Forces GCFR what more am i missing? Abeg help me profile the guy who claims to be a rich dude but dont have money to pay ordinary N5100.

He said he bought a 2014 Camry but hasn't numbered it.

He saud yesterday his birthday oh and was calling girls from all walks of life to come down to lekki but guy man no fit balance him uber fee of N2100 out of N5100.

Here is his number(0701 588 9544) I need just his social media details, don't call him please just his social media handles I need.
His name: KAREEM OLUWAFUNMBI AYOBAMI.
But I couldn't find any face that match on FB.

No calls please guys.

CC: Izzuo

Na the guy be this?

ekehopp:
*Good evening comrades the voice note above is the voice of one of us in this hustle, he is Muyiwa by name, he needs advice and contact if possible to help him out of this mess. Please for those who can help in one way or the other should please reach him on his number 08175538189 The rest of us can pray for him to get help speedily.. Thank you comrades.*

***driver audio narrating accident is attached

Hmm... So sad. I just feel for the guy.

mrjaydee:


this scenario happens frequently while I was still driving. I will just tell the person * presses phone* done the money is in your "uber account"

Or those people that will order for a ride and then take you through like 3 stops and still ask for you to pause the trip.

Rider: please pause the trip lemme quickly buy something

Me: oh ok " presses phone" done

Bad guy...

Felicity0001:

You no get IpassMyNeigbor? be innovative for once na or better still get an extension.

But one has to be very careful ooh most fuel tanks are hidden under the seat or rug make you no go bomb you car oh

pope191:


I always have change, but in a case of which I don't have and what I have to part with is like 100/200, I'll let the rider have it, but if it is the other way round, it will b my luck day.

Today is my first day of grossing 15,100 including 400 for toll gate after dis corona, my sleep dis night tho couple with the rider I picked from Festac to Ajah, the girl was on phone from Bonny camp to Ajah. Wetin my ear hear today, one bundle of cotton bud won't b able to clean it, I was just driving rubbish

15K... E no bad. There are some good days this period especially Fridays to Sundays.

stephenponti:


I removed the tag sticker and use only the card when I want to use e-tag route. that way I can get change from them by paying cash without been double charged.

Make sense...

Babadee1900:
Most times I top up their line, some will say they don’t want. I tell them to give me their account number so I can transfer their change.

...and some I tell them to transfer the money. Saves us both the stress.

I tell some to transfer too (if they can) when I know they are not a flight risk.

Wait o, you really transfer their change?
What if it was N100?

Gentlelife50:
Always pay with 1k at the tolls or any time I buy something I always try to buy with 1k or 5h that way I always have change with me.

Do you use the e-tag? If you do, the toll MIGHT be deducted from your account even when you pay with cash.

So you've NEVER been without change? If you have, what did you do aside from the rider leaving the change for you?

northbird:


Baba infinity, I greet you. I have change most of d tym.

Well some riders mite leave change but I don't want to b gender bias, at times d guys let it slide esp if its not more than #100.

But if rider remains adamant, I offer a recharge top up via my opay app. Its almost immediate.

Hmm... Recharge topup. I never even thought about that. That's something I'll definitely try.

Some weeks ago, I dropped off a lady in the night. Ride ended N1700. She gave me 2K. I didn't have N300.

Me: I'm sorry I don't have change. Do you have N200 so I can give you N500? (I had 5H).

Rider: I don't have (with a frown on her face). That's how you guys do. You'll always say you don't have change so that we would leave the change for you.

Me: Madam that's ridiculous. I genuinely don't have change. If I did, I'll give you.

Rider: Bla Bla Bla...

Me: You know what, take... (Giving her the 5H)

Rider: (Collecting it...) What do we do, I don't have N200.

Me: Don't worry, you can go. Have a good night.

Rider: Oh, thank you... (Smiling now)

Me:

Lagos flood wahala. I didn't even bother going out yesterday as I anticipated how it would play out with flood, traffic and all.

I faced it sometime last month at OSAPA LONDON and Lekki around Fola Osibo... My car was practically floating in that Osapa. That place na rubbish for rainy season abeg. I had to remove the seats and the rug the next day. It was not a funny experience.

Meanwhile, how do you guys deal with riders when you don't have change? I try as much as possible to have change with me but sometimes it just happens and you have no change.

CC: pope191, Felicity0001 northbird et al.

Beng1234:



There’s no need to drag anything again bros.

Bros, no vex o, what the guys above are saying is, from this NET, how much were you able to SAVE or KEEP after deducting FUEL (especially), TOLLS, FEEDING e.t.c assuming you own the car.

In the past, I buy like 4-5K fuel a day and with that I can get like 10 - 15K after all deductions. But these days, if I buy same, na 3-5K I fit carry go house (on a good day).

Felicity0001:

Too bad if it bolt because no compensation for you which is one of the downsides bolt has against driverz, but the last time I checked bolt said they're working in it and soon they'll start paying drivers for rider's cancellation with terms n conditions attached.

But, if it's a uber ride I bet you would have been given the cancellation fee, else? Contest it with them on the app.

For the sake of next time, if its a bolt ride immediately you get such request quickly arrive and even if riser cancel the next request h/s is sensing would still come to you because you obviously are the closest driver to h/h.

This is one bad thing about Bolt. Similar thing happened to me on Saturday. I was already at the rider's PU and the 5mins had already elapsed. I called the rider and it was ringing when I got the ORDER CANCELLED beep. I waited thinking the same request would drop on me, but another request entered and rider was heading to one of my NO GO AREAS. I'm sure if that was an Uber trip, they would have given cancellation fee.

deedee44:

You could have called back and negotiate offline, it works most of the time

Hmm... Noted Boss.

Sometimes ehn, some riders are just out to frustrate someone. So this morning, after spending like 1hour plus without request, I decided to go back home. On my way home, a request came in.

PU was in an estate on the other side of the road but I had to make a U-turn about 800m ahead, and there was heavy traffic. I called rider and she described where she was. I told her where I was and that there was traffic and it would take about 10mins to get to her. The other side of the road was free so I just had to make the U-turn.

After spending about 15mins in traffic and making the U-turn, I was about turning into the road leading to her estate when I heard a beep. "RIDER HAS CANCELLED THE ORDER!".

And she didn't even call to confirm where I was before she cancelled. I now had to make a turn into the traffic again.

Annoying people everywhere...

izzou:


Yes boss

All those per km, per minute issh

I'm not sure Bolt breaks it down even to riders. I just know on Bolt, Lagos is divided into 'zones', e.g Ajah, Lekki 1, Lekki 2, Ikoyi, Lagos Island e.t.c.

If you are taking a trip within a zone it should be between N500 - N700. But from one zone to the other, a N500+ charge is made on the ride.

I no know sha o, just rough analysis on estimates on rides...

izzou:


25% for Uber
20% for Bolt.

Do you have any idea of how they charge riders currently?

Like charge per distance?

izzou:
Please whats the rate for Uber and Bolt?

Abeg i wan check and balance something

I was thinking same too yesterday, but I think it's still 20%...

dapotemi:


I parked to drop a colleague i picked from home.

We got to sura, and the level of racket going on in that place is mind boggling. Less than 30 mins after i got to sura, more that 20 vehicles were escorted, some were tow, na serious palava. The lastman guy met me that my bill is 50k, i told him that while 50k even when i inform him that my wife na staff at their head office. Later, he said 30k, then 20k. i told him he will beg me before i leave here.After some mins, wifey called to ask how far, i told her every, some few mins later, a middle age man came, their oga, they usually refer to their oga patapata as zebra. He told me hes very very sorry for what his people did,went with me to the car, ask one of the lastman boys to clean the car, pump d tire and offer some cash for fuel, he claim they must have wasted your fuel, tho i decline. One uber guy quickly move closer, he notice the preferential treatment, he was a sharp guy, he said "oga pls help me too". i just told d zebra guy that they arrested me and my friend, na so them set am free with me. The joy in his face got my eye teary. he was already begging with 20k, lastma dey insist on 30k. Na so he waka free. I don dey reason d kind package wey i go give my woman if i reach house, and to know what exactly she did. Pls avoid sura lastma by ALL MEANS. That place is evil.

Wow...

Firstly, is Law School not a bus stop? Why would they arrest you for parking there?

Then thank you for rescuing someone in need. One would not understand the pain you go through when you fall into their trap. And then when you start begging them, they begin to feel like gods... People that ordinarily would can't even stand to talk to you... It's annoying jor. Thank God for your wife. You entered the Lion's den and came out unscathed.

Msb4love:
Good Day house, pls o,how many passengers is allowed to sit at the back? I intend calling uber for my family tomorrow.

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dapotemi:

Today get as e be. Left home 7:30am with a colleague. I say make I reach office then by 12pm make I hussle wuber small. From mainland, I intend to drop my colleague at law sch, na so dis lastma patrol cross me for law sch bus-stop o, e be like movie. They don put their shukushuku for my tire, I jus park but refuse to come out and I did not release d key. After much back and forth, they called towing van, immediately I saw d towing van I know say matter don get k-leg. I called wifey, she be lastma for 5 years now and today is my first ever of calling her for lastma issue. She ask me to give them d phone, lastma refuse to collect phone, so she say make I give them d key follow them, one of them drove d car and I sat behind him,heading to almighty Sura, the home of racketeering.

Wetin you do for law school?

Have you resolved the issue?

Bolt users wey dey drag change with person, na dem wan tip you??

Since I began driving, apart from a few cases where I didn't have change (as I always keep change) and the rider left the change, I have been tipped just ONCE. I was even surprised. The trip was N500. The lady gave me N500 and was frantically looking for change to tip me, and she gave me N200. I smiled.

Nigerians really don't have the culture of tipping for services.

Biodunforu:
My brothers in the house your opinion is needed here pls.

After I was blocked by bolt for a week which ended to day I tried to go online and I was able to go online but I am getting a message that I would not get trip request because my car is not in any category

Check your inspection report. Has it expired?

knytred:
marina na mad place wallai

Thank God for your life o. Dem for use you open dollar account this morning...

Babadee1900:
Where can I buy car parts on the island? I need Toks upper arm control, Toks ball joint and tie rod. Urgent!

Igbarra, Jakande. But you might want to go to Ladipo...