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My problem with bolt is the fact I can't choose the amount myself. Most annoying part is seeing them give the rider bonus and still charging you commission ontop

I have left bolt long ago
They will bring me a location I don't want to go and still reduce my attention rate if I refuse to accept it.

Their commission doesn't seat well with me and I'm not the type that likes to bargain offline trips with a passenger.

So now I use indrive, I start work very early in the morning when there's less traffic, choose locations I am familiar with and wish to go, I choose my preferred rates my self. I choose location where I know I will get another passenger to another proffered location. I use AC at intervals.

I continue in afternoon around 1pm ehen everyone settle in their offices when the traffic is abit moving, I do 4trip and log off again till 7 to 10pm.

I goto my private work 3days a week and use other days as being a rider. So it's very convenient for me.
You should prioritize your car condition too and not just be going everywhere bolt suggests for you.

Qoopman:
I have been reading this tread cause I am an unemployed person and wanting to go into bolt/indrive, but with how you guys are complaining. I’m getting convinced that it might not be the best decision, but please lend me any advice you can.

Please

If the car is yours, it's profitable
If the vehicle is not yours, it's not profitable.

Use indrive, and select trips that goes towards your direction and location you are familiar with.

NNPC new fuel per ltr rate is now 887
Other stations will be 1000 or so.

Naija which way?

May God have mercy upon us all

Last week I still messaged him based on recommendations and his responses to post here

Not close to me but It's so sad to see that you are gone.
RIP Gazzuzz

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?

BarrElChapo:
NBM gathering

Abeg
I no fit laugh

Good afternoon Guys

Something odd happened yesterday night at 730pm around Ogudu.

Someone ordered a ride around Ogudu, happens to be a police man, order was accepted and while on call, he described the station and told me to the men at the gate to open up and ask for so so person. I said okay.

I wasn't far from the station as at that time but had to take a second thought, why will he tell me to drive in, why not come outside and meet me. Well, the scenario was off and I had to cancel the ride then drove off.

I'm still having a thought that something might have happened if I drove into the station to pick him up. Like I was being baited. Has anyone encountered such before or heard of such occurrence that turned bitter?

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mejai:
U know nah
We dey till the end of the show.

Guy Papa fit tell our comrade to drop him at the airport and send his acct details. Once Guy Papa reach U.K, he go wire pounds to am.

Dey play.

mejai:
Hmmn!

Wetin shock you?
Why the deep sighs

Good morning

I offer affordable Private Ride services from Lagos to Abeokuta on weekends. Also, another for Lagos to Ibadan.

Pls signify if you would like to make use of my private ride services, weekends trips only.
Journeys are negotiable and affordable.
Let me know if you are interested.

Thank you.

Good morning

I offer affordable Private Ride services from Lagos to Abeokuta on weekends. Also, another for Lagos to Ibadan.

Pls signify if you would like to make use of my private ride services, weekends trips only.
Journeys are negotiable and affordable.
Let me know if you are interested.

Thank you.

CivilianJTF:
First of all: Seun sabi you?

It doesn't matter

2special:
Shey na free of charge or bills will be paid

Bills will be paid subjected to negotiations

Good afternoon, Nairalanders

I have a vehicle I will be using to run from Lagos to Abeokuta on weekends. Also, another for Lagos to Ibadan.

Pls signify if you would like to make use of my private ride services, weekends trips only.
Journeys are negotiable and affordable.
Let me know if you are interested.

Thank you.

Anuoluwagbemiga:
Hello everyone,let me just go straight to my point.Please don't mind my error.Im used to Ibadan but im presently living in Ado.finding it difficult to get money ,no customers,no job but God used someone for me to get this opportunity of getting this car.Im an artisan,planning to buy Toyota car for Uber business and relocate to Ibadan but my wife is a civil servant in ado with kids.Is it advisable to do the Uber in Ibadan.If you are currently doing the job in Ibadan please advice me.My only option is to buy the car and do Uber.No insult please.

So it's 5mnths now
Have you gotten the car, is ubber lucrative in Ibadan?

SeeWahala:
Changing the fuel pump itself won't fix your fuel guage on your instrument cluster but it will make your car throttle better. To fix your guage you need to either get a rewire to trace its wiring from fuel pump housing to the brainbox OR from brainbox to instrument cluster.

So know your definite issue before going for a fix in order not to waste money this hard times.

Pls what's the correlation BTW fuel pump and car throttle

Welz:
it's always advisable to do hackney permit if you're driving on uber. it's very cheap and doesn't take more than 20mins to get. I have been in many situations where those useless VIO thought they've gotten me(as I normally don't give them the Hackney till they ask).

How much is the Hackney permit and how do I get it?

.

Good Nairalanders
It's been a while here

A frnd of mine, just finished his driving school, has been using the learner permit licence for sometime now and went to process his drivers licence.

On the document that preceeding his Biometric capturing, the class of licence that was selected for him CLASS D. For a motor vehicle driver.

It got me wondering, should we be worried?
Does it have any concerns. CLASS B should be issued instead.

Will it have any effect on the long run?

virginchaser:
It won't be too long before you fall victim again. This time you may not come back home with that toy.

I forbid this.
I will just let you slide since you've not made a sensible contribution. You are only here to attack and abuse like few other users.

Nomerci:
U cant beg and remain calm under emergency, duress. You tried,

I wasn't that calm though or maybe it was because I have the amount to part with in my acct. There's always a first time, that was the first time I did be confronting them and sincerely I have always been a careful driver. I hate being embarrassed or being in a tight position.

virginchaser:
I believe you knew that area have many one way routes you probably want to save fuel or felt there would be no qualms on weekends. Penny wise pounds foolish.

I didn't know buy samewith, You are foolish.
Was it your money?

ValCon888:
You put yourself in trouble and then say the police is not your friend. It is you that is the enemy of yourself.

You are right

Whalis:
Bros you just wasted your fund. You ought not to pay a dime to police. All you needed do was to continuously plead with them. Make sure you don't appear rude so that they won't change your charge even when they take you to their station of which they won't. As they say let's go to station continue pleading with them while driving towards their station. Don't let them know you know the penalty of driving against traffic which is less than the amount they took from you.
At a time they would want to take anything from you even less than 5k.
The reason is that if they take you to the station the money will end up in the dpos pockets. This they do not like and will never send you to station.
They can only send you to their station only when you prove stubborn or claim to know your rights. And they are likely to charge you with an offence you never committed to aggravate the case.
Police is actually your friend if you know how to follow them. Don't panic and don't show fear.

Well, you are right. That's bygone now.
I hope there'l will be no next time

Wawelexy:
One of them entered my car and told me to reverse that he wants to show me the signage.


Forget it, no more escape route for you. I can bet that you paid nothing less than 30k, that's if you can negotiate like Nigerian mothers

I paid 15k sha with alot of acknowledgement and pleading that I was faulty. I was really faulty so I don't have to drag with them. We were both happy but the scenario hurts me.

Jennyclay:
Biko, tell us how it ended!

How much did you give them

Did they threatened to shoot you

It has been update, they were calm actually, they were just two. One was calm and the other was so unruly and wouldn't mind if I emptied my acct for them

Around 3pm, I went to drop my wife at Yaba for a meeting scheduled to hold with her colleague.

On my way back, i followed same way I drove through not knowing it was one way, there was a signage but it was too high and I didn't notice because eyes were focused on the plain road as I drive through. I was flagged down by the members of the police force.

They checked my boots, all equipments intact. They then told me why I drove through one way, I was surprised and said I didn't notice. One of them entered my car and told me to reverse that he wants to show me the signage. Lo, it was there but ignorance they say is not an excuse.

Then the negotiation started...
He said by standard of my violation
They will have me drive to their office where I will have to either forfeit the car or pay a fine of #225,000.

But they will be lenient with me and have me pay half the amnt if I don't want to be taken to their office.

I informed my wife she called a connect but that one said he could only help if it was lastma but it was a police issue.

Okay I knew I had to negotiate my way through. I had few amnts in my purse, I offered them, they were pissed and told me to drive to their office. On my way to their office. I stopped at a corner, pleaded and tell them I can only offer to pay 15k at this point after many back and forth, they agreed and told me to go use POS withdraw which I did, gave them and we parted ways. They were just two officers. While coming, it was a whole dept in that spot but while going back they've reduced to just two.

Well, I know I would have paid more if taken to their office and being a weekend all activities will be postponed till Monday which might disrupt my work activities too.
Ignorance is not an excuse but can't they just tell me to turn back and follow the normal route as anyone can make such mistake.

Police is not really our friend.

Aleem26:
Their pump ain’t accurate Bros

Even though
I think there's something wrong with their fuel

finallybusy:
Original fuel, I guess.

My thoughts exactly

[/quote][quote author=WareLogMan post=130205324]Most of the petroleum products does not come out in pure form I think. It probably might have been adultered to make it's production I excess and make more profit. But what do I know

The scholars will enlighten us the more

Perhaps

I purchased Certain amount of fuel into my car yesterday at NNPC Shomolu Lagos State. Before my purchase it was 1bar but after purchase i got 4bars.

Went on a trip of 70km to and from and still got same 4bars, no single deduction. I noticed everytime i purchase at other filling stations most especially at AP Onipaanu and Mobil Anthony. After 30km 1bar is gone already. The fuel combustion rate is always higher.
But yesterday purchase at NNPC shomolu really got me wondering what could have happened.

Does that mean other station where I recently purchased are selling aldutered petrol or why the quick combustion of their petrol.

Meanwhile I noticed the one I bought from NNPC has a very thick yellowish color while that of AP is always light yellowish.