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Babadee1900:
Don’t Accept Any Ajah Request If You Like Yourself!

Baba, wetin dey? Traffic ,flooding or both

davidtuzy:
i was at their office and d car is only available on rental ... Pls is dis a good 1 for d driver
Opinion need

I don't know my brother, I'm just trying to figure out, how dey will make profit from 25k weekly.

What's their game plan?

Godfather10:
We pay 5yrs for a brand new car in London looks like a fair deal more so with our fluctuating currency

After 5 years of Lagos beating coupled with bad roads. 2016 corrolla will prolly transform to 1996 model..

If parkview to Falomo is #700. Its unfair for a brand new car to take such dirty fares cos its Uber.



Its even #525 after deductions. For a brand new car!

2016 corrolla is luxurious for transport in Lagos n #60/km #10/min. won't cut it.

A 2003 model will do the Job so why go for a more expensive equipment.

Why enslave yourself cos you want to become an uber driver.

For those eyeing the moove cars. Its easy to take a car. Paying for it is the issue.

Hypothetical example.
A 2016 corrolla ,say #6,000,000.

Payment- #25,000
50 weeks( in a year)- #1,250,000

4 years 6months.

And I'm sure they have to markup the price to make some profits.

4 years and 6 months of your life paying #25,000 weekly.

With dirt cheap fares....



They have your BVN too.,they will look at your cash flow for d past 6 months, so if you want a brand new car your monthly turnover must be really impressive.

Reason the issue well o.

kalex0:
My problem bro is the face that I've been reading this from page one and I haven't seen anybody made mention of other locations aside Lagos.


What is really the problem?

This thread is for Lagos only. Check for Abuja thread.

But I noticed d partners in abuja r not social media savvy like that. They use more of telegram . like a closed group.

So when you get there, chat up one or two guys, they will put ur no. In d group.

Wat you really need is a knowledge of how the city works. The troubled spots. Areas you shd avoid, DT kind of stuff.

If you have driven in Lagos before, I promise you. You will enjoy driving in Abuja.

kalex0:
5k on Saturdays only?
Ot throughout the week

Saturday only

kalex0:
Just got transferred to Abj

Please how profitable is this E-hailing business over there please

I'm planning on doing this during the weekend or when I close from work(occasionally).
Thanks

Sundays r usually dry in Abj. Maybe Saturday. But las las, you shd b able to make lyk 5k if you know d city.

Truetalk3139:
I never knew there is an alternative route o from mainland to the island

There.is. ikorodu road via apongbon bridge.

Nezzjnr:
They're just bringing in more drivers into the Platform

Check out their ads on social media

Cos they are also losing drivers. A lot of partners are withdrawing their cars either for the main tym or selling off n moving into another biz

Felicity0001:
Bro from the way uber itself is going due to the world pandemic you need to position ourselves along change oh. 2016 Toyota car! And they mentioned somewhere that they're the preferred uber flirt company. So don't you think this guys have the power to rent uber for like 10yrs and regulate the rules to suit them? One of the rules they may come up with is that uber will only accept car from 2010 or 2012 upwards just to make them relevant.

Mind you, Americans has a way of signing contracts and they respect their contract a lot.

So I see a very big wave in the nearby future with availing coming from uber especially.

Mind you, no rider would want to ride on a 2003 car when he can as well get same service on a latest and comfortable car like 2016.

So guy, you better stop fighting against the prick instead join the moving train.

Do you know the cost of maintaining a 2016 corolla?

My broda, you don't want to go that route on a #60/km. #11/min billing.

That fare will NEVA maintain a 2016 corolla.

They are new cars, so? they won't undergo wear and tear..

So wat happens if you get a trip to Baruwa inside, iyana ipaja, Old -ota road, Kola, agbado axis... You will gladly drive a 2016 corolla there or you will decline.

.Dont sweat it bro.. No wave is coming......

Uber Nigeria will NEVA upgrade cars, you know why? Simple ! The Lagos economy can't sustain such cars.

Don't deceive yourself, Lagos doesn't even rank tops in terms of riders and usage in Sub Saharan African cities. What % of riders versus a population of over 20 million.
.

So? What is d hype about.

If you were an investor, will you buy a brand new car for fares of #60/ km.?

nwizu042:
Guys o, how is the road to toll gate please.
I need to know before embarking on this offline

Which toll gate. You mean Sango - ota toll gate.?

If yes, you have to use the Command/ ekoro road. You had better heed to this advice, cos you will be sorry for the car if you go against it.

.BTW, I hop you know there is TOTAL. lock down in Ogun on Sat and Sunday.

Sango axis falls under Ogun state, except your clients are essential workers ( doctors/ medical p) or members of the armed forces,

I would say prepare well for the police Cos they will be waiting.

kodred:
If and when they decide to swing with it, it would/could be to the advantage of drivers at the detriment of bolt or any ride-sharing app as they (moove and drivers) would be exclusive to uber. Riders would abandon our old cars and want to enter fresh 2016 car.

There would be more customers on uber hence more trips. It’s a rental model with all maintenance taken care of by them plus some other things.

Think of it as a strategy for Uber to reclaim market share. Me for one would collect the fresh car o. Imagine spending zero naira lol all you just have to do is drive and have sense.

They have money to spend. Let’s help MOOVE lagos biko.

If you think someone is going to hand over a brand new 2016 corrolla cos you drive on uber n you filled some form on a website.

You better have a rethink. N go read their terms & conditions.

kola42:
I got this email... For guys that need cars, can you deal??

Anybody that takes this offer will be a slave forever.

2016 corrolla for trips of #800, #1,200- #1,500. Tops #5,800 -#6,000somtyms if you are lucky

This model can't work in Lagos.

How can you use corrolla 2016 for taxi in Lagos. Very absurd. Where are the riders that can pay for such luxury?

Thing I have with guys that draw up business plans. A lot of them just holed up in their offices quoting figures. No street orientation.

How can you bring a biz plan for an advanced country to implement in a developing country like Nigeria. .

No tweaking whatsoever!



Where are the roads?

kupsonrex:
Hello comrades....my experience on Monday this week was sad and disheartening, infact I went home for the day on just 2 trips.
I got my 2nd request for the day from Bera Estate @ Chevron destination Navy town, with so much excitement with the hope of suggesting for an offline trip.i got to the pick up point a guy came out holding nylon bag and he hopped at the back sit and he said oya let's go....I told him where sir? He said Navy town and I told him if we can do offline but instead he declined then my mood changes and in my mind no wahala...
Long and short we got to mile 2 with heavy traffic and flood...I was so scared that the car will drink water..we will be in the flood for good 30 minutes with no movement and this guy sat at the back with his two legs on the sit ...making silly calls.
Anyway, he got himself introduced as captain and showed me a picture of his posture with a gun that he served in the North.
Suddenly, he said this traffic is too much oooo..that he would like to come down and continue with bike that he is already running late, so he demanded that i ended the trip which showed us 3,600.
He demanded for my account number which I gave him....the next thing he said that his boy at home will do it that I should not worry, he sent the details to the so called boy...and after like 10 minutes he called the so called boy and he said the network is bad that he would continue trying.
Meanwhile, this captain said he will give me his number so that I can call him for a follow-up.
Low and below I allowed him to go and I was on that mile 2 for 3hrs and more. Then it occurred to me that I have not seen the alert and I even checked my account online nothing.... immediately I called him he said let me call the boy....after 20 minutes I called again....he said I will call you back that he wants to change his cloth..... and I kept calling this line.....no response and the next thing was to block my line......then I now realize it is now done on me...I qickly call my friends to call the line...he pick and after hearing them he will block them ...till this moment nothing has been heard from him and I cannot access him anymore...my 3,600 gone.....Bolt have taken thier commission....
He claimed to be in Navy which I believe....below are his details
Name: Emmanuel Chibuike
Phone number: 08133901891
I am attaching details from Bolt
Please I need this our forum to call him to order and pay the services rendered.

Sorry about your ordeal.

But let it be a lesson.

You won't leave until you pay. Captain or not..

No violence, but respectfully voice your rights. You rendered the service.

BTW, y r you guys still going to Navy town, Alakija axis n co.

To me, its being insensitive to your car.

There is nothing on Earth that will make me go to Navy town/ Alakija axis again.
Even if its offline, 7x surge. Neva.

Mehn..that part of Lagos is hell fire.

Godfather10:
If the drivers aren’t paying a Kobo for fuel l am sure it will be a big help, the driver should do his analysis of course, besides UBER also charges very low rates in the U.K. as low as £3 and USA as low as $4 it’s the quantum of jobs that you do that makes it worth while and popular and the use of cars that consume low amounts of petrol.

But in d UK n USA, there are good roads.
Good roads is an implicating factor in cost of maintenance.

I drove two years in Abuja n I Neva changed my shock absorbers.

Rite now in Lagos, just few months of driving, I hv changed my right shock absorber., two bushings, stabilizer linkages.n some other stuff.

The state of roads in some parts of Lagos, very shocking! Even in the so called elitist places, lekki , ikoyi n co.

Pls guys, avoid sango- toll gate axis.

So guys watch out for d lastma guys on Falomo bridge if you are coming from Ozumba heading to Alfred Rewane.

D traffic light by the ramp. You know somtyms even when its on red, some cars still wing it n move on...


Yesterday evening 3 lastma guys were on the Falomo bridge itself, ( like directly opposite the mtn car park) they were like 15 metres away from the traffic light.

So if you are coming from Ozumba, you won't see them, until you fully swerve into the road.

I chuckled within me as I drove past ,cos the way the 3 dudes were intensely focused on the light, it seems their life depended on it.

So avoid any situation to part wt money dis period.

Anybody buying cars into the ehailing biz rite now is just on high risk.


I mean 1.8m-1.9m on a car for trips of #500, #1,200, #1,500,.

Nah, I can't just imagine putting that kind of money on a biz you HV no control over.

You can't determine the FARES
You can't control the ITINERARY
You can't control the amount of time (waiting endlessly for rides)

You go on leave, even if its a day, the cash stops immediately.

If the car is available, well give it a try. But to go n put 1.8 million on a car and d biz DT will always put you on the edge.
I'm afraid I can't

Towing van just towed a corolla on Isaac John rite now. That's like 20k shortage for d newbie driver dis week. Dis racket always full of blowing surprises.

davit:
OK guys. This goes to all sharing dashboard here. Except when really needed to prove anything, it is childish and also to the detriment of some drivers.
I had a chat with a pilot yesterday who told me that his car owner saw the earnings of the guy who said he made a lot recently. On seeing this, the owner asked the driver to revert to 25k per week. We all know remitting such amount is not that feasible for now. Trips are not predictable unlike before. The driver had to drop the car.

Now he s looking for a car again.

So many people come here to read this thread without even dropping comments. Let's mind what we post here. Thanks.

Bro. You are on point. Posting dashboard Not only childish but absurd.

I'm lyk who are you trying to impress wt your dashboard. If you r in this game, one thing is sure.

Earnings in this racket is DYNAMIC ,it is always going up and down. It is Neva constant.

Some drivers make crumbs for like Three days. ,then you hit jackpot in one day n you come online n post that without giving us the other days that revenue was low.

Are we to talk about the driver's residence vis-à-vis frequency of trips.

Cos from my observation, there are more riders/ehailing users on the Island( Lekki -Ajah corridor than on the mainland.

Also,Lekki-Ajah corridor riders are more bouyant financially.

Also, the Lekki-Ajah corridor environment facilitates easy adoption of ehailing.

Infact, area specific too. Cos, there is a higher probability of a driver staying @ Gbagada/ Yaba to get V.I trips than someone who lives @ agege or Iyana ipaja.



So I wonder why some drivers think that hardwork is the only factor @ play when you get good revenue.

eyinola:
I set , I wait, ino see, the fuel I burn pain me oooo, ajah to berger

Next time, Set destination to "Ikeja".

You would see either, Yaba, gbagada, or Ikeja .
From there you slide to berger.

On the other hand, if you need trips going to mainland. Follow d alternative route ( to avoid traffic n paying #200 toll again) and head to V.I around 3-4pm.

And head to these streets on V.I.

.Kofo Abayomi..

.Churchgate street

.Akin Olugbade

Try n get side streets to park to avoid those dirty towing vans.

dansito:
Good morning house, pls I want to ask, on d drivers verification portal bolt is asking for my bvn. Pls is it genuine n is it part of their requirements n why cos of scammers dis day on d rampage, jst trying to b careful n secondly dos anyone knw any inspection centre(autogenius) of bolt close to ogba, Iju area where I live.urgent reply pls. Thanks.

The closest autogenius to iju road is at

Mohagafar patrol station, Amusan street, ifako ijaiye, .

Put it on Google map.

@mjosh. Sorry for d ordeal bro.
The Lord replenish you .

[quote author=Mjosh1000 post=91073766]Capitol road at oniwaya junction [/quote

Mjosh, sorry about your ordeal.]

But Capitol road is a two way Lane marked by dividers, What do they mean by one way.?

So unto the LG touts.
For ogba axis, they have upgraded to Korope . Since Keke has been banned.

They now use one korope and an unmarked Nissan almera.

So here are the troubled spots where they usually roam

...Wemco road esp. Around the Sunday market.

...odunlami street.by isalu hospital ,( though I had an incident with them early this year and the car dealers around there dealt with them, that's a story for another day.

...Abiodun Jagun street by ogba bus stop.


......Ijaiye road esp. Around the ogba shopping complex. Don't park there or rest for any moment.
.... Ijaiye road around waec n d GIG motors axis.

Note: If you are waiting for someone, ensure these things are done.

1. Clear well to the right side of the road, watch gutter o make you no fall inside.

2. Your windows up, door central locked.

3. Your hazard light is on ( this is very impt), it shows you are not parking,

4. Be alert.... You all know how making money in dis hustle is right now, not all this dashboard nonsense

so don't allow any thieving good for nothing street urchin hiding under the name of the government to fleece you.

Let's keep the flame burning!

peterpeteru:
Dear @northbird and @Olayetan,
I went through this route today, it was indeed a smooth ride, though long and with a lot of turns but 'Gmap to the rescue!'
Thanks a ton, God bless you more.

You are welcome bro. Good to know you had a smooth ride

confusedworld17:
I waited for one rider for over 20 minutes, Just because request scarce. Paid waiting don dey enter 20 minutes by the time rider enter car.
Me: Showed rider my phone say I wan start trip.
Rider : Wait a minute, Who is going to pay for the paid waiting ?
Me : I don't get it, you of course.
Rider : NO way! I'm going to cancel and request again.
I was already boiling inside, thinking of what to do next. while she was trying to make another request, one thought just hit me like a message from above.
Me: Emm... you need to step out of the car in order for the request to come to me.
Immediately she step out, na so I find my square root.

Dear Drivers,
In all your doings, try as much as you can to avoid wahala riders. It is good for your sanity.

main man. She had it coming.
Some riders very uncouth. I don't know what bolt keeps telling them.

Such effrontery

@ mjosh. Sorry about that? Have you been able to fix it.?

Two places I hate driving during d daytime.

Huggh, Mainland and Lagos island ( eko).

Haa.

@ Peter peteru.

If you are going back to sango ota. Come from abule egba under bridge. N head towards the main route , keep to the left, you are doing a double back( you turn ) towards abule egba back.

You are linking through Ekoro road/ command road. You mite need google map here to guide.

Going down ekoro road, for some km, the next right will link you with AIt road, from there, dt shd lead you to sango ota.

If you are coming back from sango ota, follow the same pattern.

Dere is always traffic on ekoro road in the morning, so you mite need to set out early.

Going through the main Sango- toll gate route is suicide to the car, please avoid that route indefinitely.

peterpeteru:
Boss, kindly help with clearer directions of movement to and from Sango Ota. Truly, the main route is super terrible. I know some of those places you mentioned only by names.

I work here in Lagos and go through that road every week with a Corolla sport car. It hasn't been pleasant at all. My back bumper got pulled out on Monday at Kola/Moshalashi.

I don't know any other route and I can't take public bus because of their scarcity from my home, outrageous fares and the way people are packed like sardines.

Please help with alternative routes before the car breaks into two. One of my front wheels is already making one funny sound

Bikonu.

It depends where you live. You can avoid the main route but through Abule egba.

[quote author=pope191 post=90988631]It is well boss, we r soldiers on d road and we have to b careful always with prayers. I had a premonition last night over what happened today or it was just a guilty trip, my first trip with this same person going to same location wasn't a smooth one. [/quote

Glad to hear your issue has been settled.

Olayetan:
Scary,
How were they able to detect she has something on her?


Was she sitting at the front beside the driver seat?

Yes, beside me.
she wasn't high or something.

They read people, she was scantily dressed though n she put contact lens, those stuff DAT make your eyes blue.

Just a heads up for guys going that route esp in d morning before 12 noon.

Cos d issue scattered my itinerary dis morning. I couldn't collect money for the ride when it ended abruptly at d police station, After like 40mins in traffic.
My conscience won't allow it.

I just called her, she has been freed.

pope191:
Bosses, I am in some kind of bad day right now, I got an offline trip dis morning ard Ogudu I got stopped by the police, they check everything, but the person I am with is the kind of head strong and I can't calm him, he got into drag with them and in d end police refused to free me. Now they r holding me on the ground of not changing plate number when I bought the car from the previous owner, tho I have d change of ownership... Back and forth the guy have find his way and here I am they are demanding for 50k.


Please How do I go about this?

Sorry about that pope.

But I thought if there is a legal document as per change of ownership, it means the vehicle belongs to you now, number plate or not?
Isn't that the right thing? There is a legal document backing that you own d car n d number plate.

Guys, something happened this morning.

A shocking experience.

I got a trip from my end going to Itire surulere.

Using Google map, it told us to avoid Fagba traffic n follow old Abeokuta road.

Some few metres to the railway crossing at Odejobi.

A guy walked up to me , told showed me his police id card n told me to park.

At first, I thought maybe cos the rider didn't put on facemask,

I cleared off the road, the next thing go and open your boot.
I opened my boot, one of the policemen followed me n started checking the boot.

Then it dawned on me, dis was not facemask stuff, they were looking for drugs.

The policeman asked ." are you uber? I said yes.
By the time we got back to the front ,the other policeman was already in strong contention wt d lady rider. They found some SK or marijuana on her.

I was shocked myself, though she looked the part from her dressing wen i first picked her up. I just thought maybe its one of those girls coming back from last night hustle.. So no issues.

Long story short, we ended up at the police station. I just left now. She is still there...

Say a word of prayer before stepping out . N consider well before you do offline for total strangers.