Good day guys.

Please, how long does it take for bolt to activate your account after completing your driver training course?

I completed mine since past Monday, they sent me a link to download the driver app and said they'd get back to me. It's been 5 days and I still can't access my account.

Please, I want to know if it's normal.

Thanks in anticipation.

calabardick:


This thread don cast, I see greedy partners popping up everywhere.
One thing they don't understand is that when you give your driver a hard target it's your car that will suffer for it. At the end they dump it and go for a better one.

Cars wey driver go use load basket of tomatoes and pepper for mile twelve...

RocAid:
Good day guys.

Please, how long does it take for bolt to activate your account after completing your driver training course?

I completed mine since past Monday, they sent me a link to download the driver app and said they'd get back to me. It's been 5 days and I still can't access my account.

Please, I want to know if it's normal.

Thanks in anticipation.

Ur account can only be Activated in bolt after taking ur car for inspection...u get it activated after 12hrs

Weightless:


At bolded part, your so predictable.
Well dru23 as bn surviving without a toyota car and I can say he is doing very gr8.
my friends one as been using a kia cerato for 2yrs plus now nd the car is still fine and a guy I met of recent is using a Honda DC 2007 for over 1yr plus nd they are both fine.
The thing about cars is avoiding bad areas, having a good maintenance culture and great mechanic like boss lady radu, gazzuz and youtube

Did you know dru was buying elentra b4, after he sold them off and lost some money, then reinvested in Honda civic?

What if dru is not working in America? Is that not village send off?

Dru is in this business as a side chick, dru has major source of income in America, dru buy good and cheap cars in America. And also Dru is not on ground, he has to get peanuts to gain drivers loyalty. And still drivers will still try to frustrate.

Me, I'm the main wife in this business, I'm ready to do the battle. Any dubious idea you bring up, we know how to counter it, I'm ready to fire and hire immediately.

Pls I need a car for weekly remittance for uber&bolt, I have an active uber&bolt account and ready to work, I stay around Ipaja Lagos
08169419729 (whatsapp or call)
Thanks.

hayor88:


Ur account can only be Activated in bolt after taking ur car for inspection...u get it activated after 12hrs

Thanks for your help.

bukkysam:
I have been following this thread for a while now, but i discovered that is like the fear of God is far from ur side bro. Go and change ur ways bcs ur end may likely dangerous. Shalom

See threat, go to ur pastor that is collecting ur 10% and threaten him, not me under the sun trying to survive.

calabardick:


This thread don cast, I see greedy partners popping up everywhere.
One thing they don't understand is that when you give your driver a hard target it's your car that will suffer for it. At the end they dump it and go for a better one.

Felicity0001 was given a car for 10k a week during lockdown, during that period he traveled to Benin and Ondo state 5times. Is not about cheap rent. Some drivers are hoodlums, they will loot you and reck you, and you are one of them.

NaijaCr7:


I guess you must be in your 50s 60s or 70s

Wey no get job abi

Nigeria is a country that has the most useless 200 million pieces of iddiots concentrated in one space.

That is why in 2020, they are still battling with electricity, good roads, food, housing, hunger and iberiberism.

Bringing it down to ehailing, a vast majority of uber and bolt drivers are charlatans with nothing in their head. The trip below proves it.

I accepted this trip initially and told the rider that I only accepted to preach Jesus to her. I later cancelled the trip. The funny thing is that another driver accepted this trip later.

How can a human being be pricing a trip of 27 minutes 10 kilomtres pickup and one hundred and three minutes 50 kilometres drop off for 4,000?

On Bolt

103×11= 1140

65×50= 3250

Plus

300 naira base fare= 4690 Total.

If its a surge trip of 1.9 , you can get as much as 9,000 on this same trip. If Bolt takes 1800 as their 20% commission, that leaves the driver with 7,200. So who is cheating who in this business?

Weightless:


There is kia, Hyundai, city, civic, Peugeot and Nissan cars way cheaper than Toyota that people can afford to get.
Well can tell him I dont like his attitude or how he treat is business partners but I have no right to tell him how to manage or run it.

Nigeria isn’t a conducive environment to do business sincerely.

richyzee:
Sir i run a fastfood business in Ajah, I pay 6k everyday to carry my foods from the kitchen to my outlets. Sir I can i comfortably be paying you 150k monthly, if you can give me a sienna on hire purchase. You can come inspect my business yourself. 08169863727.

Is your business registered?
Isn't there any loan you can access to get money for your car?
Have you approached your bank?

It is a better option than HP, IMHO

I have been around brother

lograr:
Prince3, where have thou been?

Luxurydriverng:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCcK1cG9lag

My SUSPENSIONS sounds like there is a party going on in there. So I'm attempting to fix it DIY

You're doing well with DIY. At this pace you're moving with your DIY, you won't be needing mechanics so often again.

jpworld:


As a driver it sound foolish, but me that invested my money will protect it with everything.

During lockdown alot of companies fires employees, simply bc business not functioning as usual, and they cannot continue paying salaries, when business comes back to normal they hire fresh people.

Anytime rent is low bc of low patronage as you claim, my vehicles will be withdrawn, when you seat at home or search for vehicle you cannot see, you will come back for it or i get fresh person, that will be committed.

Hiring and firing is part of business.

I have read all your posts on this thread and today I'm going to address them.

This is why "Nigerian workers are bad". Bosses/owners make them so.

You obviously don't understand it costs more to find and retrain a new employee than it does to retain an old one. Same as customers. You obviously also don't understand what it takes to build LOYALTY and employee buy-in/ownership in your mission.

The companies that started fresh are struggling with new employees. Not to put my business out there but I made sure not to let ANYONE go during lockdown (even the ones I was thinking of firing before). I informed them because there was no income I could only afford to pay 40% and they were okay with that. How? FROM PROFITS WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD. I prioritized their safety and opened later than other businesses. It was the employees who insisted they would take the risk and go to work until they couldn't. THEY came up with a plan where they took turns running a skeleton crew. Why? I was thinking of them and in turn they thought of me. They understand we are a TEAM through the good and the bad.

During lockdown they did everything they could to stay open or continue doing business quietly. Guess what? EVERY MONTH SINCE SEPTEMBER THEY HAVE BROKEN THE PREVIOUS SALES RECORD and IN MY ABSENCE! They are currently posting numbers almost DOUBLE what they posted before all the katakata started. Their productivity is through the ROOF and my complaints/mistakes are the lowest they've ever been, even with the ones I was considering firing. I have been contacted by other frustrated businesses owners asking what I did to make my employees so loyal as they tried to poach them repeatedly and they won't budge. I just tell them I treat them like I like to be treated. Even one of the so called "bad NL Uber drivers" now works for me and can testify to this if he chooses to reveal himself.

So please stop coming to this thread to insult and demoralize people trying to make a living. Create an Uber owner partner thread where you can criticize, insult and advice all you want and no one will bother you but savvy business man you are not in my opinion.

That's all the energy I have for your matter.

peeps4u:

You're doing well with DIY. At this pace you're moving with your DIY, you won't be needing mechanics so often again.

Yes oh, getting my car to start after parking it for a while really opened my eye. I lost alot of money on a issue that was suppose to cost about 15k I spent over 30k. Right now I just need to fix the remaining issues and hit the road so I can take my share from December rush

jpworld:


Did you know dru was buying elentra b4, after he sold them off and lost some money, then reinvested in Honda civic?

What if dru is not working in America? Is that not village send off?

Dru is in this business as a side chick, dru has major source of income in America, dru buy good and cheap cars in America. And also Dru is not on ground, he has to get peanuts to gain drivers loyalty. And still drivers will still try to frustrate.

Me, I'm the main wife in this business, I'm ready to do the battle. Any dubious idea you bring up, we know how to counter it, I'm ready to fire and hire immediately.

I just want to clarify few things......

When in business you have to find your COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ..... At the time people were using Toyota cars Corolla and " Big daddy " etc .. .. The cost of those cars tokunbo and even naija used went up.. It didnt make sense for me to buy Corolla or camry, plus I didn't like those cars at all .. They were like sachet of pure water litter on Lagos road.. It was an eye sore .....

So I decided to research and went for Elantra cars 07 to 09. Since I import cars to Nigeria personally myself , the Elantra were extra cheap for me. The elantra was so cheap, it was like using Corolla money to buy (2) Elantra cars...... .. I can recall my landing cost of 1m naira for an elantra that I used personally .. I was that lucky, with car business depending on your location in the USA , You will find very good and watery deals .....This was my competive advantage........

Now , Elantra are very good cars for uber. I love them and it was easy to fix ... some of the issues with cars in Nigeria can be explain briefly below..

Finding the Right Mechanic and Good Parts. Unfortunately and I will say it with full confidence, finding good mechanic that will not cheat you of your hard earn money and do a good job , is like finding a needle in haystack ....

A mechanic can frustrate you to the point that you end up selling your car out of frustration. And the parts that you buy contributes to the issue .. Most of the parts been sold are more than likely worn out and by the time you use them, it will only last few weeks or months ... so out of frustration the car owner blames the car, instead of the mechanic or low quality parts...

Adapting to your business environment... The ehailing business was changing for the worse and it was affecting my bottom line . The cost of Elantra cars were going up and I couldn't justify buying them with income coming in. They were price changes that benefited the riders than partners .. So Elantra didn't make sense at the time anymore , people were still buying Corolla, which got me scratching my head...... So I had to think outside the box and look for an alternative ....

Lucky for me, when I was buying Elantra at my early stage of my uber business, I came across Honda Civic 03 for $700 . It was a steal and decided to try it out , it was cheap and the landing cost was less than 1m naira. It was just ridiculously cheap.

The 03 Honda civic did very well compare to the Elantra and likely the Corolla . So I did more research on my end and I came across cheap Honda civics .. It was a game changer for me ... so that is how I came across Honda Civic .. The maintenance cost of the Civic is cheaper than the Corolla or than any other cars. The parts were cheaper.. And the shocks on the civic can last a long time......And this is the reason I can lower my rental depending on the driver driving the car.

If the driver and car are saving me from high cost maintenance , than I should able to reward the driver. The same business model I use in selling my engine oil. Buy it cheap enough cut the middle men and the customers will enjoy big savings.. This is another example of a business competive advantage.. You just have to find yours.. We are selling the same products, what makes yours special from others is what u will need to find out.....

I have been saying this time to time .. Don't put all of your eggs in 1 basket .. Transportation business should be a section of your business.. It is equally as good as it is challenging .. You need to diversify your business to avoid headaches... I wouldn't want to have more than 5 cars on ehailing.. At times it is very tempting to do so ,but for now 5 is my max..

radautoworks:


I have read all your posts on this thread and today I'm going to address them.

This is why "Nigerian workers are bad". Bosses/owners make them so.

You obviously don't understand it costs more to find and retrain a new employee than it does to retain an old one. Same as customers. You obviously also don't understand what it takes to build LOYALTY and employee buy-in/ownership in your mission.

The companies that started fresh are struggling with new employees. Not to put my business out there but I made sure not to let ANYONE go during lockdown (even the ones I was thinking of firing before). I informed them because there was no income I could only afford to pay 40% and they were okay with that. How? FROM PROFITS WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD. I prioritized their safety and opened later than other businesses. It was the that employees who insisted they would take the risk and go to work until they couldn't. THEY came up with a plan where they took turns running a skeleton crew. Why? I was thinking of them and in turn they thought of me. They understand we are a TEAM through the good and the bad.

During lockdown they did everything they could to stay open or continue doing business wisely. Guess what? EVERY MONTH SINCE SEPTEMBER THEY HAVE BROKEN THE PREVIOUS SALES RECORD and IN MY ABSENCE! They are currently posting numbers almost DOUBLE what they posted before all the katakata started. Their productivity is through the ROOF and my complaints/mistakes are the lowest they've ever been, even with the ones I was considering firing. I have been contacted by other frustrated businesses owners asking what I did to make my employees so loyal as they tried to poach them repeatedly and they won't budge. I just tell them I treat them like like to be treated. Even one of the so called "bad NL Uber drivers" now works for me and can testify to this if he chooses to reveal himself.

So please stop coming to this thread to insult and demoralize people trying to make a living. Create an Uber owner partner thread where you can criticize, insult and advice all you want and no one will bother you but savvy business man you are not in my opinion.

That's all the energy I have for your matter.

don't mention....you have said it all.

dru23:


I just want to clarify few things......

When in business you have to find your COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ..... At the time people were using Toyota cars Corolla and " Big daddy " etc .. .. The cost of those cars tokunbo and even naija used went up.. It didnt make sense for me to buy Corolla or camry, plus I didn't like those cars at all .. They were like sachet of pure water litter on Lagos road.. It was an eye sore .....

...

I have been saying this time to time .. Don't put all of your eggs in 1 basket .. Transportation business should be a section of your business.. It is equally as good as it is challenging .. You need to diversify your business to avoid headaches... I wouldn't want to have more than 5 cars on ehailing.. At times it is very tempting to do so ,but for now 5 is my max..

THIS is how sometime who really understands business thinks. Droppin' some learnin' on 'em!

So the idiot whose screenshot of trip is attached made a request and her phone number hasn't been available since. Things we see in this hustle.

radautoworks:


I have read all your posts on this thread and today I'm going to address them.

This is why "Nigerian workers are bad". Bosses/owners make them so.

You obviously don't understand it costs more to find and retrain a new employee than it does to retain an old one. Same as customers. You obviously also don't understand what it takes to build LOYALTY and employee buy-in/ownership in your mission.

The companies that started fresh are struggling with new employees. Not to put my business out there but I made sure not to let ANYONE go during lockdown (even the ones I was thinking of firing before). I informed them because there was no income I could only afford to pay 40% and they were okay with that. How? FROM PROFITS WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD. I prioritized their safety and opened later than other businesses. It was the that employees who insisted they would take the risk and go to work until they couldn't. THEY came up with a plan where they took turns running a skeleton crew. Why? I was thinking of them and in turn they thought of me. They understand we are a TEAM through the good and the bad.

During lockdown they did everything they could to stay open or continue doing business wisely. Guess what? EVERY MONTH SINCE SEPTEMBER THEY HAVE BROKEN THE PREVIOUS SALES RECORD and IN MY ABSENCE! They are currently posting numbers almost DOUBLE what they posted before all the katakata started. Their productivity is through the ROOF and my complaints/mistakes are the lowest they've ever been, even with the ones I was considering firing. I have been contacted by other frustrated businesses owners asking what I did to make my employees so loyal as they tried to poach them repeatedly and they won't budge. I just tell them I treat them like like to be treated. Even one of the so called "bad NL Uber drivers" now works for me and can testify to this if he chooses to reveal himself.

So please stop coming to this thread to insult and demoralize people trying to make a living. Create an Uber owner partner thread where you can criticize, insult and advice all you want and no one will bother you but savvy business man you are not in my opinion.

That's all the energy I have for your matter.

And in case you think I'm lying

calabardick:


This thread don cast, I see greedy partners popping up everywhere.
One thing they don't understand is that when you give your driver a hard target it's your car that will suffer for it. At the end they dump it and go for a better one.

Whether you give hard target or cold target to drivers.. More than 50% will wreck the car ... This is a tough business.. Partners will have to determine what will work for them.. What works for dru23 might not work Sam89 ...Drivers don't care .....

Below is my civic 03 .. There this particular driver that I took the car from. This driver at the time had no place to leave . I got him place at the time for close 200k naira . He was sleeping and eating in the car. So out of pity we got him a place .. They guy started good and was delivering. And is rental was 25k naira when others were between 25k to 30k... we trusted him and when it is time for oil change will just give him the oil...... It got to the point that he was no longer delivering.. Last last we went to the house we rented for him and collected the car.. I had to spend about 40k naira to put the car in order for next driver....

We now find out the car we give him has sludge picture. Full synethtic oil should not have any sludge ,my other cars do not have sludge .. Ever since I started importing my own oil ,I never had sludge.. What happen is more than likely the driver was selling the imported oil we gave him and than buying 20w50 oil for the car. Out of respect we didn't feel we need to tell him to bring back the empty gallons of oil we give him ......

So my point here my brother this business is a doggy eat dog business.. Drivers don't care and so partners have to be strict . So I don't blame strict partners that are either strict or more strict than JP.. Based on experince you have to structure how you run your business...... I will not sugar coat anything.. With me once I give a car out and I know am giving you a good deal.. Once you start to mess up , I will use style collect my car ..before na shout up and down etc.. Now I just dey calm and cool....That same driver now is more than likely homeless now.. He called few times begging etc.. But me I no send am .. We move make he go find partner that will do 100% maintenance and deliver below market rental....... Days of me shouting up and down at drivers was over long time.. You can recall 1 driver was saying I didnt give him notice before I collected my car from him etc .....this is tough business

davit:
So the idiot whose screenshot of trip is attached made a request and her phone number hasn't been available since. Things we see in this hustle.

And you also waited 40mins for someone whose phone no is unavailable? Lol

Well, I decided to attend to other things.

Cooladex:

And you also waited 40mins for someone whose phone no is unavailable? Lol

davit:
Well, I decided to attend to other things.

Boss how's the road? Is it safe to come out? 800k gang

jpworld:


As a driver it sound foolish, but me that invested my money will protect it with everything.

During lockdown alot of companies fires employees, simply bc business not functioning as usual, and they cannot continue paying salaries, when business comes back to normal they hire fresh people.

Anytime rent is low bc of low patronage as you claim, my vehicles will be withdrawn, when you seat at home or search for vehicle you cannot see, you will come back for it or i get fresh person, that will be committed.

Hiring and firing is part of business.

To be candid with you, I respect the way you run your business. It's the best if not the only way to run a business successfully where you have friends and family waiting to take advantage. The only thing I disagree with you on is this idea of drivers saving 800k in 2 months. You can gross 800k in 2 months if you really work your ass off but save 800k? I doubt it 100%. To net 800k sef you will have to be one of the luckiest drivers. Anyways keep doing what works for you. Good luck

radautoworks:


I am sorry but I am confuse

Ok....Confused why? Is it because I said i’m a woman ?
I haven’t met any female bolt drivers before .
Do you know any female bolt/ Uber driver?

dru23:


I just want to clarify few things......

When in business you have to find your COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ..... At the time people were using Toyota cars Corolla and " Big daddy " etc .. .. The cost of those cars tokunbo and even naija used went up.. It didnt make sense for me to buy Corolla or camry, plus I didn't like those cars at all .. They were like sachet of pure water litter on Lagos road.. It was an eye sore .....

So I decided to research and went for Elantra cars 07 to 09. Since I import cars to Nigeria personally myself , the Elantra were extra cheap for me. The elantra was so cheap, it was like using Corolla money to buy (2) Elantra cars...... .. I can recall my landing cost of 1m naira for an elantra that I used personally .. I was that lucky, with car business depending on your location in the USA , You will find very good and watery deals .....This was my competive advantage........

Now , Elantra are very good cars for uber. I love them and it was easy to fix ... some of the issues with cars in Nigeria can be explain briefly below..

Finding the Right Mechanic and Good Parts. Unfortunately and I will say it with full confidence, finding good mechanic that will not cheat you of your hard earn money and do a good job , is like finding a needle in haystack ....

A mechanic can frustrate you to the point that you end up selling your car out of frustration. And the parts that you buy contributes to the issue .. Most of the parts been sold are more than likely worn out and by the time you use them, it will only last few weeks or months ... so out of frustration the car owner blames the car, instead of the mechanic or low quality parts...

Adapting to your business environment... The ehailing business was changing for the worse and it was affecting my bottom line . The cost of Elantra cars were going up and I couldn't justify buying them with income coming in. They were price changes that benefited the riders than partners .. So Elantra didn't make sense at the time anymore , people were still buying Corolla, which got me scratching my head...... So I had to think outside the box and look for an alternative ....

Lucky for me, when I was buying Elantra at my early stage of my uber business, I came across Honda Civic 03 for $700 . It was a steal and decided to try it out , it was cheap and the landing cost was less than 1m naira. It was just ridiculously cheap.

The 03 Honda civic did very well compare to the Elantra and likely the Corolla . So I did more research on my end and I came across cheap Honda civics .. It was a game changer for me ... so that is how I came across Honda Civic .. The maintenance cost of the Civic is cheaper than the Corolla or than any other cars. The parts were cheaper.. And the shocks on the civic can last a long time......And this is the reason I can lower my rental depending on the driver driving the car.

If the driver and car are saving me from high cost maintenance , than I should able to reward the driver. The same business model I use in selling my engine oil. Buy it cheap enough cut the middle men and the customers will enjoy big savings.. This is another example of a business competive advantage.. You just have to find yours.. We are selling the same products, what makes yours special from others is what u will need to find out.....

I have been saying this time to time .. Don't put all of your eggs in 1 basket .. Transportation business should be a section of your business.. It is equally as good as it is challenging .. You need to diversify your business to avoid headaches... I wouldn't want to have more than 5 cars on ehailing.. At times it is very tempting to do so ,but for now 5 is my max..

#Respect

davit:
So the idiot whose screenshot of trip is attached made a request and her phone number hasn't been available since. Things we see in this hustle.

So you keep trying the unavailable number for 40 minutes +

jpworld:


As a driver it sound foolish, but me that invested my money will protect it with everything.

During lockdown alot of companies fires employees, simply bc business not functioning as usual, and they cannot continue paying salaries, when business comes back to normal they hire fresh people.

Anytime rent is low bc of low patronage as you claim, my vehicles will be withdrawn, when you seat at home or search for vehicle you cannot see, you will come back for it or i get fresh person, that will be committed.

Hiring and firing is part of business.

Especially in transport business.... It is why I recommend max of 5 cars and grow from there.....

radautoworks:


And in case you think I'm lying

I can also testify to this, they were all happy doing their jobs. I mean you can obviously see it in their faces, especially that young beautiful lady that was in charge of Jamaican rice. Oh if to say I be single I for don propose already

jpworld:


How many owner that invest 2million in one car, and after renting car for 2years, was able to buy another one. There is none.

If you're doing 1 or 2 car, collecting rent below 30k, you're not making any profit. You're just rotating your money.

Renting of cars is not lucrative business, most people doing it, are doing it to have weekly money to feed.

This statement depends on many factors... You have to consider the landing cost of those cars. If you are buying Corolla especially as a middle or directly yourself than weekly rental can't be less than 30k weekly......

But if you have other alternative brand of cars that cost less , than you can wiggle some low rental fees abit.. This will depend on all type of factors etc......