₦airaland Forum

lexylexy:
Rental fee dusted over night you mean? Baba, driving overnight isn't something you brag about. It's really not worth the risk.

Haba chief, no one is bragging here.
You are right. Driving is risky

Rental fee dusted this morning.
And someone expects me to not demand 100k weekly
Not gonna happen

Avoid apapa-oworonshoki express way, inward oshodi.
Fatal accident involving several vehicles at cele portion of the expressway.

RIP to the departed

Independence bridge fully operational

AutoTechDoyz:
Wallahi, all this their 35k weekly remittance dey vex me. If I talk my own dem go say person wicked. Except say na new driver in the hustle. If not, I can't accept that pittance after a week of driving hard my car.

Leave story.
The vehicle is meant to be driven hard
More mileage, more money

YeyeGbami:
Owners can only salivate, na rental drivers dey make more money in the game. Car,trucks etc

Unequivocally, this has been the order of the day.

If car owners want more, they should hit the road and taste the honey pot

If driver-partners want to keep more of the income, they should take a loan, get a car and deal with maintenance/other expenses themselves.

Personally, I can't give my car to anyone on rental.
Even if the driver is willing to pay 100k, I won't be satisfied

Like I wrote earlier, I feel this business was intended for sole proprietors.
Keep your profit and losses to yourself.

I feel e-hailing was poised to serve sole proprietors.

However, Driver-partners and vehicle owners must make compromising decisions for smooth partnership.

There are Driver-partners that still pay 25k rental fee weekly.

E-hailing filled a massive unemployment gap.

HelenaWills:
Is 50k for maintenance even realistic?
Or doesn't the maintenance include repairs and servicing?

It is ooo.
Last November, I spent #100,000 on maintenance.
December 2025,I spent #220,000.

This January/February, I didn't do any maintenance.

The reason I spent so much in December was cos I did lube service which cost me almost 100k.


I feel I'm spending more on maintenance, cos of the age of the car.

Omoapena:
someone said they have opened the bridge back, is that true?

Traffic from onikan/outer-marina inward VI has always been open(allegedly).
It's the outbound traffic that's shut. And that lane of the bridge is excavated already.

Barbiturate:
How is the traffic now? Can someone go now, abi make person just dey mainland. I'm seeing trips to the island

Going in is guaranteed.
But returning?

Omoapena:
Subhanalahi


8hours+

wait, shey nah that bonny camp wey them lock cause this gridlock?

this amount no pay for this work o, I can imagine the body pain🤦‍♂️


imagine person wey no get plenty fuel again, indrive drivers go too suffer for that island this period.

I don't think we will suffer boss.

We just need to restrategise.

I understand the bridge closure was a shocker.
But we knew it was going to be closed.

Infact, LASG had hung advisory plaques on most routes within VI-Ikoyi for over 3 weeks. Allowing many to plan ahead.

My heart goes out to the stranded Lagosian's who had to walk long distances home.

On my way out,last night, I saw several cars abandoned across the diversion routes.
Several others being towed.
I even saw a Lexus on fire.


LASG should pls expedite the works as it's too late to re-open the bridge (it's been taken apart already).

Still throttling .
Will be out of lekki before 5am.

Oscargiles1294:
It’s 12:09am and it’s standstill at admiralty way, Lekki
Been here since 8pm.

2:47am and it's lock down on osborne-Gerrard-Ikoyi link bridge.

Month of March, 2025

Income:
Indriver-#1,111,463
Offline- #0.00

Total- #1,111, 463


Expenses:
Petrol - #350,000
Vehicle maintenance- #50,000
Miscellaneous- #20,000

Total- #420,000


Happy fools day

lexylexy:
Baba how do you get your rides on indrive. I see you're doing about N450/km. Please tell us your secret on how you get such trips and how many trips you do daily.

My boss, that's the advantage of indrive I love.
Last year, I focused more on long trips.
But realised, I spent more on fuel, maintenance and commission.

Presently, I do more short trips. And the best time to complete short trips without traffic is @ night.

Yes, I'm a night crawler.

HelenaWills:
I thought the service charge and other things were like 10% to 20%.

In drive is 9.9℅ exclusive of tax.

Platinum drivers get weekly bonuses.

Obedibombedi:
Yes.
With time and experience you will earn more.
"Much respect" started like you, today he's a high flier.

Simple tips :
Dont joke with Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Eat before you leave home.
Avoid stimulants.

Decide if it's day-shift or night-shift.
Don't combine both, else you will be restless the following day.

Combine all three major apps. With time you will decipher which one suits your work ethics.

Understand demand- zones. ( for instance waiting for request in ICM on a Monday morning).

Don't accept useless requests

You must not work every day.

Read and learn from other experienced drivers.

I'll post more as I can.

Be a master at either long trips or short trips, and stick to one.
It helps monitor your fuel expenditure.

You don't have to please any rider, it's not your responsibility.


Take Wait time seriously.
Most times I tell my riders(in drive) that I've arrived when I'm about 3mins away.

Aim to complete more good trips. Bad trips are also vital for re-positioning.

Have a strong goal, it will drive you to keep chasing e-hailing money.

What ever you do, ensure your vehicle is pristine from September to December.

Don't cheat the system.

It's an honest hustle. One can become a multi-millionaire in few years.

Biodun1929:
Good day to you all.

I know people don't like to disclose how much they earn, but maybe some people that don't mind to give me an idea of how much they make from this hustle. I drive a Nigeria used KIA Cerato (2006 model) I bought 3 years ago. It's a 2.0 engine car. i'm on Bolt Regular and I got on In drive 4 days ago. Based on the 3 weeks I have done this so far, I'd say I make an average of 20k a week (after removing fuel money)...working 5 days a week. That's pretty low, and I want to know how other people are doing.

Is it because i'm new to the business, or because my car chops fuel. I just want to know.

Thanks in advance.

Yes.
With time and experience you will earn more.
"Much respect" started like you, today he's a high flier.

Simple tips :
Dont joke with Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Eat before you leave home.
Avoid stimulants.

Decide if it's day-shift or night-shift.
Don't combine both, else you will be restless the following day.

Combine all three major apps. With time you will decipher which one suits your work ethics.

Understand demand- zones. ( for instance waiting for request in ICM on a Monday morning).

Don't accept useless requests

You must not work every day.

Read and learn from other experienced drivers.

I'll post more as I can.

Nelochukwu:
We are missing the point. This general has jumped countless times as a cadet, 2nd lt, lt, captain, etc......but this the first time his jumping as a general. Iz like when uve attained d height of ur career and still decided to undertake a task u did as a junior or a task that countless of ur junior collegues can do.

Honestly iz commendable by any standards. The battle of the buldge. Battle of Stalingrad...Normandy etc.

God bless the Armed Forces of Nigeria

Bro, kindly edit my number from your post on the Uber thread.
You have been ignoring my mentions.

PHEEEMMMY:
Hello everyone, I need your honest advice.

I’m 39, currently working as a manager at a private cleaning company (the company cleans banks etc), but the pay is bad—₦100K per month for a master’s holder. I work Monday till Saturday and I barely have any time for any other thing. The job is killing me. I’ve decided it’s time to do something for myself, and I’m looking at joining the ride-hailing business (Uber, Bolt, Indrive, Taxify) in Lagos.

I plan to buy a car in the ₦3M-₦4M range with money from friends and family. But before I take that step, I want to hear from you, the experts. If I were your brother, what would you honestly tell me?

-Is this a smart move?
-What kind of car should I go for in this budget?
-What are the biggest challenges I should expect?
-Can I make decent money, or is it just stress?

I respect your experience, so I want to hear the truth—good or bad. Thanks in advance for your advice!

This is the best time to begin.
A small 2003 -2007, 1.4L- 1.8L motor would be perfect.
A smartphone with at least 8gb RAM.

Get all vehicle documents, download all major apps (Uber, indriver and Bolt) and hit the road.

In 6months, you'd be geared up to either continue or quit.

Last month I only drove for 6 days in all.
Havent driven this month, but I still guide

P.S: I can't take any salary less than 1.5M monthly

Good luck sir.

Nelochukwu:
Pls I'm not in d country so I can only do whatapp calls. This no is not on whatapp

Bro, kindly edit your post.
I don't want my private number on here.

Nelochukwu:
Oh really It wasn't showing whatapp. Tanx tho ave concluded a deal already on a Prado.

Regards

You can edit your quote on my contact.

Nelochukwu:
Pls I'm not in d country so I can only do whatapp calls. This no is not on whatapp

It is, check again sir.

Nelochukwu:
Bro pls drop ur digit. Urgently.

Funny enuff dem no want Corolla or Camry now prado

Pls contact Rgds

Nelochukwu:
Hello my good people.

Please I have a job. I need someone to convey my family friend for a week. Movement mostly from ikeja to Asese and back but the person will wait until church programe is finished etc. basically need a driver for d whole day for atleast a week

Please anyone available gimme ur offer. Iz urgent as I need to conclude together so we can begin the business.

Many thanks

If your cousin is ready to dole out cash, a LC Prado is available.

Barbiturate:
Then that's not the reason for blocking you. Chat with CC. You can use uber for now or manage indrive till it's sorted

Uber ke
Was online from 6am to 6pm. Just 3 trip requests.
Completed just one.
If not for indriver......

I'm jejely on long vacation and Uber is tempting me

Well, let me get my car ready for the challenge

Month of December, 2024

Income:
Indriver-#1,253,042
Uber - #561,490
Tips- #55,000
Offline- numerous

Total- #1,869,532


Expenses:
Petrol - #498,000
Vehicle maintenance- #220,000
Miscellaneous- #10,000
Total- #728,000


With these raw figures, I sign out for the year and wish us all a prosperous 2025.

You know what time it is

CheerfulGiver:
Update.

It will cross 600,000 by end of day.

Following, bumper to bumper.

Month of November, 2024

Income:
Indriver-#903,147
Uber - #415,067
Tips- plenty
Offline- can't remember all

Total- #1,318,214


Expenses:
Petrol - #455,000
Vehicle maintenance- #100,000
Miscellaneous- #10,000
Total- #565,000



Happy new month and Feliz Navidad.

Keep pumping those numbers and drive safe.

alaricsaltzman:
Need to re-do inspection.

When last did you drive on uber ?

ahmedio2017:
And again I'm considering to enter into the business here in ilorin what do u suggest sir or I should move to Lagos or abj

The ogas at the top would surely respond to this.
However IMO, lagos is the best state for e-hailing.