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I won't be surprised if these boys work for a syndicate. I suspect this may not have been their first car hijacking... Their error of judgment was that they were unable to trace the car tracker... so they were sure the car had no tracker... that is why they went to celebrate. kudos to the guy that installed the tracker... I recalled when a tracker was about to be installed the guy doing the installation told me to leave the car, reason being in case of robbery incident i will not point out the car tracker wiring system.

The mechanic should also face the same punishment as the boys. The intended buyer should also be fished out...

The practice of tinting uber cars should also he looked into... if you are a uber driver and your car is tinted it is advisable you do not work at night. If you are engaged in any form of struggle other road users would not be aware and so can't raise alarm or help you out.

A red flag is when pick up point is at a bus stop and also drop off is another bussrop or public relaxation hotzone, when it is at night, my advice is to avoid such orders when the passenger are 2 males.

RIP.

Pearl1910:
You are wise, u never start and u don get sense already. U will do well

Perhaps Uber is suffering from the Buhari effect or they simply do not want to get into a price war with bolt.... they seem to want to focus on their moove partnership!

spartacus11:
Cheerfulgiver come and buy me car. you are killing it man, keep grinding. Hustle

Yes Cheerfulgiver keep on grinding... hope you have one or two kids... 1million plus monthly targets, will/ may come at a price..

komodapson:
How true is the bolded statement?

TRUE as TRUTH!

northbird:
Try and check the road through Gmapif you are on d Island. Don't go and bury your car in a pool.
It's your car, your tool, you are 100% responsible for it.
Avoid these streets.
Baale street,
alpha Beach road,
Otunba Murphy adetoro.
Ugochukwu duru.
Agungi ajiran
Thomas estate. N others.

Thanks bro!

Where can someone gets summer tyres

pocohantas:
Do you know what it cost to have 24hrs electricity in Nigeria, Lagos and Lekki? Be it national grid, solar or generator?

You don’t have to carry rubber to Enyo to buy fuel.

You don’t have to be fighting your neighbor for not washing the gutter well when it was his turn to sweep the compound.

You don’t have to wait for LAWMA on days you should be pursuing man.

Someone takes this stress off you at a cost. If it covers power in a year, it is a good deal.

.... after the N900k service charge, they will still come here to shed premium tears!

BAZ001:
Guys be careful parking anywhere in Surulere, they have pasted some evil no parking signs inside streets. E breaks my heart seeing this touts tow Uber cars.

How will a man position to hustle and you come hijack car like arm robbers.

Are you saying there are no cars parked on such inner streets?

IFEBARBIE:
This surge! This rain! This flood! This temptation! Hmmmm!

It is important to study the weather report, we have grown proficient in the use of Google maps but have ignored this important tool in planning how we work.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Your Hub nko?[/color]

Are you advising us not to hub knob today.

CheerfulGiver:
New month started as planned. One more trip and it's good night...

1m, receive me with open arms..

Devising a means to make extra 185k...

Your Diet plan for the rest of this week would be appreciated. Some drivers are failing misreably to achieve this target because of poor eating habits.

CheerfulGiver:
Hire purchase is slavery, and a scam.

I'm going to factually analyse this stuff again for the last time, then anyone who goes ahead to get a hire purchase is free to do so at his own risk. I'll be using the bread and butter of every average uber driver, the 2006 Toyota corolla.

Fact 1
There is no hire purchase on a corolla that is less than 4,000,000 naira, unless it is by the special grace of God, the almighty.
Fact 2
Average weekly rental on a corolla is 30,000 naira, while weekly deposit on a HP is 35,000 naira.
Fact 3
A guy on HP must deliver 35k weekly unfailingly, with a 2 - 4weeks grace of delay in payment, and he must do so in 110 weeks.
Fact 4
An average driver must do 1000 miles a week of driving.
Fact 5 A driver on HP is responsible for All repairs on that corolla, for the next 110 weeks. While a driver on rental splits repairs with partner.
Fact 6 Every driver must be able to save 6k daily. Whether rental or HP, else you're just a fool.

Fact 7 A very good Tokunbo corolla should come with at least 170,000miles.

Now, there are 52 weeks in a year. Our HP driver has at least 2 years on his contract. Let's say he works for only 50weeks, cos partners will never hear story, he must always pay his installment. In fact, moove will not hear story, but I'm just trying to be conservative.

In 50weeks, he would have remitted 50 x 35,000 = 1,750,000 and added 50,000 miles to the corolla and car is not his yet. His mileage should now be 220,000 miles

Remember the guy on rental, who pays 30k weekly, and who saves 6k daily? With the mentality of a hard working HP driver, but paying 5k less every week, he has a savings of 47k weekly.

47k x 50 = 2,350,000

So if my guy on rental gets a Nigerian used corolla at 220,000 miles, at the rate of 1.6m, he still has 750k to fix up car with.

Year 2, HP guy completes his payment, car is at 270,000 miles. Becomes his.

Former rental guy now adds 15k weekly to his savings, since he now drives his car 62,000 x 50 = 3,150,000.

Who really get sense?

Ceteris Paribus ... drivers reading your post, the choice is yours, do you want to work under a condition of uncertainty (rental deal) or work under a condition of certainty! (Hire purchase) A word of advice is good enough for the wise. Thanks for the data crunching effort,

Pearl1910:
Any oil without this seal they fear me to use o.

Any seal you need... pay on delivery available from oluwole boys.

spartacus11:
cheerfulgiver saw this on my driving school handout

Reason i take ur post seriously

You will never understand the joy I get when some of those reckless despatch and okada would just zoom out from nowhere, they give me a thumbs up or bow, because they are grateful, I did not hit them. Defensive driving skill is very important for all uber drivers.

MrCarter577:
Uber is not ready for business

May be uber naija is looking for a buyer...

https://punchng.com/yandex-buys-out-uber-from-joint-ventures-in-1-bn-deal/

Barbiturate:
If uber deactivates an account, no reactivation again except you change driver's licence, which is fraud.
He should find means of reactivating bolt. Why was he blocked on bolt?
In the meantime, he should be using Indriver App

When I had issues with my uber account before I could say Jack Robinson I could no longer drive on bolt. I was stuck with indrive, at the end of my weekly analysis using indrive I was basically rendering charity services to riders. Some riders out of pity will tell you to keep the change.. The wait time to get quality trips on indrive is a topic for discussion for some other days.

Penproph:
Cars available for Hire purchase for uber and Taxify

Tokunbo Toyota Corolla

Interested driver should contact:


08027487666

Hire purchase is the best deal, for both partners. Honestly hate hearing the words rental and to think there are seasoned drivers on this forum encouraging rental deals.

CheerfulGiver:
Not possible. Earnings don't change. What changes is what you save from fuel.

Best car for this hustle is the king of fuel saving, the 2010 Toyota Prius.

A Toyota Prius is 50mpg city with a 11.9gal tank or 45liters

full tank in city driving is worth 50*11.9= 595miles

Therefore, an average driver should use 20 gallons of fuel a week, or 20 x 3.8liters = 76 liters of fuel.

76 liters x 163 naira per liter is 12,388 naira per week.

Savings of 23k weekly more than a corolla/matrix/vibe. If I work 48 weeks in a year, car will save me 23 x 48= 1,104,000naira in fuel costs alone.

I have more than enough for repairs.

Car is cheaper than a 2010 corolla.

Please would this change the matrix of your calculation. Why are we not having a constructive debate on this. Should we be ready for this reality before Dangote hits us with N500 per liter for fuel. We all get to keep our beloved corolla 03 -08 and dru' bullet proof civic 03-05. Is any driver using autogas to move Lagos forward? Cost/ benefits analysis would be appreciated

FuckEveryday:
What do y'all think of this driverpernure Tip Box idea

Personally, the taught of having to be nice to riders, asking how your day went n all dose shit doesn't interest me. Even the ones who try to bring up conversations I don't rili feel moved to reply. Fvck all dose you don't know who your helper is. My job is to take you from point A to B. If you need someone to talk to, Dial Inspiration FM and talk all you want.

That's my own view sha..

The drivepreneur is simply announcing to his/her pax and other road users that There Is Poverty (TIP). In driving uber help an Ant! But on a more serious note this is highly unprofessional, uber app has a tips option unless the agbero driver is suspicious that uber may be chopping his/her tios.

Reubenson3:
Lol, if matter no work well...na my car na... I'll withdraw it from him. [b][/b]The fact is that I'm always busy [b][/b]and hardly drive...more reason why I want the car working instead of sitting in a spot for long. More of the reason I seek knowledge from the experienced drivers...and I don't think that is a bad idea either

According to your words.. "I am always busy". I will advise you to consider the Hire Purchase option (HP), with all repairs and maintenance on your partner.

deedee44:
Why not keep the 500k and get a car on rentals first? You can then start increasing your savings and get yourself a sound Nigerian used car instead of throwing your 500k away if things go wrong and go back to square one.

The reasons some drivers prefer the hp option is for peace of mind, under a rental agreement the owner of the car is at liberty to withdraw his car at anytime. The time for a driver to get another rental deal can not be ascertained. Moreover the quality of the car being offered for rental may not be as good as the one you were driving previously. If it takes a driver 3 months or more before getting another partner all his/her savings would have been expended.

Health is Wealth... don't let anybody posting working 7days a week and bragging, as if that is a wise decision, fool you. Is it sustainable, without deterioration to ones health in the long run.
While i love to read about all the back to back request, I don't wish any of you back to back visit to different hospital specialist, when you decide to move from uber to plan B, the choices you made yesterday have grave implication for the future.
My sympathy to those drivers on HIre Purchase, whose wives are currently out of work due to the pandemic, the Good Lord will see you through.
To those pushing drivers to go beyond their reasonable limits, may our action not turn innocent children to orphans and wives to widows. Let us be compassionate and balanced, kindly remember not everybody's DNA is wired the same.
DRIVING FOR LONG HOURS IN TRAFFIC IS A SILENT KILLER, A WORD OF ADVICE IS ENOUGH FOR THE WISE!

fabiano09:
thanks ,you got an idea how much it costs ?

No.
I don't drive corrolla!
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fabiano09:
who's got an idea how much an 07 corolla gear costs ?

When buying your gear box go with your mechanic, if it is at ladipo proceed with caution.

tojahh:
Was that not the reason he was calling him to RECTIFY IT? When you do business, especially online where recommendations are your KPIs you should be handy to always put customers satisfaction first.

How many Nigerian biz men know what customer satisfaction means.

tojahh:
See how you mention my name alongside chairman adex. You come leave Odogwu Izzuo, Otumba Fabian, Pope himself, buynowautos. Abeg I no fit type again. Like this I dey hold up for ikorodu road.

Meanwhile as you serve the Nation, develop yourself and look beyond ehailing, get the needed skills, acquire certificates on courses that will enhance your chances and make way for you. If you don have the finance.... Learn a trade while you serve. Me self might not be here by the time you'll finish your device to mentor you, but stay with the advice I gave.


Hope you obey the clarion call in total honesty. God bless you

@keeper 1
After you have achieved all the milestones listed by tojahh, i hope it will enhance your chances in getting your PVC.
In all your getting, get your PVC... I no fit shout ooh.
I so much love technology and innovation.
Check out this amazing video

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MERCHANDISER:
500k

Gazzuz

Buynowautos:
Which one be supermarket. The abokis that sell cigarettes just opposite the exit gate sell condoms.

There are certain brand of durex preferred by our hard working politicians and yahoo CEOs that even aboki no fit stock!

Buynowautos:
African Shirine Lagos City 1:40am

What drink do you do after 1a.m?
There are some place that i would be a lot security conscious.
I guess you are quite street savvy.

pope191:
Who is pope going to confess to in case of confession? I almost catch a feeling for my last rider, d connection & communication was way too deep from chevron to ijesha... I tot I was a professional o

"Don't get your Honey from where you get your Money"
P.S. Carquest has some smashing looking receptionist, that will not violate your uber T&Cs.

tojahh:
October 24th precisely.

Is it ekocab?

Maax23:
You sound like you are new in this business. Customer first, every other thing follows. Bolt/uber no Wan hear all this good points U posted here. The only language they understand is customer satisfaction regardless of any other thing. I was almost rubbed on Sunday night at Abraham Adesanya. If not for my instinct, I would have said bye bye to my car or probably my life. But d God I serve pass dem

From Uber's advert the emphasis is on Safety, so they would expect you to consider the safety of your rider and yourself as paramount.