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MrHeff:
Hello everyone. Maximum greetings and respect to all the riders here. You are all doing a great job.

I am thinking of going into uber on a hire purchase deal. I already have a sponsor, but it's my first time so I came here to ask a few questions. I hope you all will be kind enough to oblige me.

1. As a rider in Lagos, how much can I conveniently make daily? And also how much can I make if I decide to work extra hard? In other words, Average to maximum?

2. Will it be okay for me to use a 2007-2009 Corolla for it? Will it be good maintenance wise? Especially when I still need to remit to my sponsor weekly? Or should I stick to the usual 2004 corolla?

3. How much should I plan on remitting weekly to my sponsor? An amount where I can conveniently pay promptly without issues, and still make something for myself would be most appreciated.

Also, further tips on what to do and expect would be most appreciated. Thank you all in advance. Great job guys

1. As a beginner, expect to average 5-10k for the first two weeks, then as you progress, you’ll learn and come up with strategies to boost your earnings. These days, it’s not about working hard, using your head is a better option.

2. Any option you eventually choose is good although the 09 won’t be bad but I can’t say the same to your finances lol. The corolla is a durable vehicle. If it’s a foreign used car, please stick to manufacturer’s recommended engine oil and service promptly.

3. As a total jew, you need to dialogue with your intended partner to allow for some laxity in payment for at least 2 weeks(if you a fast learner) then from there you guys can agree on a fixed amount (industry price is 20-30k weekly)

4. You also need to be sharp and calm. Try as much as possible not to loose your guard when driving or parked waiting for trips.

5. You will learn other things as you progress in the hustle.

PuZZyNegro:
In doubt, do not act (say what you are not sure of).

The last time I drove on bolt was December, 2019.

I just checked my bolt app and it's giving me the 20 trips bonus. There's no reactivation bonus anywhere and it's more than 6 months.

I understand the need for some people to talk down on others just to console themselves and bring someone to their level, but try to be sure before accusing another.

No one is talking down on anyone. What you posted there is weekly bonus not weekend bonus.

What you have there is a reduced commission but the weekend bonus is a special friday to sat task to win 3k 4k 6k

AngryIgboDon:
Please for the fact someone is driving does not make him or her a poor or broke man. I am not trying to boast but bros, I have money. I mean serious one. I was in the East for 6 months. I was not idle abeg. Driving is just what I chose to do because its fun for me and it gives me that opportunity to feel I struggle to make money. Take it or leave it.

Lol guy you’re an active driver. I dare you to post your dashboard. No be only 12 trips in surulere, na 100 trips in akowonjo.

You went to the east for 6 months and made a fortune yada yada yada

Nice comic relief though. Nice diversion to @radautoworks and @gazzuzz

AngryIgboDon:
What am about to write is just to motivate drivers who are dulling to grind harder.

Honestly, I still cant believe someone was given a car at 10k and he still had the temerity to shalaye.

I want to tell you guys what happened to me this past two days and how I made much money with Bolt alone. I don't want to say the amount. Mind you I just came back to Lagos on Friday. After driving for 8 hours non stop. I know a lot of you will say its a lie but I don't have anything to proove to anybody. I would have uploaded screenshots but I have a principle. I chopped both the 4k bonus and the 2.8k bonus. Thats 6,800 I did not work for. Its just a bonus. I find it funny that the luxurydriver guy couldn't even get it because of ordinary one trip? Can you imagine? Are you a learner? Some of you dull oo.

Again, If not the fact that am aware Bolt and Uber agents monitor this thread, I would have uploaded screenshots. But then, it will be easy to nab me.  I refuse to shalaye like Felix and leak trade secrets.

The funny part is that I just came back to Lagos last week Friday like I said. I drove for 8 hours all the way from Owerri. But that did not deter me to work the next day Saturday. Immediately I came back that Friday, I started my bolt app and saw weekend bonus of 4k. To get it, I had to accept 95% trips, Complete 75% of accepted trips, be online for 15 hours and complete 20 trips in all. Lol.

Na today? We have been in this game for long and we know all the tricks. By the time I woke up around 8am the next day, I was already online working for 12 hours  . Remaining 3 hours. Don't ask me how I did it. Its a miracle working God.

I set my destination to Surulere. The king of short trip area. Within 3 hours, I have already done 8 short trips within surulere. I set destination to Lekki. Another king of short trips. Within another 2 hours, I have done over 10 trips in Lekki alone. Please nobody should ask me how I get short trips. Its a trade secret and I know how I get it. Think whatever you want to think and infer whatever you want to infer... You may be wrong. How I do mine may be totally different from yours.

Bros you too dey lie! Kai! If you’ve not driven for over 6 months like you claim, bolt will not ask you to do 20 trips fri/sat. What you will get is reactivation bonus.

Even gentlelife that doesn’t drive that much but still drives is asked to complete 17 trips. How your own come take pass person wey still dey drive at least?

Jp calm down with your attack on persons that did you no wrong. You’ve always been against drivers on this forum for reasons best known to you but you should learn to behave properly always bro.

As for the case, Vision2045 it is imperative you put up proof so as to clear your name. Even though you might feel like you owe no one an explanation but it’s necessary when faced with such accusations to tender your proof because you see this life, e no balance! You might need people on here later on in life and if this is not cleared, it would always be a reference for them.

You did wrong if you really did those payouts to bet9ja; it simply means your baby’s case is not that serious so you can divert funds and make a little profit. I didn't send anything but I’d be more than willing to send some if only you prove that we are not funding something else.

I admire you calmness btw, but it’s taking quite long to clear your name. A lot more irregular commenters are here commenting and chooking mouth bro; na so things dey take spread. Be a man and clear your name. Good or Bad.

shollywendy1:
Yes.
N200 base fare + N65/km+ N11/min on uber
N300 base fare + N60/km + N10/min on bolt givies you the trip fare

Bruh Uber is N60. Bolt is N65.

Shout out to blackbishop. Thank you for coming through bro. Your sincerity/humility will take you far. Guy we go still drink beer o.

shollywendy1:
Great to have you around too. God bless u

Bruh why is it that when there are rumors of LASG interference on ehailing, you become very active on this thread?

nwizu042:
I bet you didn’t read to the end.

Car must be brand new or not older than 3 years...

The part that got me is the designated park for e-hailing drivers... as per danfo abi?
What is now the point of it being e-hailing...
Lagos just want to distabilize the market before introducing theirs...

Time will tell.

Lol how many people can afford brand new cars in lagos? How can they say cars not less than 3 years old should be used on ehailing with the terrible road?

Lol they are just kidding.....wait abi uber don hear of this thing wey make them hasten MOOVE to come through with their cars?

Blackbishop:
I was introduced to the useage of Polytron at Automedic 2018 and it was used for most sophisticated cars back then, until 2019 some customers started requesting for it.

What do you think about using it with synthetic oils like mobil 1, castro, liqimoly and co?

xana101:
Good evening my fellow colleague
Please we should all insist on getting credit alert or check ur bank app b4 allowing riders go. Especially those yahoo boys. All they now think is how to dupe d next person.
Took this guys from sango side to liasu road with heavy traffic. On Wednesday last week. Fare was 4k d guy did transfer and showed me his alert, I believe he sent d message from his other phone saving d contact as Gtb. Immediately they Jump out from d car. They have refuse to pick my calls. 08126386192
Please help me disturb the guy. Thanks

Took some guys too today. As they request for my account number, I just told them, if I no see alert nobody is going anywhere. The guys just bring out cash give me.

But you be veteran for this game na. How you go let people dey bobo you on top your HARD EARNED money?

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Vision2045:
Appreciation post


Guys kindly help say a word of prayer to my Madam....

She is a very private person, she is on Nairaland and I believe she might be following this group because she picked my number from here when I was looking for HP

My baby boy (11month old) was very ill, started since Friday but got worse over night...we took him to the hospital and after some test and diagnosis..I was asked to make a payment of 150k..... I was down and swept every where and was able to raise 50k plus..after several calls to some friends and close family that I can approach...the outcome was still negative...so summoned my mind to call my partner for a loan of 100k to be paid in installment with my weekly remittance. Lo and behold my people my madam and hubby rather gifted me 50k...

Words can't express how grateful I felt....

I quickly deposited 100k to balance up before my boy is discharged ....

Hitting the road to keep the hustle going

Mrs B God will surprise you and your family with blessings and favour now and forever.

There are many good souls here on this thread but experience have made them nonchalant. God bless your boss and continue to prosper them. Givers never lack!

Olayetan:
Pilots, pls help me reason this before desperation ends me below 6ft.


Got a deal from this same NL from a gentleman.


He has Big daddy Tokunbo to give out on HP, he requires initial deposit of 100k but i pleaded all i can raise is 30k which he's putting into consideration as i speak.

Total package on the car is 3m which I'm to be paying 30k weekly for a consecutive period of 100weeks, tho, i personally know the amount is much on the car but due to my desperation, I'm considering diving into the deal as from my own view and i intend to have little savings for unforeseen repairs and maintenance while if possible, i pay more than the 30k weekly to speed up the deal.

Note, I'm single and don't have much responsibility on me.

Now i want to hear from you all, your opinion on the deal, does it worth the sacrifice?
Pls advise me in every angle.

Lol na naive post be this. With all the shouts going on here, you still have mind to want to collect a car for 3m in this lagos?

You think because you’re single, you’re free? By the time repairs start to dey hit you left right and center, nobody go tell you the depth of the pit wey you don enter.

The best option for you right now is rentals but please maintain and drive the car like it’s yours so both parties remain happy. And don’t ever, I repeat ever contemplate picking a car for above 2 million.

The question I usually ask people is this, how/what do you think the car would be like after flogging it nonstop for over two years with this low fare we have? And I’m very much sure you wont be able to afford the recommended oil change at 5k miles, so yea engine replacement comes to mind.

For your sanity, forget that project bro and look for rentals. Them no dey telli person.

Felicity0001:
How person won com take know gift card with original receipt wey person use cash buy na.

You sure say no be ATM card go better pass so?

Whats the advantages of using a gift card to make purchase as against a card self?

Pope already answered the first question. One of the advantage is you pay less as compared to when using your atm card to buy stuff on amazon.

emmychib:
Can you please explain further

Unfavorable curfew
Less commercial activity (covid)
Bad roads
Low fares (Going to get even lower)
Terrible traffic
Heartless kazeems
Expensive professionals (mechanics)
Expensive parts
Heartless riders (lol)
Wicked app companies
Entitled touts
Opportunistic law enforcement

Them plenty bro. The business is not worth it at the moment although a lot can change between now and when you want to come in. You can keep an eye out for improvements though but incase your head is still strong, try not to invest much in the car.

peeps4u:
You have been looking for a car for a while now so I advise you take it. The 25k will simply be your remittance for the first week.

I just hope there are no other hidden faults with the car, that's my major concern, not the money.

Nope don’t make it seem like he’s desperate. It’s this kind of attitude that makes the elite treat the commoners the way they do. He should have some dignity and self respect. How can you advise him to fix what he had no knowledge of?

I have no doubt that if he agrees, the partner will frustrate him further.

davidtuzy:
My people advice me, i be newbies ( new driver ) i just met wit my partner wey wan give me car on rental but him say na me go raise money (25k) to take fix the little issue ( faulty horn & brake problem ) wey d car get... I don go see d car today, E de in good condition except for dat little issue.. Is it advisable for me for me to go for it Considering the fact that this is my first attempt in the business.


Your opinion is needed please....

I don’t understand. How can you be fixing a car you don’t own and haven’t driven? What kinda partner is that? Oboy do legwork outta that place mhen.

Oluwabengz:
I bought an Amazon gift card from a Vendor on NL and loaded it into my account. If you wanna buy any Amazon gift card, make sure you buy the one that was bought with cash and have a receipt. He get why

Guys adhere strictly to this advice. I lost 130 gees and my amazon account because I bought a gift card bought with CC.

emmychib:
Good evening all. Trust you are all doing well?
I have been following this thread for some time now and I want to ask a question and I would love experienced drivers here to please advise me. I served in Lagos and I stayed back after service. I have gathered and still struggling to accumulate more funds to to into Uber business by early next year God's willing. I will drive myself. But I don't know the situation of things in the business presently. I don't know if it's a good business to venture into.
Your advice will be highly appreciated.
Thanks

Abort mission. I repeat, abort mission!

nitigriti:
Actually, I have no affiliation whatsoever with Ekocab. But I understand where you are coming from.

No wahala.

Great you understand. Peace brother

1 gig?

peeps4u:
Daddy, CALM DOWN.

He's a stakeholder on this thread, a veteran in ehailing job for that matter.

I know bro.

nitigriti:
No, I don't drive currently.
But that doesn't preclude me from being a stakeholder in this community; don't you see? That's why I use "we."

The reason I’m emphasizing on the WE is because you really are not here for our interests but your EKOCAB thing. You sold us out niti. You could have come like a gentleman to explain everything about the ekocab initially instead you were shielding it and trying to form/argue that we get the appropriate licenses for our operations even though you know fully well how redundant those licenses are and that it is just pure extortion by the govt.

If you claim to be in solidarity with us, you’d have our best interests at heart and let us know of the new initiative even before all the vio harrassments.

Do you want to know how many drivers suffered? How many lost their source of livelihood? Well I’m not mad at you anymore now that I know your angle, you were just acting in your greater interest (Ekocab)

Las las nobody holy pass.

nitigriti:
I'm a legit member of this community. I did e-hailing - Uber and Bolt - for 3 years. I've earned my place in this community.

Whatever you think I am on this thread, think again. I've made contributions on this thread as far back as 2017. 2020 is my fourth year on this thread. Again, I'm a legit member of this community. I've earned for myself the right to use "we."

Maybe you should let bygones be bygones.

Do you still drive?

nitigriti:
On this Bolt trying to lower fares further, maybe we should consider porting to EkoCab. I see potential in EkoCab for two key reasons:
1. It is State Government backed;
2. Sterling Bank is financing

Why don't we form a "body" or a "committee" to engage EkoCab as it plans to launch. I have inside information that they have an initial 100 tokunbo cars to give out on hire purchase to drivers. The cap is #2,000,000 and the interest is 17% per annum for 2 years. That means a #2,680,000 payment over 2 years - or approximately #26,800 per week. If you take a car that is worth #1,500,000; your total payment over 2 years will be #2,010,000 or #20,100 per week. And the whole remittance thing is flexible.

I understand good cars can be registered on the platform too.

EkoCab has the potential to knock both Uber and Bolt out of the Lagos market. Maybe it's time we all key in.

Lastly, e-hailing should always be seen as a side hustle. There are other legit hustles that pay off well. For example, I know someone who brings in Palm Oil into Lagos from Benin. Another packages and sells yam flour on Jumia. Yet another brings in kilishi from Abuja. They all make good money.

My 2 Kobo.

wait wait wait who’s the ‘we’ you talking about? Are you now driving? But you said you’re a COO and a book writer! You don add uber join? Abi na uber all along but you sey fantasize about being a coo

Now seriously I can see where our last argument about the necessary docs/license/govt sanctions/vio harrassment came about. You nothing but a gademn spy nigga. So you’re part of the stakeholders abi errand boy having this ‘inside information’ ba.

When e wan favour am, he switch to ‘we’. Before you were on about us having another hustle like writing books and what not but now you don join us dey form ‘we’, marketing and telling us all about your ekocab. Nigga stand one place and stop confusing thunder abeg.

Felicity0001:
True because with bolt your set destination expires the moment the trip ends but with Uber it continues till your must have arrived at your destination.

Talking about set destination.

I'm presently in VI with a rider with 3.0rating, I brought him here from Allen, Ikeja and he wants me to wait for about 2hrs and take him back because I made the ETA 15min earlier of whi I he was already late for a meeting.

Now, would I just wait for this man for 2hrs doing nothing? I suggested I hang around but he said he would pay me 1k per hr for waiting. So right now I'm kinda confused because
1. I've not collected miney for the trip yet
2. I've not made any reasonable amount of money since 7am that I left the house, just 3k since morning.
3. There's surge presently.

So I'm thinking if I set destination around this LGA if it will make sense I work b4 he's done.

Suggest guys.

Thanks

c.f.: izzuo, deedee,
Vision2045, pope191, plus all my ogas

Filter trips and only accept trips within the location plus negotiate the return trip on offline. That’s the only way it’ll be worth the wait.

Felicity0001:
Arowojobe Street is a good trip for set destination to Ikeja, had you said you declined the ride because of traffic it would have been well excused but to say the algorithm is not precise is wrong.

What's the proximity of oshodi and Ikeja?

What would you say about Uber set destination algorithm then?

To me Bolt has the best and most precise algorithm when it comes to set destination other ask Uber and im sure they'll send you to Akaka or ajah whereas your present location is lekki 1.

Bolt is better than uber in the sense that it tries to match you with trips not too far from your destination.

I have gotten rides to VI from lekki on set destination to ikeja, Rides from ogba to gbagada on set destination to lekki, Vi to somolu on set destination to ikeja etc.

They not precise, but better than uber that takes you round. Although uber’s destination is more profitable if you are not pressed for time.

eyinola:
Bera state at Chevron drive to ebano super market also at chevron drive, just 7 minutes trip and i spent 5mins to pick up ..some riders na wayo wayo ooo, na lekki phase 1 she use order oooooo, if not why i go go pick her sef

I’m sure the app thought it was the prince ebeano in lekki phase 1.

One certain time I set destination to ikeja and got a trip matched to my destination. Na so I hurry without even asking rider any question. Got there, picked rider and his two friends, started trip and saw arowojobe street.

Me: sorry please where’s this?

Rider: mafoluku, oshodi. That ladipo side.

Me: ah sorry bro I set destination to ikeja and this is off my route.

Rider: why don’t you want to go to oshodi

Me: bro it’s evening and there’s a lot of traffic getting to ikeja from oshodi (egbeda, abulegba and iyana ipaja people)

Rider: oh okay

Me: I’ll just end this and you guys can alight and get another. So sorry for the inconvenience.

Rider: nah it’s fine. Thank you

Me: (In my mind) na better person be this sef, I for carry am o but Bleep it the traffic crazy mhen.

So the bolt destination algorithm is not precise. Always call to clarify before embarking on a trip. Bless up.

dansito:
Gudevening pilots, Pls hw do u use web browser to upload n attach a vehicle inspection report on Uber. I v tried using chromes n M nt getting it, Pls any computer guru in D house Pls do assist me Pls. Thanks

Kindly add screenshots so we can guide you properly.

DIGIMARKETER:
If you are in Abeokuta, why don't you try and run your own Taxi APP. I have one i just built but the lock down is holding me down in the UK.

No commission to pay only 3k weekly. Half price(1k5) for the first month

visit: cabhire.deliiva.com.

What are the features of this app and how does one make money from it?

Vision2045:
Thanks boss.....I parked somewhere now and tried the gear shift to neutral method and the vibration was still there but minimal compared to when on drive. I will have the engine seat checked as today.

I called my mech and he was talking about shocks......but he said until I come

It is well bro. Do give us feedback so that people can learn.