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Freshprince91:
Whenever i get into conversation with riders and they tell me Ambode's government was people's friendly, i tried to argue with them but what happened to me yesterday made me agree with them 100%.
During Ambode's regime, most of these road charlatans were taken off the road except you beat the traffic light, take a clear cut BRT lane on the mainland or parked illegally, that is when you'll be arrested.
There's a route from outer Marina that leads to TBS, i think the road is divided into 3 or so (left side with a BRT divider takes you to TBS while the middle lane with a ramp to ikoyi and Victoria island on the right.
I used to ply the TBS route while i was working at the building construction because it was my fastest and convenient route to Obalende from Maryland (BRT terminal) and i do see cars, buses heading to TBS trail those BRT back then .
So yesterday, after dropping off a rider at Broadstreet from Yaba , I headed for my usual spot, ikoyi, and a request came in from TBS when i got to Igbosere to connect Moloney .
Called the rider, who told me she's heading to Dolphin estate, ikoyi. Perfect i said!
Told her to walk through the TBS gate that I'll be waiting for her right at the exit gate, she said no, that she doesn't know her way around, told her to ask anyone, that she would be directed, she said i should come to the BRT terminal.
If i had the premonition that the short 600 naira trip would cost me 20k and my entire day, may be i would have rejected it, after all i have made #4500 card trips as at 8am.
Put on my map to navigate my way to TBS (BRT terminal) only for me to find myself on the small BRT divider i used to travel on.
Got there and those LASTMA officials flagged me down and asked why i was on that lane and i told them, its the only way to TBS.
They said ever since Sanwo-Olu came in, he enacted a bye-law that cars should stop plying the route, that it was meant for BRT alone and i was like, i am not new to this area even though i haven't been here in 6 months but that doesn't mean cars don't take this route to TBS and moreover ,the other lane were free and its not like i was in a hurry, if you guys wanted to arrest me for beating traffic.
While i was talking, 2 Hilux vehicles came out from the white building under that bridge and took that same route i was nabbed for and they didn't say anything and i asked why ?
They couldn't mutter a word before i could say Jack, one grabbed my key and asked me to come in or else, he would drive down to Olowu, Sura without me.
I did all i could to settle the issue out of their office but those guys were not having any of my pleas.
Immediately we got to their office, one of the LASTMA officer said so many unprintable words i didn't utter, so many lies that i couldn't defend.
I made some calls and one LASTMA official my brother knew came through. After all said and done, he said they booked me already because i tried to prove stubborn and i told him how i pleaded and had to accept my undoing but none of them listened.
Long story short, they made me path with 20k as minimum fine, they even asked me to go do photocopies of the payment slip. Immediately, i got my car, i just drove back home angered at what transpired between that morning and how i was sure cars ply that route but what can i do?
This is a country where the powerful find every means to extort the commoners .
I haven't been able to bring myself to work since 11am yesterday.

Sorry boss, at no time should you follow a lasma officer to his office, unless on Friday evening after 6 or weekend. Couple of time I've said how I gave them 3k/4k without deliberating if I'm wrong/right, its easy to get over that and quickly drive to make up than when you r being held against your will, I can tell how it demoralise one. You need to get back to work boss, mistake made once is no mistake, affliction on similar matter should not raise again, then you can hold yourself responsible.

izzou:


Lol

What is paining me is that this service is supposed to be kinda premium.... Kinda classy, but it seems yellow cabs offer premium services than ehailings

I knew it would come to this. Until drivers and partners get sense, na #100 una go carry person from Orile to Marina inside AC

Who's going to Marina from Orile? I'm talking Ayobo to sangotedo just to recarge phone, when I'm done, we order again. I have time, they have fuel.

izzou:


Ladies and Gentlemen,

WINTER IS.....

I knw it, stupid set of ppl, let's watch wot will become of dem. I don't know who's advising these guys, they r not business incline atall. Me I will ride shall with 4 friends (50 naira each).

northbird:
oga chucsmoore, thank you. I have a new list to add to my no go areas.
1. Festac
2. Trade fair
3.Mushin

Nothing wrong with Festac boss, its about timing and entering point.

adsmaster:
Thank God nothing happened to you. Father thank you, we are so grateful for your protection over his life and everyone of us here.

Brovthese is the odds that are stacked against us in the biz.. These biz is not a longtime game, it should be a means to and ends, a stepping stone to another..

Men i don't understand how life don't mean anything to some people, they kill at will, cut, break people head and above all Put there life at risk embarking on such fight. Crazy, how did they turn into these monsters, that little baby that there mother gave birth to, very cut and innocent now turning into these monsters..they don't have morals anymore.

Drug, weed, bad parental up bring & so on turned dem against humanity. Life is already useless to them, so they are numb and can't find any good in other people, deh find fulfillment in passing dia frustration on others. You see those guys breaking cars for phone, how much do you think they sell those phones? They are under influence and u can't reason with someone that is not mentality sound. I don't see them as problem per say, the real problems are the government and community that harbours them, it cost nothing to go after these people, but it seems yahoo boiz r d real threat and our leaders will need dem at some point in time to recharge dia career.

izzou:


I have an offline for you sir

Agbowa in Ikorodu, to Olosa in Mushin

How much will you charge?

30B

ajoks533:
I think drivers should iron something out with Uber/bolt on certain danger zones. There should be a way to send out red flags on areas where there is chaos or riots like mushing.
So that anyone going there would be doing so at their own but with lille extra profit.

I hope so too.

donfortune48:
Baba you see that red point?
Na that area the thing happen ooh! Close the junction of that road with Agege motor road.

It is well boss... Done with mushin for dis year.

confusedworld17:
Dear Ladies,
Biko!, Ejo!, Don Allah Don Anabi!.
Please anytime you are close to your monthly --- Please always start wearing your guard a day or two days before the expected day in order to avoid stories that touch and there by reducing to lowest possibilities of it taking you unaware.
Monday morning like this na him one rider massively stained my car seat (owner's side). It was my next rider that drew my attention to it. she cancelled the ride immediately and requested for another ride.
I had to go to a nearby store to buy pure water, detergent, hypo, sponge and small hand towel to tidy up. Had to wait for about one hour for it to dry a bit before I continue the hustle.
Thanks.

Sorry boss... Some days r like dat

donfortune48:
Guys I had a terrible experience yesterday, at mushin end of ladipo street.

I was dropping off a rider, didn't know that cult boys were Fighting.

All of a sudden people started running, then I saw boys coming out from a street on my left (50metres ahead). I tried to make a sharp turn to a street on my right but I have passed the street a little bit so I needed to go back a little before I can turn in cos there are bikes parked at that junction. Immediately I engaged reverse, one of them started approaching me with a big stainless Cutlass. I moves back with speed not knowing that Keke is already at my back trying to run into the same street with me and had to hit him.
When they boys saw what was happening, they all started running towards me (about 20+ boys, all with glittering machetes) I had to drive into the street like that, hitting one bike into the gutter. I ran to the end of the street and saw that the street is blocked, I and my rider just ran away to diff direction not knowing that they have stopped chasing me.

When they moved to another street and people started coming back from their hiding points. I came out and saw that they went straight to the sienna that was coming behind me when I made the turn. Then man jumped down and ran away too. They broke all the glasses on that car ( the windscreen front and back and all the glasses).

I saw the bike I hit into the gutter, it's bent on an Angle 45°. The owner came to me and said Oga I no blame you for what happened, I know you were running for your life. That he will not ask me to fix the bike for him cos he equally left the bike there and ran away. That I should give him just 1k, he will complete it and fix his bike.

This was a terrible experience. I went down to Domino's at ilupeju, parked and went into a deep sober reflection for over an hour.

Had I not escaped, what would have been my faith?

Hmmm, deep sign. I glorify His name on your behalf boss, we should just keep praying not to become a victim of bad timing and ambush. I've been to mushin today and had to drive out of dia in no time, got to Akoka and another rider requested for a trip, she's going mushin, I had to cancel while she rant all she could. Honestly, dia is something about that neighbourhood I just don't like.

xana101:
if it’s uber you are covered. If na bolt ready to fight with rider

Talk her in before starting the trip and she said she's aware of the surge

peeps4u:
I hope you've taken a deserved rest at home now or still on the street?

Tojahh & Freshprince forcefully rest... Fix tyre yesterday morning, ard 1 I noticed d steering is doing some how on 3MB, managed to take it to Awolowo road. When I came down to check and saw it was completely flat, I guage it, but before I took rider to landmark, the tire went flat again, I just change it and drove home. All thanks to Tojahh and Freshprince.

Freshprince91:
Elders, it seems Taxify algorithms has been tampered with. How can i complete 13 trips before deadline and all they could give me is just 700 naira bonus instead of the initial 3250 naira.
What could be wrong?
I have sent them a mail asking why they feel good ripping me off all the time .
I dey inside traffic for itamaga, ikorodu trying to find my way home inside this life shortening traffic, yet, taxify wan sit ontop my money.
In between, I was able to make up for the laziness on Friday and Saturday.
Grossed this with 4k fuel.
Local man is exhausted, if I comot this traffic, na food, cold bath and sleep sure pass.
My Mondeo dey greet una

My Oga, only u chop 17k now u won't even say let's share some praise at ST' Bottles Cathedral. I'll just b observing

streetsoldier1:
Thatz a fair price for toks

Yep, but some1 saying is not fair, dats not fair.

This kind early morning temptation 1.7 surge, should I tell rider, even if she want to cancel, I don't just want any wahala dis week.

franksam2009:
brothers help me say a big thank you to oga Gazzuzz oo, I had an engine melt down (4rm bearings, piston rings to top cylinder all dead) so I went to Mr Gazzuzz for a fix but surprisingly he dashed me a tokunbo borale engine , fixed my transmission also for free , omo my car is now sound and perfect, no check engine light, all thanks to Gazzuz, I really appreciate boss, thanks alot and Godbless

GFRC Gazzuz, thank u! Can I bring my Hyundai?

streetsoldier1:
Nobody is placing gun in your head to buy. If you don't understand nature of a concept ask questions. The car is about. 2m, spreading 2.6 for almost two years is fair enough

Fair is an understatement, I can not try it. I see no sense in it, no gesture of offence.

adsmaster:
so you are amongst does that want to take home 30k too after remitting 30k to partner and 20k for fuel.... Abbi you just pegged 80k for these week

I've done no crime

daddytime:
This was at a popular estate in Abuja (Citec). The caller never requested directly from her pinpoint pick up point. Just asked driver to drive into the estate and wait somewhere while a Nigerian guy drove her to meet him where he was parked and requested that he drove behind them.

Long gist aha

Both stories from the horses mouth but of course he couldn't tell me the second incident was with him.

Very painful shiit

It is well, dis job is just grace, but at d same time, one need to use his instinct, once u r not feeling comfortable, do d unthinkable to bail yourself b4 u become d victim.

izzou:
I don't understand why people drive into a rider's compound

Customer service
Fear of not offending riders

tojahh:
É mecha, e bury ego n'ile yhen ya ndi makaniki

Tojahh no go kill me... God just save mi from some Benin women hand. Picked dem from omole to loveworld. I'm yet to end trip deh are already pointing 400 towards me, dat was what d person that booked d ride told dem. Just told dem to wait, end ride and saw discount 500, cash 500. Only God knows how I'm going to start explaining to d Senior Advocate of Nigeria...

tojahh:
As your eminence pleases

Boss I deh ur back o.... I'm going to b have 2/3 days break dis week

donfortune48:
Owerri nke m Ka I si dika Uber?

Owerri... Iru si oru, o were

tojahh:
Bro you need rest. Thank goodness for the tyre.

ah hear u bozz, 80k grossing must b meet, I'm on 68k now.

donfortune48:
This one is so painful bro.

I was pained seeing that.

I collect my bonus fanh.. Can't go through all night for bolt nonsense rules. Facing 2 bad tire now, dis work is just like owerri u work and spend it back on maintenance

Freshprince91:
Chief, take a rest at home tomorrow since you said you haven't been home . Your health is quite important to us here.
Me, dey here dey watch Belgium beat Russia silly.
Make taxify go chop their short short trips

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Boss as I deh see my self soh, I pray make I no drive as I deh sleep self

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.

Sure boss, I don't tell riders to rate me. Once d trip is good deh just let it slide, but once deh is any misunderstanding, deh intentional wait to hit u

Freshprince91:
Chief, take a rest at home tomorrow since you said you haven't been home . Your health is quite important to us here.
Me, dey here dey watch Belgium beat Russia silly.
Make taxify go chop their short short trips

Me get plan to work o

tojahh:
Even when you didn't collect payment from them?

Ego boss

tojahh:
Rating can never be converted to cash.
So fear not, na we dey here!

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

Gentlelife50:
Hmmmm, this driver did not respond odikwa risky

The tin just tire me

tojahh:
Pope the official driver of the month (Uber and Taxify thread, Nairaland Branch).

Baba you go buy us drink for Quilox this December no doubt. Make I iron my agbada

My spirit low boss... Deh don't drop my rating from 4.85 to 4.68, I suspect two riders tough