₦airaland Forum

kalex0:
Hello bro,
I will love to come to PH for this e-hailing business.


What is the average I can make in a week?

What is the accommodation like please??

LlppIs uber or bolt over there at PH?

Have you lived in PH before?

Do you know how many months of acclimatization you have to do before you r used to d workings of the city.

Aàà

Omoadeola:
The issue as resolved after parting with 5k. Lesson well learnt. Thanks to everyone for the tips and suggestions. I

Good to hear. You have been baptized into the game.....

More wins henceforth.

@ digi marketer

What I'm saying is , why don't you go the in driver route?

You are proposing a going forward ( fee) template.

You don't have a subscribers ( riders) base yet

Even Uber & bolt operate on a PAYG ( pay as you go ) basis.

You need to understand the psyche of a typical Nigerian service user ( they only pay after service is delivered)

Some drivers who owe bolt won't pay up until bolt balances the account thru card trips.

Don't look @ d initial revenue you will forfeit.

Cos if you demand 3k weekly from a driver , you have to deliver @ least 15k worth of rides to the driver else you are not different from Uber n Bolt.

Do you have a system that can deliver that?

DIGIMARKETER:
I just read my post back and it did come across as fight lol. Not intentional. Sorry

The site is not for Lagos or any state that uber is already operating in. Imagine only paying 3k weekly against 20% or 25%. This APP does all uber does and more.

The APP is open to anyone willing to partner and sign up drivers and we split the weekly flat fee. so if you know anyone outside lagos that drives a cab or owns a car and wants to make money on the side in a different state they can try it out and see how it works for 2 weeks totally free and see if it works or not.

Are you a Nigerian brand? If yes, Good! But you charge 3k weekly!

One question

1. How do you deal with Indriver,? a purported Russian brand,whose charges are currently FREE.

Vision2045:
Elders in the house.....I notice my car vibrates, it gets worse when I put on the AC and get even more worse...when Ac is on and the car is in idle due to a stop or traffic.....I just fixed my bearings and ball joints...kindly advise on what could be the probable problem and solution..as it's every embarrassing....rider body go dey shake inside car...car is Toyota Coro sport 05

Did you remove your battery terminals recently? If yes, give some time, it will revert back.

davit:
Every time I try to apply the brakes it works then the pedal pushes back on my foot with a grinding noise. BlackBishop please what can be the problem?

I notice my ABS light comes on these days. But the above only happens whe the light goes off.

Check your break discs.

skillip:
Don't bother heading towards Berger this morning , the traffic dey build almost getting close to toll gate now, a tanker I guess developed a fault.

Traffic is serious, ..
Avoid trips passing thru berger.

I don off app. Getting 6km pu from ojodu

eyinola:
they started with me with 15% after 20 trips now its 12% after 25 trips,I don do 14 shaa but as be my body now that 25 no sure for me

Don't bother chasing trips, I would rather target quality trips . Cos if it ain't single digit commission, it doesn't make much sense...

There are weeks DT I earn more wtout reduced commission.

eyinola:
Uche and his gang don block me for 24hrs

Don't joke with your account bro. Esp. If you live on the mainland.

Always monitor the "activity" and the "cancel" % of 4 sub column.

In your case , instead of sliding arrived , you will cancel straight ( the first column) , this will reduce the "clients did not show "

Once you are in traffic without a rider, go offline straight . cos. You cud get 5 rides within 10 mins, n dey will all cancel., "increasing your clients cancelled".

You need all these leverages, so learn how to juggle them.

See, truth is without d apps, you can't make money using your car in Lagos. esp if you are a newbie in d transport biz.

Felicity0001:
Bro your summit is not far fetch.

But I have a question for you which is, do you see the money you get driving with bolt?

Sure!
Though I get support from Ocar.

But now DT dey HV gone. I still manage to hustle out something. ..

I will try in driver.

Some days r like average while some days r very good. You know d way dis hustle works.

Bigleaf1006:
Be like say bolt dey pay you for ads, the way you are always on dia mata pass Norma!!

Wat I stated is a common experience of a lot of drivers. It swings both ways. Uber n Bolt.

@ Felicity...

You know when I first joined this hustle, I was made to believe Uber was d bomb..

So when I was trying to onboard.,Uber took me almost lyk a week.

Bolt in two days, I was done. But I insisted on trying Uber first.

Was driving on uber, was making some little scores @ first ,I reasoned maybe cos I was a newbie, so that's y I wasn't making much.

Was just using bolt sparingly. Around January, Uber blocked me, cos of cancellation @ 14%.

Told me to do one online course. Did it. I was brought back. But during that tym, I had no option than to use Bolt.

My broda, On bolt, I saw I could see destination coupled with the fact I cud also refuse trips wtout getting d Hammer

I also discovered that on mainland, bolt rides r more frequent. Coupled wt d fact DT bolt bills better.

N destination trips was always on point.

I HV not gone back since January, my rating on Uber was 4.83 as @ then.

My point is Uber lost revenue to another competitor cos of something flimsy as cancellations n not ratings or driver misconduct. ..... Cos of cancellation!

My case is not isolated, there are hundreds of drivers they yanked off solely cos of cancellations not even low ratings or driver misconduct.

Check that impact on their revenue.

Felicity0001:
It seems uber is working on their app. I don't seems to see my balance.

I did a complain to them on Twitter and they replied that I can now see rider's location when a request comes in. Like, is it rider's location we need or destination?

I've said it b4, I'm very sure their programmer is been affected by the covid-19 reason for the serious setback they're presently having.

I hope they bounce back stronger.

That would be a good one.

I guess they are losing drivers due to cancellations.

Uber thinks bringing new drivers would mitigate the effect of the banned drivers, in the long run, yes, but in the short run, they are actually losing revenue.

Cos, it takes sometime for the rookies to come to speed on how to make money.

The best drivers from a revenue perspective ( that earn most) are those that filter/select their trips. You need destination for that. Esp.in a city like Lagos

Seeing destination reduces cancellation rates for both drivers and riders. Riders will only cancel by choice not out of desperation.

It helps the driver/partner plan his/her trip.
You work on the island. You close from work, you live around Ajah/ sangotedo axis.

N uber is bringing trips going to ojodu/berger, abule egba, mainland. .

This will make d driver cancel, rider is frustrated, driver is unhappy he can't get a trip home.

Eventually driver gets blocked, Uber loses money, the cycle repeats itself.

In Lagos, some areas you don't want to go to, some drivers/partners will like to go there.
So keep the rides open.

Felicity0001:
Im currently on a card trip from magodo to ICM and the rider just went inside to do sime shopping while asking me to wait. Though she told me right frim the moment I tried picking her up. Uber has been flagging me for too much of cancellations so I decides to go in the trip but I really dint know how long this lady will be taking.

What do you guys think. Bearing in mind it's 1hr free waiting at the car lot.

Should I end trip or keep waiting?

Just avoid blocking by uber, until you can resolve d bolt issue.

For me, uber is a last resort app.. I'm careful with the bolt app, so far it has proved more resourceful income -wise than Uber.

@ ralphdee. Don't quit without an exit plan.

You have a family now. Its a different game if you were single.



You are in a goldmine industry: Security.

Don't think like d average civil servant. Think out of d box.

Get two solid jobsites. Ask young graduates around, they will help.

Get someone to craft a professional CV for you. Not cybercafe operator. A polished CV .

Which division ( gender, youth, anti- robbery, family & juvenile) are you.

Try n move towards security/escort. You have 10-11 years experience, DTS really solid.


Beam lights on NGOs,. UN, UNESCO, WHO, n d likes... They usually have openings on chief security officer , n d likes.

As per your masters, in d private sector, don't get masters for promotional sake,

look for courses within d security / escort spheres that will help you.

Check edx and cousera, for courses relating to security, they have short courses, some are even free.

Goodluck !

D driver was blinded by the outrageous fare he bargained, he was outsmarted.

Personally, I don't get moved by anyone bragging. Talk is cheap. If you have DT kind of money, you shd have an android phone wt a bank app that transfers n not using third party ATM.


riders asking whether I have money , d response is No. Even if its obvious.

Cos I'm not your bank.

Phred1717:
My bro.. the "set destination" option has been removed from bolt app. It's now On/Off.

Since when? Cos I still used destination on Sunday. N it worked.

Somtyms, it won't give you exactly wat you want. But if you observe 3-4 trips, at least one can put you within 6-8km radius of your area.

Felicity, you have not explained your pound / penny analysis.

Are you saying you cover 5,000km in 6 months.driving uber in Lagos . That is you service twice a year?

As per the moove cars, I just gave my opinion.

But I don't see the point of using an expensive equipment when a 2003-2007 model can achieve the same objective.

A 2016 car on #60/km and #10/min. Hmmmn , that's some serious bottom line reconciliation.

So if a request takes DT car to Atican beach/ barracuda beach... Na still movt abi?

deedee44:
What if the engine is already burning oil and you have to top up with 1ltr every 1k mile?

Remembered Lagbajas song.

"Dagunro o seje , dagunro oseje, ise ta je tete ,a gbado je Dagunro."

Will the service protocol of a foreign used car be the same as a 3 year old vehicle?.

Felicity0001:
Where in My post did you c me compare a private car with an ehailing car?

Guy you always look for ways to maneuver and cover up your ignorance thinking you're smart. I've been following all of your comments closely.

Do i need to wonder if you're an engineer or have any understanding of mechantronics?

Manufacture recommended something for your car and you want to use your Nigeria mentality to do your own.

Take it or leave it, apart from the good synthetic do to your engine it also save you cost.

Private owner can do servicing once in a year depend on their usage.

As a matter of fact, most servicing company tell you the km of tour next servicing. As radauto, ask total E&P, Mobil workers they'll tell you.

Btw, one od my riders last week narrated to me the kind of car that dropped his sister was, I just knew its moove.

Bro, if you cant beat them join them

At what km interval do you service.
Using your 6 month pound and penny analysis.

Mjosh1000:
From oshodi to abule egba has one of the best roads in Lagos currently on both side.

But after abule egba bridge where u have first bank down to toll gate the road is very bad.

Mind you from abule egba, ekoro, command road, ikola road and is environment has some good connecting roads.

Pls if you are adding abule egba to the list of bad roads in Lagos you no try atall.
Inner roads on both sides are good.

On the other side
You have agbe road connecting ahamidiyah connecting to ijaiye jankara, Clem road.

Bro. Very accurate analysis.

From Jonathan coker, via Olayiwola street, Olaniyi, Agbe road, terry Grillo, till Ahmaddiya, ...

Good interconnecting roads .

Intact, the infrastructure on agbe road, terry grillo, funsho owoyemi, olayiwola will make Some lekki residents wonder if they just been sold a lie all this while.

Some inner streets even in Lekki phase 1 are terrible.

Even Igbo efon( that shortcut) to the beach, a major resort where they make money daily. The roads there are terrible.

From the junction of d lekki expressway, you start the swimming.

Oh I forgot. Please take note Okechuwku Duru. street, by Igbo efon, there is a puddle there, it will swallow your car. Don't try it.

radautoworks:
yes. 6 months or 5k miles whichever comes first

For sake of clarity
For Brand new engines or for Nigerian used, or tokunbo cars.

Gentlelife50:
Use oil for 6 months in this ehailing?

Abeg help ask him.

A car you fire 5- 6 days week in week out.

And you change the oil ( cos someone told you its synthetic) once in 6 months

Private cars that use synthetic, how many km do they cover in a week.
Some na just go to work n come back.

A typical driver on Uber working a full week will do like 500-600km weekly.

A lot of private cars on synthetic won't even get to that threshold in three weeks.

N you are comparing. Any car full time on uber is no more private use.

Felicity0001:
Okay, have you considered it this way?

N4900+500 (filter)+1000(Workmanship)= N6,400×5months= N32,000

Mobil1 sythentic @ N23k will serve you for 5-6months before a next change.

Your approach is nothing different from "pounce foolish penny wise".

I've some mobil1 Synthetic at my disposal shall so I can dash you one to give a try

Nothing foolish about it.

I used a Nissan n it was d same approach.

N it was bought @ 205,000km. N I covered 240,000 km on it. Sold it at 456,000km. N d engine is still sound.

So until you cover 240,000km on your engine. You gat no say.

Ask the people that know about cars. At what km coverage shd a car be serviced.

davit:
This is where Uber is better. You cancel after 5 mins and getvyour 300 naira. Waiting time too counts better than Bolt.

If only uber dey show destination, I for dey manage them.



This one wey ocar don take style throw in towel..

eyinola:
Some people r just taking full advantage of the uber/bolt, took a rider from cmd road to Otedole estate gate , trip ended 250

Uber abi?

Cos bolt is #500 naira flat.

teelord1:
Bros.... Are you sure you know what you're doing or saying. Mobil 1 #4,900 and you replace in 4weeks. You need to read up more about your car maintenance, apologies if i sound harsh. Because it is really a contradicting statement up there, plus oil filter change in 4weeks is also unnecessary.
We really need to start reading manual in Nigeria. It a very health culture we need to embrace for knowledge.

Sorry for mix up, d regular Mobil sold @ 4,900.

Its mineral technology n not synthetic.

Maintenance culture ? It won't harm the car if I drain the oil n put a new one as long as its the same brand and weight of oil I use.

The question here is, @ wat km interval should one change the engine oil?

For corolla, my experience is using Mobil 1, it's I think ₦4,900 or so in d mkt.
Everty 4 weeks, I drain the oil whether it is dark, sticky or not.

I put a new one with new filter.


I don't believe in keeping engine oil in a car for more than 4 weeks esp. If the car moves about daily.

If 5k monthly can prevent me from shopping for a tokunbo engine replacement, why not?

@ slickleo. No forget branch for ibillo chop beta pounded yam o. .

I dey miss dose fried plantain.

Slickleo:
Thanks bro u Don save me, me was planning to use Benin

That route is also fast. But I'm not sure of how secure n d good d road is.

One thing , once you leave berger, till you get to say ikire. Na straight road.

Hope your car has custom duties, cos you will meet them.

Let your documents be intact.
Esp. CMR n Number plate allocation.

Slickleo:
Hello please who knows the Best route to Abuja from Lagos.thanks

Lagos- ibadan- ife- take the next left @ roundabout by that school OUI.

Staraight till you get to akure.

Akure - take a left again straight to ibilo.

Ibilo- okene- lokokoja

Lokoja- Abuja.