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About 2 weeks ago li got a request around Antony, the rider was going to oshodi I noticed he was coming down from a Corolla so I asked is that a uber driver he said yes he said the driver could not continue because his car was overheating he said I was his 4th uber ride. The 1st one had mechanical problems while the other 2 suffered from overheating... where is this biz heading in 2019. P.s. I dropped him off safely in ojo. |
dpumppy:Add the issue of unscrupulous mechanics, lastma, vios, police, riders begging for discount, traffic congestion to the mix, honestly this biz is just to ensure you keep body and soul together. More wacky cars are added daily, partners are no longer willing to put down grade A tokunbo cars, hire purchase tricks aint working, because the average driver does not really care about hp, but will use the car like a sex starved hyena, dump it within 6 months and start looking for the next hp deal dump the deal again within 6 months, so that within 18 to 24 months, he can say God don bless my hustle, i now drive my own car. Investors have wised up, that HP deals are no longer a motivating factor, the wise investors now demand upfront deposit, some are just selling off their cars, can't be somebody's else dummy. |
Today was totally messed up, so i told my wife, we should just take the kids to one of the recreation parks,.... even parks would not be open. the cost implication to the economy, i am surprised that the inec chairman is yet to resign. Truly there was a country. |
UBER this is Nigeria. Welcome!
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Can Nigeria survive a second postponement I doubt it. So time to fill up my tank and set destination to Ghana. Need to be proactive! |
aaronson:"First of all In my entire life I have never seen a country as useless as this".. aremu afolayan". GOD forgive, save and bless Nigeria.
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I know we shared the story of how fuel attendant cheat their clients. This almost happened to me today. I had just closed for the day and decided to just buy N2k fuel, incase i decide to start the hustle early tomorrow. I drove into mobil petrol station along awolowo road, ikeja, and told the attendant to sell 2k, fuel He asked whether cash or pos, i told him cash. of course i was on high alert for any funny move, we have discussed their various tricks, i even told him to wait, i got down from the car and ensured i was staring directly at the meter. He started to sell, and when he got to above N1,200, i decided to get my wallet, from getting my wallet to turning back i noticed his hand touched the fuel pump station, i really thought nothing of it, but i complained that he should have waited for me to at least see the quantity sold, he showed me the price which was N2k, but the quantity was not there, i again said he should have shown me the quantity, i really did not think he had played a fast one on me, he now said he can show me, he pressed a button and 10.xx litres read (must have pressed the wrong button), i failed to do a mental calculation, i just entered my car, looked at the gauge level and said this should be about N2k Instead of me driving off, i went to park beside the petrol station shopping mart, i was removing all my cables, and putting all stuff inside my bag. suddenly i heard a voice, oga, oga, i have been calling you that i did not finish selling you your fuel, here is your change and he gave me N500. The panicky fuel attendant thought i had done a mental calculation of 10.xx litres and i was packing my car about to come out, either to vent my anger or report him, he panicked and quickly ran to me to give me my N500 change. we should be more carefully, you sometimes wonder why we are not seeing the profit after a hard days work. |
Not wanted in the Estates, hunted by LGA touts on the road, targeted at the airports, now to add insult to injury not wanted on the beaches, where is this e-hailing biz heading to in Naija?
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izzou:...and you zoom off... Driving on uber should not be a nightmare experience but we are sadly being conditioned to behave like the agberos. I too have had to zoom off this week 2 guys in yellow top approached me. Lga touts: you are not supposed to be parked here Me; no response (started my car) Lga touts: we have already clamped ur car and if you move you will damage it. Me: zoomed off. There was no clamp. Uber and taxify need to look into this issue. |
pooozeee:The Gurus have given you the trick to setting destination trips on uber! |
A 5 star rating from my Chinese rider backed up with an awesome comment! Appreciative customers do sometimes make this tough job worthwhile.
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With love from China... a gift from an appreciative Chinese rider
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nitigriti: Sorry to disappoint you, but half nude ladies don't move me. I can give several instances of when I carried them. They don't move me one bit Fahrenz:Let me buttress Fahrenz post, by sharing my experience last week, picked up a lady somewhere in lekki phase 1 going to one of the beach resort... she looked pretty ... well are they not all with their pancaked face, even if you were a saint you could not close your eyes to her natural endowment, but we are professionals and have a job to do. I moved forward, with the intention of letting her sit at the back, but she decided to sit in front, so i started the trip. i drove slowly especially on bumpy surfaces, because the way her jugs was bouncing left and right, even 1 was fearful that her button might not be able to contain the container, this was truly what they call "OVERLOAD", but i told myself i would not be moved. Then she brought out a small case, opened it and started massaging her legs slowly and methodically, the scent was overwhelming suddenly alarm bells where ringing, i actually wanted to roll down the glass, i am not her intended victim so why is she making me to endure this "poisoned chalice scent"! The scent had its effect, i dropped her off at her final destination, and in my mind i wished her the very best on her mission! I don't know about you guys, but i have observed something most heavy chested ladies, prefer to sit in the front rather than the back seat, k, this is my statistical observation! Perhaps the heavily endowed ladies sit in front to ensure we drivers rate them 5 stars! Perhaps the number of stars we give them is an assurance that Mount Olympus has not fallen! |
I have always observed that when there is a GPS issue and the fare is less than what it should be, the riders are always eager to say, "don't worry i will rate you 5 stars", why don't they just say it is even lower than the minimum estimate when they booked the ride. I took a rider from surulere to Lagos Island, it took me over 10 minutes to drive to her pickup point, i even endured the bad road, ended the trip and saw N1,000, she smiled and said "I will rate you 5 stars". You might be wondering why i did not do a fare review before confirming the price, sometimes out of shock you forget to do the right thing. It was also on Taxify so i just rendered community service free of charge to the rider. Do Riders believe we use 5 Stars rating to buy fuel into our tanks? |
alstarmayo:Long hours of driving is actually a silent killer. All ehailing app company should set drivers driving time limit to not more than 9 hours. We must even give uber kudos for having driving time limit... obviously taxify does not care about the health of their drivers and the safety implications to both riders and drivers |
franksam2009:Whether you post ur earnings or not uber/taxify knows what each of their drivers earn they do not need to view posts on nairaland. I also would not mind posting my earnings but I love to remain as anonymous as possible. |
Gentlelife50:perhaps before you start the trip you should inform the rider that this is a surge trip. |
House any recommendation on a durable mobile car vacuum cleaner would be appreciated. |
thebigkendo:Gokada a lottery ticket to igbobi orthopedic hospital, gomax not for people with high blood pressure. Safety first |
Fahrenz:Let me confess my rest day is Monday, but if the strike is called for any day, I will comply. Back to the issue, believe me if we can achieve unity of purpose everybody will be a winner. Taxify and uber should not use the bad economic situation in the country as a reason to exploit drivers and partners. Some drivers have practically turned their vehicle to hotels just to meet weekly delivery to partners. New partners are refusing to come onboard with tokunbo cars, the new deal for drivers are refurbished Nigerian used cars. On the issue of whether I own my vehicle, I really cannot see the relevance of that question. |
Fahrenz:Please if the strike is successful tomorrow that 15k would easily be 30k. You can then achieve work life balance and quickly accelerate your goals to plan B. |
Hello wonderful partners/pilots. Please can I upload my car45 vehicle inspection report for the purpose of meeting taxify vehicle inspection requirements. |
taxiappguy:I hope riders have the option to switch off the screen? |
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They are known as the GPS crew… their winning formula is thus G = Get up early by 4/5a.m and hit the road P = Positioning is King S = Speed Racer A beautiful day last week. You hear the experts in the house screaming its all about positioning, its all about getting out of bed early and burning rubber by 5 a.m, so many theories on how to earn the fat uber pay check. On Monday I hit the road by 5 a.m, i wanted to ensure the big buck rolls in before end of day, did same for Tuesday, but on Wednesday, i was so annoyed for leaving the house after 9 a.m for the hustle, but surprisingly I had the highest earnings compared to the previous 2 days when I work up so early and employed all the GPS tactics. On Wednesday, I headed to the airport, my first pick up was to Ikoyi, when my riders got into the car, they said they were going to Banana island, you know the nice feeling, that an instant request awaits you when you drop off your rider, the next request from banana island was back to Ikeja, (although I left the house later than usual things where really starting on a good note) I wanted to maintain the momentum, so while, I was in Ikeja, I was thinking should I drive to Magodo, Shoprite or head back to airport, where can i Position myself to get a request as quickly as possible, while fine tuning my POSITIONAL STRATEGY, i checked the google map and saw it would take me almost 30 mins to get to the airport, so I decided to look for a corner street to chill, as I was driving I noticed an item, which I had wanted to buy in a shop, and decided to pack my car to pick up the item, after buying the item, as I was walking back to my car, my phone vibrated and fastest finger was at work and I accepted the request, my rider called, and she said the magic word “I am going to Banana Island”, (providence was surely working), (I don’t think there is any Driver born of a Woman that will reject a trip going to Banana Island,) interesting day, as I made my second trip back to Banana Island, after dropping my rider at Banana Island, I got another request immediately from Banana Island to International Airport, as I dropped my rider at the international airport, I felt though I started work later than usual I was satisfied for the day, time to call it a day and head back to my crib in Ikeja, as I was in this thought mode, the phone vibrated, uber magnet was at work and my finger mysteriously tapped the screen, the rider called and said he was going to V/I, all these long trips, this was a dangerous gamble, it was quite late, I don’t want to drive back empty all the way from V/I back to Ikeja, it was a risk I decided to take, as I dropped off my rider at Victoria Island, I frantically started to battle to set destination back to Ikeja, hell no Uber needed more drivers on the island, I just could not set destination, another request came in the rider was going somewhere in Lekki Phase 2, I almost wanted to cancel, because, I needed trips that will take me closer to and not further from Ikeja, but as I dropped my rider somewhere in Lekki phase 2 another request came in while on trip, this time the rider was heading to the mainland, truly the day ended on a beautiful note, earned more than the previous two days, sometimes we just cannot control what to expect, whether we start the hustle early or not. |
Gentlelife50:i recall that my friend's father passed away while driving through traffic gridlock. All drivers in the house trying to achieve their targets for their partners should take am easy, life no get duplicate. |
medd422:I will like to share also a not so best practice experience but as the saying goes if you live in a concrete jungle then ... It happened some months back i had picked up my rider from ikeja enroute to some where in obanikoro. I had passed through Joel Ogunnaiike street, with the plan of connecting back to bank anthony way, i was on queue at the traffic junction on Joel Ogunnike street, when some cars ahead of me moved, the traffic light has poor visibility and it changes from green to red with little or no notice. I had followed the cars that moved thinking we were all in the clear, then i noticed that the Mobile bike police was already ahead, he was pursuing one of the first offender, but suddenly he saw my car and decided i was a better catch. i veered into Bank Anthony heading towards maryland, he started signalling me to park, i refused to listen, i already had the intention of making a u turn opposite the former leventis, unluckily for me there was a build up of traffic, he was soon ahead of me and had signalled cars at my my left lane to stop, confident that i was trapped he packed directly in front of me, the look of satisfaction on his face was so overwhelming, his stomach acid must have been churning that 1 week breakfast, lunch and diner was at hand, as he got down the bike and started walking towards me majestically, I noticed that my right lane was now free, i did a Louis Hamilton kind of right turn, he was in shock, he did not know what to do, the look of utter confusion on his face was epic. I quickly veered off to Adekunle Fajuyi and entered another corner street. i kept on thinking if this mobile cop follows me, i will show him that Louis Hamilton is a learner. Me and my passenger laid low for almost 5 mins, i took an alternative route to avoid Bank Anthony. I ended the trip early so that the rider will not incur additional charges. I apologized to my rider, that uber drivers are not always gangster like, but honestly i did not feel like dashing out my money to any greedy cop. Cant recollect if my young rider gave me a 5 star or not, but the smile on his face when he got down from the car made my day, i am sure this was his most thrilling uber ride to date. |
pope191:Even under chilling a.c. you can feel the biting sting of the sun. Is there uber compensation for skin discoloration? |
dru23:If managing drivers was that easy, trust me uber and taxify would have been in the biz. With the advent of driveless cars, uber is not asking for partners to bring in their driveless cars into the pool, but uber is now massively building their inventory of driveless cars. Managing just 2 drivers talkless of 10 ain't easy bro. |
Phranex:Drivers want to become partners within 3 months. |
Just had my first back to back Chinko drive. Picked the first guy on uber, then the next was a lady on taxify. Chinko ti take over! |