nitigriti:
On this Bolt trying to lower fares further, maybe we should consider porting to EkoCab. I see potential in EkoCab for two key reasons:
1. It is State Government backed;
2. Sterling Bank is financing

Why don't we form a "body" or a "committee" to engage EkoCab as it plans to launch. I have inside information that they have an initial 100 tokunbo cars to give out on hire purchase to drivers. The cap is #2,000,000 and the interest is 17% per annum for 2 years. That means a #2,680,000 payment over 2 years - or approximately #26,800 per week. If you take a car that is worth #1,500,000; your total payment over 2 years will be #2,010,000 or #20,100 per week. And the whole remittance thing is flexible.

I understand good cars can be registered on the platform too.

EkoCab has the potential to knock both Uber and Bolt out of the Lagos market. Maybe it's time we all key in.

Lastly, e-hailing should always be seen as a side hustle. There are other legit hustles that pay off well. For example, I know someone who brings in Palm Oil into Lagos from Benin. Another packages and sells yam flour on Jumia. Yet another brings in kilishi from Abuja. They all make good money.

My 2 Kobo.

InfinityEstates:


Ohh... Didn't know this. I thought the rating was dependent on riders and Activity Score was for acceptance or cancellation of rides.

Well, that explains why my ratings dropped badly. I've been declining and cancelling a lot of trips of late. Today, I even tried not accepting a trip, I was thrown offline immediately with a teasing message telling me that another driver has accepted the trip...

These days, morale just low. Today, I just vex go offline go house after lots of cancellations.

It is well sha...

@ izzou thanks Boss.

Babadee1900:
Oga Felicity0001 see your kind of trip

kodred:


wait wait wait who’s the ‘we’ you talking about? Are you now driving? But you said you’re a COO and a book writer! You don add uber join? Abi na uber all along but you sey fantasize about being a coo

Now seriously I can see where our last argument about the necessary docs/license/govt sanctions/vio harrassment came about. You nothing but a gademn spy nigga. So you’re part of the stakeholders abi errand boy having this ‘inside information’ ba.

When e wan favour am, he switch to ‘we’. Before you were on about us having another hustle like writing books and what not but now you don join us dey form ‘we’, marketing and telling us all about your ekocab. Nigga stand one place and stop confusing thunder abeg.

donfortune48:


Cancellation and trip rejections don't really affect ratings.
The only cancellation part that affects your rating, is when your cancel with the option I DO NOT WISH TO GO WITH THIS RIDER. Where you have input a reason why you don't want to go on that trip. I've critically observed this and noticed that Bolt evaluates those reasons you input and reflect it on your ratings accordingly.

I Cancel (on average) 4 trips in a day, but it doesn't affect my ratings (9.5 currently) . It only affects my activity score.

Again, completing card trips boasts your ratings too.

Vision2045:



Mine was 4hrs from Ajah bus stop to magodo phase 2.....the fine woman close eyes collect her 100 balance...after she paid for the trip

Vision2045:


Forget that one o....na who get low esteem them go fit command......u enter me like devil..I treat you like you are in hell fire....u enter me like angel ...I treat you like you are in heaven.......

chucsmoore:


If you continue cancelling 4 trips in a day, you might wake up one morning to see your rating fall Yakata. Mind you there is a threshold of 22% on all cancellations, if u pass this limit automatically you will be blocked. All cancellations affects rating whether you want to go with rider or not. You just have to keep it minimal. Accepting Trips request without seeing destination @ times boost rating. These kind of trips are likely to be taking you to bad places, drivers reject them alot. Embarking on such trips can increase your rating. I took out time to study how the system works.

izzou:


Do you know the worst part?

Even if it was the riders that were cancelling on you, it will still affect your rating

If you cancel, e go affect am
If dem cancel, e go affect am

Any which way of cancellation, the rating is headed for the rocks

davit:
Oga what about your rating? Just wondering if you treat them as you said. The one I still managed to do well yesterday landed me 1 star for not allowing her do shopping inside my car even when trip don end!

nitigriti:


Man wey sabi.

chucsmoore:



Lol. Aside from cancellations, It seems Bolt app comes with hidden voice monitoring feature on it, The manner at which you communicate with riders matters alot too.

eyinola:
how do u get to see when a rider gives u rating?

eyinola:
I took a rider from anthony to ogudu this evening with traffic on ikorodu road, trip ended 850..rider told me our prices are ridiculously too low, he paid 1500 instead.and he mentioned something like this to me too

nitigriti:


I'm a legit member of this community. I did e-hailing - Uber and Bolt - for 3 years. I've earned my place in this community.

Whatever you think I am on this thread, think again. I've made contributions on this thread as far back as 2017. 2020 is my fourth year on this thread. Again, I'm a legit member of this community. I've earned for myself the right to use "we."

Maybe you should let bygones be bygones.

deedee44:

Instead of executive driver

1daboi:
guy u almost make sense. I'm disappointed in you. You are feeling entitled to a total stranger? U f**k up bro

davit:


On Uber you see what rate a rider gives you. In fact, you know who gives what rate at any given time except the person doesn't rate you immediately. All in all, you can monitor your rate easily.

izzou:


Really?
Didn't know this ohh

I know there was a night it rained....I was in my house around 10pm and was getting requests from Marina. All of them cancelled because of long pick-up...The cancellation was almost up to 20.

The next morning, my rating was nearing 4.5, from 4.8+

chillex8:

You can never know which rider rated you low on uber. I repeat. Never.
Infact, there are weeks on uber your ratings remain same even after completing trips.

Crvrider:


Why you no go off line?

nitigriti:


My brother, that's why I wrote e-hailing should always be seen as a side hustle.

Crvrider:


Guy just die the matter. Why would anyone help do such a thing? What if the item was bought with a stolen credit card? Not insinuating .... just saying. Forgive me for seeing it from this angle.

pope191:


Yep! I dig, but to me all still remains a variable hustle that requires time, risk and strength. Unlike sitting down in the office issuing receipt or permit and for u to answer anyone on time, they must squeeze hand to shake u. Chai! I remember when I was learning d role of a marine personnel, to get import permit from DPR, you will settle up to 500k, those top men no longer work, they have errand loyalist that do the stress. There's this woman at PPMC that stamps document's use to claim subsidy. Heaven knows she won't touch that document if you don't greet her with 20k upward , either the photocopy won't be clear enough or the hard cover is not good enough.

Bigleaf1006:


In the meantime nko?

Chuwaa:


Ordinary book self de hard them to bring but if you're in their shoe, you'll understand why. Well if you see the way Nigerians send 'abrodians' on errand you'll chuckle. Just don't let them know you're going or coming back. The little parcel they described for you will not be less than 2 suitcases and promises to reimburse extra expenses always enter voice mail

izzou:


Very true bro

I have seen it happen before

kodred:


Do you still drive?

kodred:


Do you still drive?

pope191:


It's pointless not seeing it from that angle, let's not act brand new, we r products of a broken society and who we r. There r traits u must have by being a Nigerian and worst if you r born in Lagos, Warri or PH. I'm not a saint, full lasgidi rep, but they r things I just don't have energy in again. Riders r owing me as I type now, I even pick someone from v.i to surulere yesterday 4hrs traffic on surge, trip ended at almost 20k. It's the matter that I am trying to settle with Uber and they r telling me that's the right estimation after review. Told rider to pulse payment, I'm not sharp or dull, my joy and peace is everything to me

Note: Learnt in Dubai, they r not offering Nigerians job, e get why.

kodred:


wait wait wait who’s the ‘we’ you talking about? Are you now driving? But you said you’re a COO and a book writer! You don add uber join? Abi na uber all along but you sey fantasize about being a coo

Now seriously I can see where our last argument about the necessary docs/license/govt sanctions/vio harrassment came about. You nothing but a gademn spy nigga. So you’re part of the stakeholders abi errand boy having this ‘inside information’ ba.

When e wan favour am, he switch to ‘we’. Before you were on about us having another hustle like writing books and what not but now you don join us dey form ‘we’, marketing and telling us all about your ekocab. Nigga stand one place and stop confusing thunder abeg.