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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 7:28pm On Dec 08, 2019
Sopcla:
Hello

A new logistics company located at ikeja Lagos is starting January next year/month the company is about giving tokunbo car out on higher purchase, they already have 10 Toyota corolla on ground to be given out to prospective Uber/taxify/bolt drivers
read more about the break down below

High grade tokunbo car strictly Toyota corolla 2005 to 2007 model

Down payment of N250k

Weekly payment of N30k

The Toyota corolla at a valued market price between N1.9 and N2.0 million that implies if you are given N1.9M valued car you are expected to pay N2.5M in 18 months, and if you are given 2.0M worth you are expected to have paid 2.6M in 18 months



Kindly drop your number or call 08037397195 if interested
What killed the offer was the down payment?

250k is a lot of money. On a normal day n strictly on ehailing, it wud take you over 2 months to save that. Assuming the car is yours.

And y r u doing a hire purchase @ 2.6m. D offer shd b queried cos you r acting like the typical Nigerian bizman who wants to make over 50% return on a vehicle.


In BTW: are you sure dy r tokunbo vehicles, like straight from the port n not refurbished?

Your conditions r quite stringent I must confess
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:57am On Dec 01, 2019
[quote author=northbird post=84519235][/quote]Its a welcome development.
It will also make uber and bolt to sit up.

Esp Bolt. to make an appraisal of their process.

As regards, the funds with Opay, any ehailing company who underestimates these guys will get burnt.

One of their investors is Softbank Asia( these guys practically breathe dollars).
They back Didi chuxing,

Even uber had to sell their biz to Didi chuxing in China.


Its just Opay by name, all am seeing is strides of Didi chuxing.

Give or take, they will grab @ least 30% of the market share in the next 6 mths

Didi chuxing is a giant. Even Uber knows that.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:42am On Dec 01, 2019
XGhost:
I no like stress abeg, be like say taxify riders were deliberately selected... I no fit fight anybody Abeg. And positioning de taya me so I'm still TeamUber.

As per opay, I think after the bonanza to riders ends and riders have to pay full fare value, market equilibrium will happen then we'll see how far their $1[b][/b]00[b][/b]million [b][/b]will go. For now it may pay drivers but for how long.
Uber is the multi billion dollar gorilla in the industry so I don't think they are shaking anytime soon.
Also, Lagos is a huge market and I still insist that we all combined can't satisfy the demand for rides. As long as my 15k daily remains constant, local man is happy where he stands
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 10:47am On Nov 27, 2019
peeps4u:
Actually, their motive is to see how to drive the use of their wallet such that it will become a traditional means of transaction for people. That's why they are coming with many services.
I would rather say, the exclusion of the Nigerian commercial banks ( Shylocks).

The money comes from ur bank account into ur wallet ( their own pool). From, this pool ( hundreds of thousands of wallets) , they have a control over such resources n will b used to finance other arms of their businesses.

Recently, CBN just granted them mobile money license , so they will use such funds to finance their biz.

I'm happy they are running a tight ship. N excluding Nigerian banks who add no serious value to the economy than to deduct from your accounts.

By and large, Uber should brace up for the storm coming.

Preliminary findings suggest Opay gave uber the boot in China.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 5:18am On Nov 27, 2019
ajoks533:
Card payments... So I believe they will surely pay... The Opay bikes no even send you sef... Once them drop you, them go just go Dia way... With assurance say their money go enter
Opay runs an inclusive system. You need to have money in your wallet before you can order for a ride.

They don't use cards. More of a wallet. Type, you transfer money from your account to credit your wallet before embarking on ordering a ride.
Politics › Re: Maina Bleeds In Court, Judge Warns Against Drama by northbird: 11:55pm On Nov 22, 2019
omenka:
You think if Maina was to be a Northerner, they would have been treating him like dirt? He is suffering this way because he is a Southerner and a Christian. That's all.
Abdulrasheed Maina, is a northerner and as regards his religion, I believe the name has stated the obvious.

Not everyone can relate with sarcasm.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 10:38am On Nov 21, 2019
izzou:
Nobody is looking down on any hustle.. You guys are misunderstanding the whole issue

Nitigriti just posted how he earns $650 monthly. And three people have showed interest in it. If I have the chance to earn such amount from my bed, or without putting in so much energy as I did on uber, will I not take it?

With the caliber of people here and their energy, there are other things they can channel their energy to that will yield better than uber. That was the challenge

I don't see where anyone insulted the job
izzou , main man , always seeing things from the balanced side of things. I lways feel you.

I support oga nitigriti, his views on how you cud use resources from uber to upscale or launch out into a more productive n rewarding enterprise.

Yes,uber gives income but you HV no time again to do other things n frankly speaking, the physical energy is not gonna b there forever.

I contracted some dude to write a program for me like a payment gateway, he quoted som astronomic amounts , last last I called my link to talk to him,

He agreed to do it for #30,000. He didn't spend up to 3 days to finish up.

Now the catch is this: I did not physically meet the guy, all transactions were done offsite. Till date, I don't know how geeky looks like.
He told me he will do everything on his system n send me d codes n all.

It got me thinking, if I get some kind of skills that cud make me earn money wtout physically going out n returning home @ odd hours, I think I will appreciate such.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 10:53am On Nov 20, 2019
daddytime:
Abuja pilots marching down to UBER office
it just that drivers won't cooperate, some slackers will still sell out.

The best form of protest is to down tools.

But of course, I understand being on rental or HP puts one on under pressure.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird:
peeps4u:
Uber go hear am. I see them reducing their commission soon.
This was what we were talking weeks ago. If one platform goes, another comes, drivers go always dey okay and make their money because any platform that doesn't favour drivers will be abandoned by the drivers and can't work without drivers which inherently means it dies in no time
yes, you are right, though somtyms I don't lyk ubers style,

why wud u send me 3km to pick a rider n eventually rider is just going around 3-4km too or just around d street laden wt traffic.

Most of dese apps think only about deir profits n riders( taxify is guilty of this)

Why am I using your app to drive in d first place? Ofcousr, to make 'Profit'.

Sending me all the way to pick someone, I get to d place, rider headed to ICM Ikeja, just across d street, end trip, #375, waited 20mins , no gbagaun. Or sending me to dose those rejected areas n not trying to find a way for me to com out with @ least a trip.

you know how cumbersome ICM is, you HV to park n go n sort deir parking shit @ n all.
Driving in traffic.
I wait in traffic for ONE good hour, engine firing on all Four cylinders , AC in collaboration, stereo in the background too. And all I get in return is #450 !

For one good hour of deploying resources.

This game is a stopgap.....Seriously.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:47am On Nov 20, 2019
eherbal:
many peeps have been here in the past sugaring their earnings and making hard working folks look lazy.my brother,they fizzled out before you know it. It was like they never existed.they pushed many peeps into trouble with their fake lives. Someone makes a #15k killing by Providence consistently for 3days,he comes here and starts bothering folks how easy it is to net it, whereas,it's mother luck that just smiled on him temporarily.
People have lost their health and cars trying to meet up with the joneses.me?I'll just say work within your limits.stay healthy to work another day. See this hustle as a temporary one while building a solid business model for yourself.dont overdo it.its a rat race.
boss, I dey tell you. Some people Just posting figures anyhow as if , we don't know watsup,

like I posited earlier, for you to make 7 k net on taxify on a normal day, you have to do #12,500 gross without your tolls o.

#12,500
Bolt commission - 2,500
Gross- #10,000
Fuel @least - 3,000
Net- #7,000.

The good thing is maybe providence cud help you jam some offline trips that cud now offset the fuel cost.

And its not about using two apps. You can't get equal participation on both. One app will be skewed in usage over the others. You can't be on both at the same time.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 5:55am On Nov 20, 2019
Rubbiish:
Perhaps uber don see your 100k gross video & decided to remove ur promotions wink just kidding lol. But u guys are big guys, 100k per week?
That is 400k per month? Na big guys full here O wink
How much fuel? Cos that's not part of the dashboard.?

Seriously I don't undastand how people double count in this biz.

Until you deduct money for fuel , WC wud amount to like 22-24k. You can't claim income DTS used up in d biz process.

In BTW, the guy self is still adding Tolls as part of his earnings, money you already gave LCC. He is still adding it as his income.

That's was how 2 ladies yestday told me an uber guy told them he makes 15k daily.

I was like 15k gross or net, they said 15k net, I was like maybe he is just trying to impress them .

That's like 90k net income evertwek, that's means he is doing like 140k ! every week. Haba , is he carrying ghosts or how ?

I just let go. Wen dem still dy insist.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:09am On Nov 19, 2019
Also, who will b responsible for repairs, maintenance.

Maintenance of okada n keke are quite way minimal than that of a car.

Also if they slash fares, how will they remit rentals to the company.

Cos as it stands presently. Bolt has the lowest commission of the two apps.

And to make 7k net ( ie income that goes directly to your pocket. N not all these dashboard nonsense.

You have to do #12,500 on bolt. If you mid 7k net.

Look at these.
12,500
Bolt- 2,500
Fuel-3,000
You-7,000.

and rite now with d short short trips n trips to d unimaginable places in Lagos. I can only imagine wat a reduction in fares will do.

It wud b biz wise to use the already established structure on ground. DT uber n bolt has built.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 8:53am On Nov 19, 2019
timilehing:
I don't think so. O-ride & O-trike drivers came with their own bikes & tricycles, same will go for O-car.
if they use their own cars,
It is a project bound to fail just like O- bus.

Any tariff schedule that goes below the current rate of #60/km and #10/ min.

With the current state of Lagos will not work.

Moreover its easy for a bike to wiggle itself out of a traffic jam. A car doesn't HV DT advantage , unless they are going to bring cars that can do two things.

1. Cars that can fly
2. Cars that don't use fuel

Of course, if they bring cars, it has to be brand new. I tell you. Brand new or not .

Any car that is used for commercial ( e hailing) for even a short period of 2 mths. In Lagos traffic, mehn you need to see craters along the agege via old iyana ipaja road.

Such cars will depreciate fast.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 6:51am On Nov 19, 2019
Guys, for now avoid trips going to berger , ojodou otedola estate omole estate by otedola . karra opic is totally blocked.

I juust wiggled out of a near impossible traffic just now
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 8:27pm On Nov 18, 2019
pope191:
Nothing wrong with Festac boss, its about timing and entering point.
The pope, d place show me peeper d first tym I got there.

Anyways you r right. But as for me o.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 8:00pm On Nov 18, 2019
chucsmoore:
Sorry for d ugly experience. These are the kind of things obtainable in such areas. Not mushin, alone. Places like Oshodi, fadeyi, shomolu-bariga, bajulaye, Lagos island (Agarawu, Isale-Eko, idumota, Ofin, Apongbon, Adeniji, Epetedo and so on. Cult fight is a common occurrence. Toba ijaya and Monsuru 50cents has been terrorizing the whole of mushin for years. Its a power tussle of Nurtw. The boys U saw are either factions of these 2 guys. Thank God it wasn't at exchange of bullets btw 2 d rivals. You did the wisest thing by scampering for safety.
oga chucsmoore, thank you. I have a new list to add to my no go areas.
1. Festac
2. Trade fair
3.Mushin
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 4:46pm On Nov 17, 2019
tojahh:
Quite unfortunate.... Ita 1k on the mainland but as na Island and on a Sunday just run am make you go house. Or stand beside the car and be flagging other cars for help. Maybe you'll see someone who will let you have his battery so you can start it.


Good luck.
wat about step 2.

Cos the fan too mite draw power, wc d kickstarter doesn't have. But d little mite b able to start engine .

This is if ur fan is connected direct ( ie cold start).
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 4:35pm On Nov 17, 2019
confusedworld17:
Did # 1 to no avail. Some one directed me to a battery man, the guy checked and said it ‘s battery and said he is going to collect 1500. Told him 1000 but he refused.
1500 just to start a car. Services in Lagos is price overrated sha..

In Abj, if your battery is down. Standard rate is #500. If someone offers to give deir batter to you.

A lot of times , if its not express, some people WL offer deir battery free sef.

Infactcsome guys won't even collect d money from you.

@ cworld, hv u been able to start d car.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 3:24pm On Nov 17, 2019
confusedworld17:
Guys any help please, I’m stock here in VI. My car not starting, looks like kickstarter issue. Any rewire contact around please
have you been able to resolve it.

Hacks that I was advised to use then.

1.Take yr wheel spanner n tap the kickstarter lightly . n try to start it again.

Try not to crank d engine too much so that you don't drain d battery.

2. If you can do it, or wt d help of whoever is wit you. Remove the plug from the mouth of the radiator fan ( that is if its cold start). N try to start the engine. If it starts, put the fan plug back n find your way home.

Good luck
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 3:08pm On Nov 17, 2019
oluwaseyiwhyte:
Guys pls I just moved to lagos with my coro 07, not too familiar with lagos route like dat but I wanna start dis business as work no dey for me now..... Elders pls advice ur boy..... Can i depend on the app map or......?
Google map. Will b ur ultimate guide.

But you HV to open ur eyes n observe pattern of movts of vehicles, Google map will b a good guide. But your instincts, cos Google map won't tell you places where u shdnt park, d troubled zones etc
Th
Read the thread from like Jan till date . n ask questions from d seniors.

Start early so DT you can close on time. Even if you miss road, you can still see things clearly.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird:
Boss, don't be bothered, you will get good riders that will shore up your ratings.

There are inherently good and bad riders on these platforms.

I don't get it, these pampering of riders on toxify pisses me off, customer is right, hehen , they r paying , hehen n so,

because you r paying, I shd enter the lagoon with d car or destroy the car.

Becos you ordered a car, I should destroy my shock absorbers cos of you.

Baggage that danfo will refuse, you want to stuff it into a sedan.

Even as big and powerful as an aeroplane is, there is a limit of luggage you can carry.

@The Pope. The ratings shall rise again.
pope191:
Lol... But it takes energy to build dis tinz. Picked a rider yesterday on 1.4, she said she is going to freedom park and I told her d only Friday park I know in Lagos island is the one ard Tinubu. We got dia, she said it wasn't the one, took us time to use d map to get it, even meet another driver looking for same freedom park... She paid d 2300 with frown and murmur all thro. Another rider, i've srart rider, as we were going, they said deh want to carry load on d next street, got dia and saw its sometin I can't carry, I declined and told dem we have to end the trip, but I won't take any money from them. I sha know my 1 star is sure
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 7:46pm On Nov 12, 2019
northbird:
Seniors, Another issue, I noticed when I slow down to get into a large pothole, n I press the accelerator to move out, the car stalls for a while until I keep pressing before it picks n move out.

But if I take the stick to the 'L' , the car moves out easily, before I take it back to 'D'.

My mechanic said we shd service the gear that that's d cause.

We bought new T-4 oil and he cleaned the filter and the grease on the gear plate.

He coupled everything back , but the problem persists.

Seniors, any one had this kind of experience before.?

Pls how did you go about it?
seniors, abeg make una put mouth for dis matter.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:56am On Nov 12, 2019
Seniors, Another issue, I noticed when I slow down to get into a large pothole, n I press the accelerator to move out, the car stalls for a while until I keep pressing before it picks n move out.

But if I take the stick to the 'L' , the car moves out easily, before I take it back to 'D'.

My mechanic said we shd service the gear that that's d cause.

We bought new T-4 oil and he cleaned the filter and the grease on the gear plate.

He coupled everything back , but the problem persists.

Seniors, any one had this kind of experience before.?

Pls how did you go about it?
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:47am On Nov 12, 2019
Seniors, pls do you have an idea how much ac compressor is in the market?
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird:
https://www.nairaland.com/5522362/taxify-driver-awaiting-youth-service.

This is for every one esp. People like me the greenhorns. If you are not safe with a ride @ night . cancel it. If uber or taxify blocks you. It is not the end of your life.

All those that come n here n spew rubbish on . you can't cherrypick trips bla bla. .
I'm sure the female rider saw @ firsthand why drivers thread wt caution @ nite.

The day I was going to festac. N we got to , is it mile 2 now or 12. I noticed my rider was telling me to speed up under that rough road by under the bridge.

Telling me , your car must not break down @ dis spot, you ditch it. N save yourself first.

N I don't want anybody telling me all jobs have hazards n all that HR balderdash.

Two good eyes . just like that...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 8:59am On Nov 11, 2019
hefelove:
Good morning my ogas. Please is this phone good for uber? It's a dual sim too


Tecno pouvior2
Model:Techno LA7
Android version:8.1.0
RAM:3.00GB
ROM:16.00GB
Battery:5000mAH
if by uber you also mean taxify.
I know someone who uses a techno dual sim on uber n taxify n according to him. He has no issues.

My advice:

If you HV bought the phone, try it on taxify first. Put only one sim card( in the slot, this is important). N use it for a day to see how things work.

All the hype about no use of 2sim phone on uber is hogwash.

From my little experience using phone to track clients.

These are the most impt attribute a good phone shd HV. Weda one sim or dual.

GPS- cos dis is wat calculates your distance covered vis- a- vis ur starting point.
Cos, you get money mainly by covering Kilometres.

RAM- speed to work wt d app n quickly calculate fares.

Battery- ( not too neccasry) cos phone will always be connected to car charger.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 9:31am On Nov 09, 2019
Gentlelife50:
As for number one issue check the button that is under the left AC vent, it should be between the off and on.
Then number 2, I have used two corollas that did same thing but what the problem is what I don't know
thanks boss, exactly wat I was told
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 8:30am On Nov 09, 2019
Enano2baba:
I think it has to do with the transmission oil
OK. Thanks. I checked the fluid. Its still @ d rite gauge.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 6:07am On Nov 09, 2019
Seniors, pls wat cud be wrong with dis corolla .

Yestday evening ,on my way home.

I start engine, engage d gear to 'R'. Then reversed , afterwards engaged to 'D'.

Normally, the dashboard lights up in lyk 2secs after d 'D' is engaged.

But yestday evening, d dashboard didn't light up.

I also noticed, DTS yestday, when I slow down to enter pothole, it doesn't move immediately after pressing d accelerator, it stalls a bit, then all of a sudden it moves quickly wt speed.

Pls anyone here experienced such before?

Cc: Seniors, Gazzuzz
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 5:47pm On Nov 08, 2019
Crvrider:
The major road from okota round about to apple junction is drivable however, quite a number of inner roads is what I can't vouch for, most are terrible. The traffic too sometimes can give brain tumour.
thanks boss. I cancelled the trip eventually.

The nightmare I had at festac still lingers.

Burn all the fuel in traffic , all in the name of customer is right.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by northbird: 1:38pm On Nov 08, 2019
Seniors, pls ' okota' , is it also like 'festac'

Road and terrain wise.

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