₦airaland Forum

pheelhip:
Dear riders.

How do you guys cope in these season of fuel scarcity and traffic build ups?
Indrive freight rate are not so fair
While Bolt commission is quiet ridiculous.

How are you guys doing it?

Indrive couriers are meant for bikes, they do multiple orders on the same route.

Target high demand areas and periods (surges) If you are using bolt

Lastly, develop and nurture an exit plan.

Kaymaxi2222:
But pls how are you guys surviving with the current mad increase in the prices of car parts and the ridiculous price I dey see for indrive.... bought 2 tyres for 40k with abeg something that use to be 20k max and my back hub too 30k something that use to be 15k........nawa oo

As per ridiculous fares on Indrive, it's deliberate from Indrive. I have dumped them for over a month now. I use indrive sparingly. Bolt is still the king.

Barbiturate:
Really bad one!

Never attended church service for almost 5 months and don't even bother to pray. I decided to go to church yesterday and I prayed so well this morning. I just don't get it! It's well sha

I thank God for you. Yesterday, I saw a video of multiple accidents on alapere caused by the brake failure of a truck., wrecked cars beyond measure.

I quickly muttered a word of gratitude to the Divine one for His mercies.

lokoventurex1:
Please i need answer to my questions bikonu

Let me advise you. One comrade has stated it here.
700k is a lot of money . Its a sinking fund, once you drop it. The money is gone.
Make no mistakes, lagride is not giving you a brand new SUV. They are passing on the cars they repossessed.

Go n put your 600k in a fixed account for now. Take 100k , 50k for Moove. Get a rental car and start saving.

Join a solid Ajo or cooperative. 4k daily. In 12 months, you can get crowdfunding to buy a Honda civic with 2.8 -3m , you will get a clean naija used civic.
Don't go to Jiji, there are still families that sell their cars, make your findings.

Once you drop 700k, you have fully committed yourself.
I would rather drop 50k n start my savings gradually.
Bad as e bad on moove you will take home 7k daily after every every.

Good luck.

Pearl1910:
Aje... Not sure about that, even 20year old Conner will not work daily pay for someone for 5days without pay and he will still be going. Takless of 2weeks. Except there's something you aren't telling us sha. I can't believe you will be buying fuel and carrying someone around the whole Lagos for 1 full week without any advance or part payment at the least. It's unphantomable

Can't even try it for a day. I believe in action. Any rider that is proving big boy must prove it by running correct transfer to me .. that is what will determine whether I'm coming back tomorrow or not.
Masquerade wey go dance, na the first day he reach market you go know.

I dont fancy getting too close to clients, cos after a while riders take advantage of the simplicity and abuse the privilege.

Na so one big man called me to carry his shoddy back to chevron drive from the mainland. I told him 15k. He was saying its 8k on Bolt that he can't pay more than 10k.
I just told him "ok. I can't come right now. I'm kind of stuck in traffic."
Do you know what it means to import a banny (cost implications)from the island? You now want to pay me peanuts for executive chauffeur.
I have been posting him since then, whenever he calls for an engagement, I think he got the message.

budaatum:
mrvitalis does make a point.

In UK, Fuel duty is currently levied at a flat rate of 52.95p per litre for both petrol and diesel. 20% VAT is then charged on both the duty and the standard price while Nigeria subsidises.

Unleaded is £144.76p. Enough to make one protest if charged in Nigeria. Road tax is £190 per annum.

We look at the price purchasing parity when looking at tax.
What's 190 pounds tax to a car user in a year. That's around 16 pounds / month. That's not heavy.
Driving in the UK is for convenience, UK has a very efficient public transport system.
So if you want the convenience, you should be able to buy the fuel.

Omoapena:
Since you experienced overheating recently, I'm suspecting your top gasket is the culprit for the issue...

Can slight overheating ruin the top gasket sharply like that?

lanre2009:
your top gasket is most likely gone

Don't conclude. It could be the cooler of the radiator that is broken.

Barbiturate:
Oh really! No wonder they hardly solve issues when U chat with them. Na to dey go that office be that.....anytime I take someone around there. I go just breeze in.

Yes oh. If you chat them 2am. Someone will respond to you . Because the staff is just starting work 9am. ( different time zone)

[quote author=Barbiturate post=131241448][/quote]You are chatting with an international CS staff, that's one of the drawbacks of Indrive. Local issues should be directed to the team on ground. They have a general platform for all Indrive drivers worldwide, that's very absurd.

Welz:
please does anyone know if indrive have a physical office in lagos?

4b,idowu Martins, Victoria Island.

There's no parking on that road. But you can park off certain streets there and stroll down.

chccho:
So because Toks is 9m,Nigerian used must be 6.8m

How will he buy another car, if he doesn't sell at the prevailing market value. I'm sure he mentioned slightly negotiable.
Dollar is 1500 + in the market. When you have your own corrolla 09, sell it at 2m or below the market value.

Pearl1910:
Lolz... Is it fuel they will use and do protest?
Govt should even know that the scarcity will give more impetus and ginger for the protest as people will be angry and others will even be idle and available to hit the streets.

Don't think that way. Think of the bigger picture. The trickle down effect. If fuel is scarce, Bolt put surge. From the house to protest ground, protester, dey see 6k +, trip of 2k on a norms, he/ she will have a rethink. I trust danfo, dem go jack
up price , no time.
Mtn just blocked thousands of
phone lines, why now? You need to see the crowd at Mtn opebi,
BB naija show premiered yesterday.
Nepa will ensure steady power. Can you see the links?

Media propaganda is rolling.

pope191:
I think NNpC attendants are the new yahoo men. Those guys are just sometime else. From 500 for 25 liters, they are now pushing for 1k. The way they are acting like god, I really wish there’s a way to mess these guys up.

I dont bother myself. The scarcity is orchestrated. By Friday. Most fuel stations will sell fully.

vivalavida:
The man don procure visa for am. E dey sell car to japa

Just like that. Visa happens so fast ..

Barbiturate:
Bought 25 ltrs from NNPC Sabo, even though they don't sell for kegs, they sold to me codedly cos they know me well. They collected 500 on it. Then bought another 25 ltrs from NNPC Folagoro, Omo the guy insisted on 1k. Though they don't sell for kegs. I had to talk to one uber guy to help me.....though it was the attendant that told me to attach to a car and he would have to sell it codedly. Keg inside car.

As I dey......I don ready for Monday and Tuesday work, God willing!

There's fuel

Pearl1910:
If given the opportunity, they will scam driver too. I don't smile with them.

One wanted to try that shit with me, he just showed me a blank screen n wanted to leave.
I told him " O men, no be so dem dey run am. You go wait till I see my money" he did it again ,i made sure i saw d alert from my app,before letting him go. They have no moral compass, they are ready to fleece anyone.
The other day,I quickly abandoned the ketu guys..

SimpForLadies:
9ja used 2009 Corolla, 6+ million Na car dealers go end dis Nigeria oneday

It's obvious you are not current with prices of cars.

Toks corrolla 2009 is 9m+.

Barbiturate:
Omo police makes so much money from yahoo boiz o! Picked 2 guys from that train station at yaba. Map showed me oyingbo-iddo. Police stopped us after iddo, trying to make a U-turn to Eko bridge apongbon. The police oga didn't even search their bags. He just collected one of the guy's phone and searched through. I was already angry cos they were delaying me. They found fraud activities on the phone and told me to drive to their office, after contain. I refused and told them to take them in their car and allow me go. They asked if I don't want to collect my money, I said No. That I picked them from the train station and they are going to landmark. I can't collect any money now. Their oga begged me and I later succumbed. To cut the long story short, we got there and they collected 500k from these guys. Their money is about 7k. They transferred 20k to me when I got to landmark. The police oga collected my number at the station and sent me a text to send my account. I sent it and he transferred 20k to me. I actually felt bad for the guys but I blamed them for leaving such info in their phone.

If you know how these guys make families bleed. You won't feel sorry for them. They scam the elderly ,the emotionally distrurbed .They scam corporations, distort income of hundreds of families and their dependents. Zero moral compass.

Yehwind02:
I am a mother of two, working as a teacher for over 6 years and the school just increased my salary to 30,000 this year. I just feel it's a waste of time and energy considering the present economy.
I am urgently in search of a job within Ikorodu, Maryland, Ojota Axis because I have decided to resign.
Nairalanders please help a sister🥲biko!!!

30k month is really low, especially in a place like Lagos. Only science teachers have a good shot at improving their incomes.
Let me be honest with you. As long as you are in the teaching line, your income won't really change.

Forget your degrees now. What vocational skill set do you have? Or what other things are you good
at?. if you want your income to improve, you must shift away from the 8am to 4pm mindset.
Sit down and ponder on this.

Barbiturate:
That means he didn't make that 170k in a week

He made it. The ways he received it was what was listed.

113 - was collected through cash or transfer
50k+ - was requested as cashout from the app from those that did card trips
5k - payout from Bolt from the remaining money by Sunday which is paid into his account on Monday.

If you add everything, it is 170k +

Barbiturate:
Thanks bro. So what's the meaning of cash out and weekly payout?

Weekly payout is the balance remaining on Sunday that bolt pays on Monday.

Cash out. Maybe he requested for some of his money during the week.

Barbiturate:
Who can explain this deductions and how they arrived at 170k and still arrived at 113k at the end

170k is the total money he got.

113k is what customer paid through cash or transfer.

Glithronix:
Abeg I need recommendations;
Which mifi has the best service?
I'm tired of switching networks between my two phones ( one is MTN, the other is Airtel).
I want to get a mifi that would serve me on the go anytime with the best network.
When you want to pick juicy trips is when these two networks would start yanmayanma.
Which mifi is best, abeg?


Much respect, bosses.

I heard fiber one is blazing fast. But I think it works mainly on the island n some select places on the mainland.
Ask Yeyegbami.. on fiberone. I think he uses it.

Modified: Fibreone is focused on residential and business. Fixed wireless. I don't think they have mifi.

Research on Swift.

dapotemi:
I no dey always mind though, somehow police usually SEPARATE me from my rider anytime am stopped, maybe due to my dressing as it's either am going to work or coming from d office ...On that route which is my usual route, just connect ogudu Tru ojota, enter Alapere tru Goodluck...Do not try to join the express again after ogudu because some hungry police men dey that road after d NNpC station, although their money na 200 naira but Dem fit run you street if Dem see exhibit.

I was not ready for any drama...

I was supposed to pick two guys at one hotel in surulere going to ketu, one street off ajiboye.
After delaying me for over 10mins.
One of them came out. Dreads all over,earrings on both ears. With a sling bag and he was puffing on obviously a weed stub.

I know police are usually on that route to enter ketu. I dont have that energy for police tagging me with some drug induced fellows.The moment the guy told me he's coming back .
I smiled , I engaged gear and moved.. I cancelled and tagged " not safe".
I could see the gateman in my rear view mirror frantically beckoning me to stop. The guy was calling me.. for where, I don't want stress untop 6k trip. ....

pope191:
My eyes saw shege yesterday. Police pack me and riders to station for the first time. Around 11pm, I pick this guys from ebutte meta to Ogba. I was just blowing real speed as I have to get home before 12. that was how we jammed polizia opposite Mega Chicken, after scaling thro a check point at Alausa. They’ve questioned themselves if anyone have load, best they lighten up as it seem polizia were in corners. Me I just face my steering and keep blazing. We got stopped and all man was asked to alight. They found what I don’t know with one of them. Interesting to say, how they just close check point immediately. No need for searching again. Bundle everyone to command beside Ikeja high court. I didn’t even say a word, I was so tired and my last trip is stressing me out like this. We got to the station and the next thing they ask was you “sabi u be Uber” Oya collect your money before they enter”.

I was like wetin una come carry me do here then. Took my money and didn’t even bother to pick any trip again.

I'm always amazed at some riders. ;DYou carry exhibit, you still crawl at night in a place like lagos ..
I thought weed makes one sharper. Cos sometimes those riders, I wonder if it's just plain stupidity or they just wish to pass the night in a police cell.

OralB:
This week has been my most productive week ever since I started my dispatch work.

Latest I closed everyday was 6PM, reason I'm surprised that I still could gross this on bolt alone.

Your turn over and revenues is fantastic for a bike. Even some cars on Bolt don't get more than this despite having huge overheads. You are getting like 17% of your stake in just a week!.

eherbal:
wow! Thanks for the mention. Those were the good old days. The truth is that my car was on the high seas for like 3 months while I was in the Uber group. I used the opportunity to read from page 1 to to the current discussion. I was gathering information and experience. By the time my car arrived, I have become a guru of sort. From the information I got from here, I knew how to navigate my way around without getting in trouble with law enforcements, especially lastma and local government touts. I also learnt how to interact with riders as they come in different shades. I knew the peak and off peak hours of operations, and also where to make a killing during rush hours. This place had helped shape my finances and my outlook about life generally, because we had lot of crazy people here, and their madness help me form a kind of opinion on a lot of things. If you want to make it out there as an e-hailing driver on the unforgiving and torturous roads of Lagos, you have to read nearly every page here. Just see it as a short course of enablement. The resources here are inexhaustible. It's a good mine, a github of knowledge. Everything you need to know is here. This is where I made my money. Good morning 🌞

Welcome bro. Another veteran spotted.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]This thread is priceless.

I read from page 1 till i got my first car

I got my first partner here
I got my third and last partner here, before i decided to retire.

Hope you are good, bro?

I greet the whole house[/color]

Very fine bro, glad to hear from you. Chai, I still use that spot you mentioned to relax and position for trips whenever i'm around Allen avenue..

Omoapena:
Like it's that easy.

Just tell the person what he wants to know and stop asking someone to go through stress of reading pages that won't guarantee him finding the useful info he need.

Everything I needed to run with as a rookie. I got it from this platform. This is a treasure mine.
I read every damn page on this thread before I started.
The days of gazzuzz, gobichini, Fahrenz, chucsmoore,izzou, eherbal, and that oven lighting comrade, and a host of other veterans. I have forgotten his moniker ..

Before I took my first trip to Akoka. I had a clear mental picture of the one -ways there ,all from this thread. One of the veterans just jokingly mentioned the small one way ( birikisu iyiade) before the turning to Unilag. Then , no notice was even placed on the road as @ then. It was a slaughter house for the local govt touts.

Revelation is the mother of faith. If he reads,when he meets it on the field, it's going to sync because already he has stacked himself with the documented experiences of hundreds of drivers.

BishopA71:
Good Day All,

I recently lost my job and I have been considering stating this Uber/Bolt/Indrive/Rida business with my Corolla.
I need some information.
What do I need to register?
Is the business still profitable?
Any tips? Any groups I can join?
I will appreciate any form of assistance pls.
Thanks.

Start reading the thread from January. By the time, you get to July. You have all the info you need.