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I don't dread anyone.... as long as they pay my money.

I make 140k weekly driving uber/taxify. which problem or person i go dread?

Read my diary. link in signature

funshy75:
Hello everyone, pls i need a little insight....i just started driving on uber with kia rio. i bought fuel worth 10k plus little i had left in d car n d tank was full. i started on friday afternoon at about 1pm till about 11pm and on sat 10am till around 8pm with a total of 17 trips btw fri- sat,but to my surprise my full tank was empty by sunday morning. could it be that my fuel tank has issues or it had to do with the amount of trips i took. Pls the experts in the house help......

your village people must have broken an egg on that engine.

bily:
But what if in 25 years time, your son begins to run his mouth and abuse drivers, calling them slaves and all sort of names like they are 4th class citizens?

Won't you agree that, that particular boy is an 'Omo ale jati jati'(useless bastard)

You have a point.

slavemerchant:
You are right, am a driver also and am proud of it, but you need to see his earlier comment and the way he referred to drivers like they are nothing

I understand.

slavemerchant:
I did MMM o and made more than i lost, i will not deny loosing money but am still standing strong and av learnt my lesson but please address what I raised earlier that your father was a driver and used the proceeds of that profession to raise you, abi you wan make i open your yansh finish

There is nothing to be ashamed of here. Driving is a honourable proffesion. Imagine in 25 years time someone trying to use my driving now to score cheap points against my son.

Makes no sense.

bodeman5:
Abeg I'm officially fed up with this Uber. Today I got just 4 trips. It's annoying I live in Ogudu. I'm considering facing my photography business jejely. Anyone interested my 2007 Honda accord full ops is available for 1.1, I can't continue with this

Register on taxify.

Avoid parking at a spot waiting for requests.

Driving from Ogudu to magodo/ketu axis does more wonders than relying on Ogudu alone.

Aim for destination trips to the island on Uber, while you keep taxify open. There are more e hailing users in Lekki, ajah, Vi extension than the remaining parts of Lagos combined.

If the mountain doesn't come to you, go to the mountain.

amani63:
I just want to appreciate you Because your dairy inspired and motivate me after going through it.
Thank you once again sir

you are welcome

neezar:
boss ur diary is interesting
Laughed thru out....Learnt many lessons also

My pleasure...

If you are finding it hard to meet up as a driver, it's time you get on the two platforms. uber and taxify.

From my personal experience, it reduces your downtime and wait time. If a request comes from uber, go offline on taxify and vice versa. No, it's not stressful and you only need 5 seconds to go offline on the other platform. If you find this difficult, e hailing isn't your calling.

There are times when the devil wants to be on your matter and requests will enter your phone at the same time from uber and taxify, yes it happened to me this morning as well. I handle it differently, depending on my circumstance.

1. I make sure I accept both requests. I will then call them both and find out politely where they are heading. I naturally like long distance trips, so if I am supposed to take you from ogba to ikeja shrine on uber, while the other taxify rider is going to lekki, "my ac has stopped working" or "i just had a minor accident" is the response the uber rider will get while I am on my way to pick taxify rider.

2. I slide the "arriving now" button on taxify, wait for 3 mins and then cancel the taxify. If you do not wait for 3 mins before cancelling, your activity score will reduce. OR if my cancellation on uber is less than 15%, i will cancel the uber.

3.This morning, i forgot the uber app was on after I had spoken with the taxify client. I accepted the uber request. But i never called the rider. She called 3 times and i refused to pick, so she cancelled by herself. No penalty.


Now, while on a trip with uber and you are almost at your destination, go online on taxify once you enter the street of your final destination, or vice versa.

Only give uber preference when you are in a surge or boost area. That's the only time uber makes more sense than taxify. Combine the two apps.... Money is money. Don't be loyal to any one app. They haven't done anything for your father and they cannot help your family. Use them and dump them when required.

cheers.

^^^^^^

All these grammar because you dey find HP car?

Debbie2000:
Good day house, please I need your advice. can I buy corolla 2012 for 700k no matter it's conditions?. The owner claimed engine n gear in good condition only body works but u know Nigeria now. Please advise! God bless you all.

It's better to invest that 700k in cow business..... Just saying.

medd422:
For your information, I drive my own car. I do only what is realistic cos I’ve realized that health is wealth.

I heard u saying driving 15hours daily will give 160k, I never knew u have a calculator for uber. My friend, pple wait in LEKKI for 90minutes now before request comes It was never like dat before. The only days u get back to back requests now is on weekends. Stop sitting at d comfort of your home and be calculating what happens on d road. U base ur conclusions on what drivers post on nairaland, but what u don’t know is drivers won’t post d days they didn’t make enough.

wrong.

people have been making excuses since time immemorial. if you don't know, you don't know.

seanaddy:
Hello guys, pls I am here to ask this question and I need honest opinions.

I am planning to get my first car this week and I can't find sleep.

Reason is I am unable to decide on the car I want.

I have thoughts for Honda accord 05 (eod) i4 or 06 DC i4.

The question is which one is the best option to run uber with and what is the relative difference btw their v6 types in terms of fuel consumption and maintenance?

Thank you all for the lessons learnt on here over time.

God bless all our handwork.

None.

I can't be the only one who believes this is fake, am I?

Haderbayor123:
Have been in VI since 6am and no request, may be am at the right place at the wrong time, where can I move to pls?

Jakande

Intending drivers can do well to always post their previous weekly earnings along with their advert posts. goes a long way.

paroh137:
Lmao! I don know say you go like woman die

Bro, na gate I snap o. no koba me.

GAZZUZZ:
problem is not the meta plates, but the brakepad . The length of the pad is shorter than actual design by about 0.5cm

Hello sir.

People like my trouble sha.

https://www.nairaland.com/3999593/diary-uber-driver/2#65171602

slavemerchant:
do people still make money on uber? uber is slavery at its peak and it's so shameful that an international brand that has a good reputation wiĺl decide to cheat it's partners irrespective of the amount spent on fuel, the rates are just ridiculous not too talk of the risk involved, I suggest drivers should boycott uber

I only drive uber when there is a surge, or when i am sure I'll get a long trip

7 trips for 19k this week

Carshopper:
To be true ... there is nothing like perfect rating ... just pay me my MONEY

Unless you do not want to be waitlisted and eventually blacklisted, perfect rating is a must. Uber/Taxify will block you without seeing your car. They base their judgement on rider ratings.

ignore at your own risk.

Lovefreak:
I am interested, just concluded thew uber training ... you can reach me on 08164250105 or 08082301823.. thanks

Avoid the mentality of asking car owners to call you. If they post their numbers CALL them or request for private audience. Shows your level of seriousness.

There are more drivers than cars on the uber platfor. While you are posting number and waiting for a partner to call, 10 others are calling him for the same car. .... Who go get your time?

Carshopper:
Nope .. Abi u want make we argue this one or what u mean by perfect car

Perfect rating. Not perfect car. I have learnt to stop arguing about cars. You won't agree that my best is the best, and i won't agree your best is the best.

Olesekeniwoye:
I nab you. U dey chew orbit like pekas rosco

Sure say i no chew pass?