₦airaland Forum

mukwise:
And again, after completing my registration with bolt I decided to start driving today, but I was just driving around mainland with no ride request coming in my way so I decided to check through the app and I found something. Pls help me out on how to sorve the problem below. Thanks

pope191:
Yea, but sometimes I want to lock the trip or avoid lateness. A girl cancelled what could have been my last trip yesterday. From surulere to charity 4600. The time was around 9:30pm, I’ve drive like 4 mins into the 5 mins, so I called as I was about entering her street. Next I hear is, oh! Sorry I book both on Bolt and Indrive and the Bolt is here.” The thing pain me enter bone. Later saw 3100 to ICM from Tejuosho around 10. I didn’t even bother to price her, driving home empty won’t be fun atall.

pope191:
So support still reply, indrive ain’t returning nothing. Those guys may be worst with time

Glithronix:
Smiles.
This ain't bolt, bro. You don't need all this Naira/km shiittt, just target good fares to good locations.
Use time na amount tactics: Calculate 1hr trip that will give you 6k+. You can break it down by breaking the 1hr into short trips that will still fetch you 6k+ after all those small trips are completed.
As time goes on, you will understand the game and create your own yardstick.

Much respect, baba.

MrReeseG:
He didn't cancel per se, I got there and called. He kept dropping the call. But, yes, I'd tapped the "I'm here" button while on the way to him.

Does the pickup countdown timer reading in the negative not have any effects on my ratings or performance?

MrReeseG:
This thing show me sege yesterday
I go eventually see better ride, tap am, next thing "ride has already been taken". E go come remain the nonsense request them. E reach one stage I just jeje park for Dominos for admiralty siddon dey look

Meanwhile, one werey cancelled on me yesterday while on the way to his place and indriver don already auto-start trip. Do I need to raise a support ticket or they'll issue my refund eventually?

pope191:
No vex, today don drag me, I deh ikeja for 2 hours no trip. I’ll pick and cancel. Traffic on Ikorodu road. I don’t know if I am the only one feeling the low trip today. Target must be met.

pope191:
25k FrSC

northbird:
That's false.. bolt is still 25%. For the branded guys, they get paid 18k plus weekly for the branding.
However, there's a proviso attached to the payment.
You must do 40 trips weekly to claim 18k .. it's not free money.
Is it worth it? I wonder too why people do it, human nature. .. different strokes for different folks.

Omoapena:
How hustle my people?

Omoapena:
Is it only me that is feeling so sad towards this ehailing now?

The pricing is really frustrating my head.

skillip:
Guy, I understand how bad you feel with whoever must have hurt you, I plead with you to let things go because you enjoy goodwill on this platform, especially telling your hoodlum takes back then.

As per Job Bishop mentioned, I was the guy that wanted to give you a job knowing that you have an engineering background, though it was a contract job but the pay was good enough to get you a Nigerian used car within few months, I just been dey fear make you no go throw spanner for person head since na you go be Supervisor.

All in all let bygones be bygones, Bishop that I only met once has your interest at heart.

Glithronix:
Dem don start again.
How I wish there's a column to properly report these mumu drivers.

Gentlelife50:
I am not drifting Sir, we are still saying some thing.
The truth is you can't compare sleep with death, most of the cars used oversees can never be compare to the ones used here.
Yes there are still few Nigerians that takes care of thier cars, but the environment also plays a role.
For instance how many people even scan their cars before trying to fix anything, most times they com here and ask for suggestions then work on the things we suggest.
Again chances of getting good spare parts here is slim, how about the mechanics?
Many people can't afford the seasoned ones, the traffics and stress these cars experience here no be small.
I used ordinary paint as instance, compare the paints that comes with these vehicles to what we have here.
I know someone will argue there painters who are good, fine but what of the panel beaters that will work on the car?
They just do whatever they like so the painter can do his painting, that's why once I see a car painted in Naija I will always know.
But oyibo will change fenders, bummers or them to do proper work if need be, even their filler, gums are miles ahead of what we have here.
Bro na only few Naija cars can beat foreign used cars if we are to compare.

ReadaDream:
There's a reason why experienced and seasoned car dealers stay away from Nigerian used cars. The ones that manage to sell for friend will not use their receipt for the transaction. E get why!

An average Nigerian lack maintenance culture and is already looking for the next victim to pass the car onto, the second the car starts misbehaving or they're done with the abusive relationship they have with the car.

Felicity001:
This is a new month and happy New Month to all my well wishes.

May this month be good to you all that wish me good. Esee!


Blackbishop! Blackbishop!! Blackbishop!!!
How many times I call you?
You know you're also a service provider... We are both in the auto business together you know that right?
Don't think you're catching cruise ooh not every you make jokes with... Among everyone here you aline knows me to some very large extent.
At all at all even if I no senior you info use 10yrs ontop your head... I sabi you reach house, I know how many customers I don refer to your shop and I know how many times I've referred you here on NL... And other NL thread... Since I started my auto business you've haven't referred anybody to me neither have you returned any favour. I'm not asking for any either.

Even before the past Salah I still called you with my credit and you spoke with the owner of my street where I currently live (not stay)... He was a customer I referred to you.

In customer relations, just 1 referral can bring you 100s of customers.

Blackbishop be very careful, this is the very last time I will sound this to you. Pls avoid me henceforth me and you no be mate in any aspect. If you think you can spoil my brand I'll tell you I joined hands in making you what your currently are today. Please stay off my back.

My last warning to you!

jeff1607:
Don't understand what is going on here, not talks about people's experience on the road or how fuel is used or just life experiences while ehailing, it's how one is spending money on house or how he lives, I learnt quite a lot before I gave my car out for ehailing, came here trying to see if what my partner is complaining about is true, I learnt quite a lot here when trying to get a car for uber, the right app to use, the routes to avoid, the way to handle situations especially with police and the sorts, what to have on one's car and the rest, but all that's here now is just banter.

Please for us still learning the ropes can this thread go back to the way it was once was?

My partner is saying the fares on the indriver app and others Haven't been adjusted to suit the current hike in fuel , don't know if this is true or no

Glithronix:
Depends on the kind of hole everybody dey look for, sir.

BAZ001:
Nope I’m not jealous
I was shouting to save others from following your noncomptu head and pearl cos ur dashboard and mouth was misleading them. Especially those who wants to resign to join d hustle.
See Glithronix now

No it’s not easy like pearl will say;
U have to drive longer distance and longer hours before you can make money.

It can’t be consistent & sustainable like u say
You or car will break down.

I only follow ur 1M target as motivation to earn more that period but at d end I sick for 3days

ReadaDream:
Nobody is blaming the driver per say. We are all just stating the obvious here, as a driver, make your safety and that of your car your No. 1 priority. Whether App trip or offline.

Nobody is perfect or Mr. KNOW it all.

Even as expensive as fuel is, I still blow empty home when I don't see request going towards my house. At least I did it twice this past week from VI. I had my peace. I could have picked passengers from Law school or Sandfill but no, I played Roddy Rich on the highest volume and sped home.

pope191:
Las las nah offline I run today. Got a trip on both to ikeja, on our way. Rider says he will stop at a bank, then island to Yaba. Back to ikeja axis and we will be hovering ikeja till 9pm.

Sir me and you will not do this on bolt, let me end this ikeja trip and we move 40k. No wahala! I collect rice, collect chicken. Oga ask me if I go sleep over till tomorrow as he gets rush out in the morning chicken nearly fall from my hand as I remember the driver wey them they carry up nd down from ibafo to Ikoyi. I say no, make we end today own as today, we can start afresh tomorrow las las he pay 43k.

Dailyparrot:
In case if there's any report of a murder case at Ota, Police should know where to look.

pope191:
The matter tire me.. how Shomolu take resemble Lekki.

pope191:
How you went make I deh share my experience boss.

Nah so I take pick request today from Ikoyi to shomolu around 9pm. Rider just doze off. Got there and try to wake him, oga no gree wake. Fear won enter my body. I hit the man well, oga wake up. Next thing he says,

Rider: are we there?
Me: Yes sir!
Rider: No, this is not my house, is this not toll gate

Inside my mind I’m like Jesu, which kind wahala be this.

Rider : you are wasting my time, take me to my house
Me : oga where’s your house?
He called the address
Me: oga see this is it, Look at the number at the wall
Rider: are you sure this is not Lekki

Took his neighbors to tell me to calm down, he’s high. Reach out to his wife to come take him and pay. Wahala

ReadaDream:
Felicity, goto bed already.
I no sure say you sleep house sef

ReadaDream:
OH well, It is what it is bro. If you try to challenge the narrative been thrown around here, they will come for you.

I already zeroed my mind to make X2.5 of my fuel input, 10k fuel to gross 25k minimum. And I also drive less now because it's too much work, before I make my fuel money back, I'm almost tired, talk more of chasing profit.

All these talk of 'I'm making more money now ' doesn't seem realistic to me, but that's not my business.

Meanwhile, I only work at night except Sunday.

Omoapena:
Haaa, nah this one even worst pass, me don dey convert all bolt trips to offline o, already owing them 25k, still thinking of how to pay the money sef

ReadaDream:
Be like Indrive Don they mad. Why are they making Hackney permit mandatory?

pope191:
Person wey don madd. When I land for village, I land softly. On a sofa… So far so good

Felicity001:
Of who... Oga landlord E no go better for oga landlord...

Pope no get sense naw... I go so beat am if he do any how... Na village him go c himself las las