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Barbiturate:
This 0% commission campaign from bolt is fraud. I did more than 8 trips 2 days ago, the 0% commission wasn't applied. Yesterday the same thing....no 0% commission for over 14 trips. I sent them a mail and they are telling me to send screenshot of the campaign. How do I get screenshot of that?

I told them to be true and sincere to drivers cos we risk our life to earn and make them(bolt) earn in return.

That campaign na big time fraud!

The campaign is real. There is a proviso to getting 0%.

A. . 8 trips, B. 7 hours, C. 90% acceptance,
D. 85%completion.

You must consistently check all the four points ( particularly C & D) to be on 0%.

C & D are d tricky ones. .

Dizzyish:
Please I need advice, any advice.
I graduated with a 3rd class in Chemistry from three years ago (I only blame myself for that) and after I finished my NYSC a year ago I just plunged into a depressive state in regards to my mistake (my education) and my future (career) sometimes breaking down in tears when I think of things I've taken for granted in my life.

I started working on myself a few months ago and I've made some progress I proud of but every now and then it's easy to be overwhelmed with self doubt.
I made a cv without work experience along with a cover letter a few days ago and applied for a few entry level jobs like graduate intern, sales, restaurant supervisor etc via jobberman and the companies email but I'm not too sure I'll be getting any calls from them.
I didn't come here to get sympathy just an honest advice or opinion on what to do.

Can I do a pgd in chemical engineering or just chemistry or pursue a business or computer/tech course, are there jobs I can get with my degree maybe to get skills and work experience?
I deeply appreciate any advice. Thank you.

Why are you looking for a job? If you are in Lagos.

Go and learn a skill. You don't have to pay anyone to learn. Look for someone doing it.

Approach them esp the elderly ones, state your issues and become an apprentice. Drop your ego and serve, in six months you will have a faster grasp of the process.

You have a degree already. After six months, write a proposal to diff construction companies. On what you do,
Xand Y enterprises. The first job you get, you join hands with your former boss/master. You do it and share 50/50. Be open, put him into the know.

Ensure a good job is done. , then wait for referrals. You will be amazed 15 months down the line.

Let me give an example of a niche in construction :
1. POP
2. Flooring : Tiles, ceramics.

And if you are not cut out for handyman jobs, there are other skills (that people need everyday, you can learn).

Goodluck.

JerryDon10:
Can I use Camry 2003 for Uber in Lagos ?

Yes.

Try and read up on the thread, everything you need ( questions, concerns, inquiries) are documented on the pages.

Whatever works for you.

But my question is if Uber was that good (profit perspective from a driver's standpoint)
why are they having a shortage of drivers? Even with the injection of cars from Moove, the deficit is still glaring.
Or are we saying all the thousands of drivers on Bolt are fraudulent.?

I drive on Bolt, and I'm not fraudulent. I have driven on both apps, and this is my opinion, you will get a better bang for your buck on Bolt. Esp. weekends.

CheerfulGiver:
Status quo

Never been there this year. Cudnt resist the trip cos it came with surge. Drop off completed. Thanks.

Any new info on drop off at intl airport

CheerfulGiver:
I'll also advise that drivers should go and get vaccinated.

I don't like the vaccine idea. I'm basically going to do it because of that vaccine card. One day they'll ask that only vaccinated drivers be allowed to carry riders. This will be a problem. Now that there is no rush, try get it, just for getting sake.

Pls I've tried that "it's my choice" argument, but in the end, you can't win government. Especially Nigerian government. They don't give a fuck_.

Vaccination to me is like every other document needed to be on the road. When they make it mandatory in Lagos, like they've done in Edo, police will start parking cars and start asking for your vaccination card after they've asked for your license and particulars.

They can't win that war, cheerful. There is no law that compels you to take a vaccine.

No one can force you to take a vaccine. No one.

Edo is not as cosmopolitan as Lagos.
Probably, the GOVT is expecting some foreign currency from intl donor agencies. Nothing more than this. So they act tough as if they are interested in the welfare of the people.

Children die daily in Nigeria from nutrition defecient stemmed diseases.

deedee44:
If he now starts working full day he can be saving 200k weekly. People dey try o, God when

You believe that....

. https://www.nairaland.com/6768523/okada-riders-task-force-war.

Watch out for Ajao estate. At least for today

Olayetan:
My dashboard doesn't look like this cuz I don't depend on online trips but trust me,[
I do savings of 106k every week.



Note: I'm still single n I've never done full day work.

Are you saying you have over ₦3,800,000 in savings from doing Uber only in just 9 months.? Omo. This is really incredible..... 106k weekly savings.!

Ghost1994:
The hustle is just Gods grace and strategize.

God's grace to protect, agreed. But you can't work 7 full days in a week and not be within that income bracket.

deedee44:
Exactly what happened and I had to sacrifice my back tyre, since then once green light starts blinking I'm stopping, I'm not waiting for any amber or trying any luck. Who no go learn for Lagos

What I detest about them ba, behaving like tin gods., people on Gl 6 or 7 on the state Civil service. So it's better, one doesn't give them that opportunity.

ReadaDream:

This one is just mad. See the name he or she signed up with..

Don't know why riders get worked up. You request for another one. Moreover, he/she is going to Baale street, that's one of the godforsaken roads in that Lekki axis. Always flooded.

LASUTH roundabout,

If you are coming from Ikeja underbridge, to link Mobolaji bank Anthony or Ikeja GRA.

The road divides into three lanes. Maintain the first two lanes ( extreme left and the middle) if you are going to the above named places. The third lane is meant for those going right.


Pitfall.
1. Observe the traffic light. Some Lagos motorists don't have empathy when the light gives green. They move sluggishly, which reduces the number of cars that can pass within the allocated time.

Lastma and MIB (they are permanently stationed under that bridge) prey on this to fleece unsuspecting victims.


Once, the green light blinks, (the next one is red, ) and you have at least two cars in front of you, please stop. Another 50 seconds wait might save you from the clutches of these greedy urchins.

2. Don't turn left from the 3rd lane,even if the light is on green, you are meant to keep right on the 3rd lane.
Peradventure you find yourself on the 3rd lane, and you are going to bank Anthony or GRA. No probs.

Solution : keep to your right, immediately , take your next available right into Aviation plaza, ( remain calm, if the security ( Aviation plaza) ask you, I'm going to The Place, or I want to park. you drive in, then you use the building to connect back to the 2nd lane of Kodeosho Street.

You can't burn ₦200 fuel making that detour, at least it's much better than lining the pockets of those greedy urchins who will probably use the money ( money obtained under duress can't benefit the recipient) for less noble things and maybe getting drunk.

Costain Roundabout: The case of Apapa road



Coming from Bayo Shodipo service lane, (that is, you are not climbing Alaka to connect Eko bridge )


Sometimes Gmap misbehaves and tells you to exit the roundabout to go to Apapa road., in this wise, the Apapa road, I'm talking about is the one at Ebute- Metta, ( the road that directly leads you to Oyingbo).

Let's say , you mistakenly took the 1st exit on the roundabout instead of the 3rd, ( and you just discovered, you were supposed to take 3rd exit, and not the 1st.

1st exit - Abebe village road, surulere, festac, Apapa, orile bound.

2nd exit - Eko bridge. VI, island, Lekki bound.

3rd exit- Apapa road, Ebute meta.


The pitfall.
To go back to the roundabout. There are TWO turnings by your left.

Do NOT enter the FIRST ONE., the FIRST ONE(it becomes the 2nd on the Left) is for those coming from Festac,Orile side, who want to turn back but don't want to use the roundabout.

The SECOND ONE on the left is yours (tip: easy to spot. The road directly cuts the railway and leads straight to Nigerian breweries.

Often,those two short road stretches are often empty periodically (so an inexperienced driver won't have vehicles to use to determine the direction of traffic). He/She might likely become a victim of the lapses of the LASG traffic signage unit.

LG touts hang around, (I noticed some MIB also lay ambush there too) waiting for the next prey.

No signage at all, please be guided.

Ibukun93:
Good day ooo, abeg shey we don enter winter ni, or drivers don too plenty, or people don dey waka about. I don't know if it's only my app oo, but market dull

Some days are like that, positioning matters too, don't stay too long in a particular spot. (max 40 mins if your phone doesn't beep except you are resting, provided it's a safe place, towing van/lastma /touts free zone).

@ childofgrace
Sorry for your ordeal. Thank God for life. When there is life, there's is an opportunity to recover all losses.

Gudvibes06:
Thank you everyone I even billed him 17k offline he said he can do more the 15k I jejely asked him to cancel ride he refused I had no choice than to cancel myself and used the not safe to pickup option.

Be diplomatic with offline deals that didn't sail through. Some riders are wicked... Your account is more important.

[quote author=Gudvibes06 porst=105964454]Pls house is it okay to go to ibadan on Uber ? No surge the rider refused to do offline pls I need you urgent help b4 I pick up[/quote]How can you travel over 100km on Uber.? If client refuse, leave him/her.

Some guys do IB drop off only from Adeniyi Jones 25k.

IFEBARBIE:
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Baba, believe it, It's a psychological play on drivers, I don't take it serious. When I still see riders with 2.0, 3.5 on the platform consistently, then it's all crap.

Of course, one shouldn't now start misbehaving, just be yourself, ratings will go down, it will go up too. Life's easy.

@ chillex.

I give Uber credit for transparent rating. But as for filtering of trips, Bolt deserves some credit too,provided it's done within the limits, this is to guard against abuse

On filtering of trips, Uber has no bite. trips can't be filtered properly. how can you filter a trip you can't see in the first instance.?

Yes, ratings could drop on Bolt, for me, it's just a psychological play on the drivers, nothing else. Ratings are absolutely irrelevant.


You are right too, drivers boost ratings by dummy ride requests.

Majority of drivers blocked on Bolt are not because of ratings. A lot of them brazenly demand for offlines from clients that Bolt gave them, that is fraud,which is enough reason to weed them off the platform.

Damalex4luv:
boss you don't know my account now

Baz was pulling your legs.... Inspection related issues. Go for inspection.

Gentlelife50:
So bolt is now using style to charge more than 25% commission?

How many trips ?. If it's two trips, it's still within range.

IFEBARBIE:
just got an offline slated for tomorrow from ogudu to ojo. A drop-off. Will be heading to the island afterwards
Please assist me in:
1. Pricing
2. Routing (to and to island)
3. Street awareness etc.
Cc. All OGs and peeps that operate in that axis

Are you aware of the state of roads at Ojo.? Or is ojo not satellite town axis, Alakija.

It's not a preferred destination in this hustle.

I hv been to Alakija once, I don't pray to ever go there again.

Slickleo:
Good morning all, please any done lasdri renewal online and wat is d experience. 10x

Find time and go there, what's the purpose of online renewal when you still need to appear physically for a snapshot?

nickvanilla:
Good Morning Pilots. How the hustle dey go? So I have officially been relegated to the league of the lazy drivers. Got a new job (8 to 5) so it's been difficult doing it along with this hustle. But it's all good.

Pilots taking trip to Lagos Island, you guys need to exercise caution oo. Especially if you don't know the area well. Yesterday morning while going to work, I took a destination trip to Lagos Island (I work in Ikoyi). I entered a street and these CBD boys were in front of me. One was waving a stick and the other started focusing his phone's camera on my plate number, probably for evidence.

I was already slowing down because they were directly in my path. Then my brain remembered one way, how I lost a huge sum of money to task force like 3 weeks ago[b]. Omo! I just put my foot down on the pedal and started maneuvering. Turned left into one street and took the next right on full speed.

My riders were shouting. They didn't even [/b]understand what was going on. Eventually I escaped. So guys be careful. There are no signs whatsoever and Google maps is a bastard .

Wanted to go out today but I've opted to watch EPL. Something special is happening by 3PM today.

Eko louis Hamilton.

Lagos Island is off the charts for me. No pick ups, no drop offs. If you had stopped, your riders would have left you to your fate. They can't be blamed either, you are the one behind the wheels.
That's why you are absolutely responsible for where you pick and drop.Not even Bolt or Uber.

Gmap is not reliable on the streets of Lagos Island. CBD touts are ruthless.

truthsayer009:
You have not answered my question but to just deflect and tell me to deal with it.

I am trying to understand what exactly is the reason.

This is happening too many times that is why I am bothered and fed up. If you are in an area, Bolt keeps giving you the same set of people who accepts and doesn't respond. It leaves the rider in a state of confusion.

I will start reporting drivers if that is case. I rest my case.

You must be very energetic to start reporting drivers . Follow what pearl said. Request again.

Once your supposed pick up or destination is a haven of bad roads, you will be lucky to get a driver. Know this and you will be at peace.

Cheers bro.

Coketols:
Please can you expatiate on this, isn't 5.0 rating a good one which depicts that the rider is a good person without issues?

It means the rider's account is new, one that was just created.

Crvrider:
What exactly happened to the ajah guy? Didn't hear the story.

He was mugged. Around Ajah in the wee hours of the morning.

Nexttpage:
Hello pilots.
Please what does this mean, I’m kinda new to bolt platform.

Go for inspection.

We should always ask for help and guidance from divinity to shield us from the accursed ones, the sons of perdition ( cos of corolla, the accused snuffed out the life of another human being like you) , Chai...

I still maintain it, whether Uber or Bolt, no one can force me to complete an order, even if I pick it and my mind is not at peace with the riders. I'm not going, worst case, you
yank me off your app. Safety first.

It won't stop the ehailing coys from making money, we shouldn't forget, the case of the Ajah guy, though, Bolt said he wasn't on a trip, but we all know, guy man was positioning for a trip in the wee hours of the morning when tragedy struck.

Pearl1910:
Lolz...@ opposition politician
Like I said, I recognize it is what works for u and ur experience u r sharing BUT people with no knowledge about cars are reading ur posts and learning. Asides what we do personally it's good we state global standards and best practices.
I was in Landmark this morning and the road beyond inwards Lekki is an eyesore. I can only imagine how Emma Abimbola Cole, Itedo, Tom Ogboi, kunsela, Ogombo, Alpha beach road, Bale etc will look like, cos I can't go to these places.

That alpha Beach road and Baale street are terrible roads. I still wonder how cars still go there to pick riders.