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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by donfortune48(m): 10:55pm On Sep 23, 2021
All these Facts only na wetting we been dey beg, make una they incorporate am for the dashboards wey una dey post. So that a Newbie will know the real truth and not just jump in because say him see 800k for dashboard.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by kanuisagoat: 10:55pm On Sep 23, 2021
donfortune48:


There're videos where they were being rescued. Check Twitter.

Even nairaland front page had it.

Will check. Was only commenting based on the picture I saw
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by donfortune48(m): 10:56pm On Sep 23, 2021
kanuisagoat:


Will check. Was only commenting based on the picture I saw

Got you bro.
I never believed till I saw the video.

They were seriously wounded though.
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Pearl1910: 11:17pm On Sep 23, 2021
BAZ001:


I said let’s assume you make 300k driving as full time job every month? How many people on rentals save 300k monthly?

It’s only you and CheerfulGiver that compares people that earn less than 100k per month to drivers.
How many people earn less than 100k per month in Lagos apart from cleaners and some teachers ? We just assume bankers and civil servants earn less than 100k.

I Was only pointing out to crvrider that it’s not easy to save money in this hustle unlike salary earners that earns monthly.

But you don capitalize on it to proof your point.
So I give up today till I get valid point grin

U r living a life of fantasy my brother.
The earlier u wake up, d better for you.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by AgentXxx(m): 11:30pm On Sep 23, 2021
12pm oo, e don pass
Felicity001:


Lol... Sorry jor I just saw this and i believe the meeting was scheduled for 2pm Thursday right?
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Johnnybegood12: 11:51pm On Sep 23, 2021
CheerfulGiver:
Don't let anyone on this thread decide for you, me included. Don't let the naysayers discourage you. Everyone's plan is different but facts don't lie... Pictorial facts don't lie.

The common denominator is make enough money to cover all your weekly expenses and have enough to save.

If you save 50k weekly from a possible 100k, that's 2.5m a year.

There are people Baz001 on this thread who are like the serious students in the uni, who club weekly with you, but get A's while you get F after the semester. Avoid them. (let the reader use discernment)

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Johnnybegood12: 11:58pm On Sep 23, 2021
Crvrider:


Baz, swallow your pride and humbly ask those doing squarely ehailing yet living in lekki. The strategy kit no cost, just [s]submit some few info like your birth certificate, drivers licence, SSN, first school leaving cert...[/s]
It's funny how people come up with various lies just to push their myopic narrative.
The ants league didn't ask for all those things.
If I could remember, they are asking some questions just to detect where Ur problem is coming from, so they can proffer a solution lobatan.
That's the same thing doctors do in the hospital they ask u some question to know how they can help you.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by komodapson(m): 12:44am On Sep 24, 2021
Felicity001:


una won start another one now...

That was how somebody in my WhatsApp group was sharing an experience of how a lady in her church went to buy a car and gave it out on rent for 35k. 3/4 weeks later she was calling my guy in search for a new driver,

madam what happened to the 1st driver I gave you?
Don't mind them they're lazy.
Okay give me time I'll get you another but how much is the weekly rent.
35k.
What? Madam you've to calm down ooh 35k is too much na...
But I see somewhere on SM and the WSapp group of how drivers make 1m every months...


Na there I stop reading the post because I already know where she saw her motivation... 3 weeks has gone past the woman is yet to find a driver. i.e 75k down the line... Foolishness!

Somebody posted a car for rent here few days ago i copied and shared only to get update of
40k upfront security deposit
3 guarantors and all of them must.... Cant remember let me retrace the post and copy and paste here self...

Driver requirements/conditions (rental)
1. Security deposit of 40K (considerations allowed)
2. Guarantor working in a well established organization
3. Readiness to work on Uber/Bolt PRIMARILY
4. Corolla/Elantra weekly remittance: 30K
5. Driver/Owners share maintenence/repairs


Make una wey dey post earning in the guise of "I'm motivating people" make una continue, God is watching you all because you're not only deceiving them but also leading people to their early grave.

I don't know why, if I no read your write up in a day, it seems my day is incomplete. You're indeed a realist.
Naso one guy posted here, how he has been having minor accidents back&forth... Naso I asked him a salient question: "guy, which league do you belong to?
He turn am too quarrel...
The guy almost chopped my head off ó...naso I pick race...hahaha

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by komodapson(m): 1:16am On Sep 24, 2021
donfortune48:


Also read the part where he picked someone on bolt and also picked another one on Indrive. Just to maximize profit.

Really, Is this accepted? How come both riders didn't query such incursion.... Òmó, this sounds like ìrìri àyé to me

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Crvrider: 4:36am On Sep 24, 2021
kanuisagoat:


I agree with you. No one survives that. Either they were not in the vehicle, made it out before it fell on the vehicle or that particular picture isn't telling the whole story. Something is sha not adding up

Not that i was trying to start a fight, i have been on the internet for far too long to know that stories like this are just dubious and i hate it when people intentionally try to mislead others just for a stupid thing as "likes".

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Crvrider: 4:39am On Sep 24, 2021
CheerfulGiver:
Name how many salaries out there that are better than driving...

It's not an assumption, it's a fact. Driving is better than majority of salaries out there.

You can argue.

This is a statement of fact. Where I work people still earn a paltry sum as salaries.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Crvrider: 4:42am On Sep 24, 2021
Johnnybegood12:

It's funny how people come up with various lies just to push their myopic narrative.
The ants league didn't ask for all those things.
If I could remember, they are asking some questions just to detect where Ur problem is coming from, so they can proffer a solution lobatan.
That's the same thing doctors do in the hospital they ask u some question to know how they can help you.


Some people just take life too seriously.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by jmanity: 6:29am On Sep 24, 2021
Good morning guys, pls can the car below be used for car hailing service? It's Peugeot 307 sedan.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Slickleo: 7:03am On Sep 24, 2021
jmanity:
Good morning guys, pls can the car below be used for car hailing service? It's Peugeot 307 sedan.
Yes manual transmission very good with low maintenance
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by FuckEveryday: 7:10am On Sep 24, 2021
I think this driving Vs Salary is stale already.

As much as we all shout there are no jobs in this country...There are indeed alot of jobs. Just not any kind of Job...WELL PAYING JOBS.

But it's just sad it's not as open as the Outside world where you don't need to know someone who knows someone to get those In-House vacancies.

But when you indeed find it, a person who has gone to school, knows something upstairs, and has little Career experience will NEVER sit to argue Uber /Bolt pays better than Corporate organisations (Not talking about those disaster 4bedroom wannabe companies in Lekki)

Uber/Bolt and Co-operate Environments are two entirely different worlds which can and should never be compared by any Sane and educated career driven person.

Let me break it down for those always looking at dashboard.

IF YOUR ORGANISATION PAYS YOU FROM 150K AND ABOVE, HMO SERVICE AND OTHER MINOR BENEFITS, STICK TO IT AND FIND A BETTER HIGHER PAYING JOB

While you're still dere...Instead of resigning to do Uber "For the main time"

But if you feel you can easily make that money in a week or 2 while doing Uber, Please Download the app and welcome to the New Life.

My Advice to everyone (Both Uber & Office worker) remains, FIND A WAY TO EARN IN $ Even tho it's 5$ per day.

May God provide for us all�

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by PuZZyNegro: 7:23am On Sep 24, 2021
FuckEveryday:
I think this driving Vs Salary is stale already.

As much as we all shout there are no jobs in this country...There are indeed alot of jobs. Just not any kind of Job...WELL PAYING JOBS.

But it's just sad it's not as open as the Outside world where you don't need to know someone who knows someone to get those In-House vacancies.

But when you indeed find it, a person who has gone to school, knows something upstairs, and has little Career experience will NEVER sit to argue Uber /Bolt pays better than Corporate organisations (Not talking about those disaster 4bedroom wannabe companies in Lekki)

Uber/Bolt and Co-operate Environments are two entirely different worlds which can and should never be compared by any Sane and educated career driven person.

Let me break it down for those always looking at dashboard.

IF YOUR ORGANISATION PAYS YOU FROM 150K AND ABOVE, HMO SERVICE AND OTHER MINOR BENEFITS, STICK TO IT AND FIND A BETTER HIGHER PAYING JOB

While you're still dere...Instead of resigning to do Uber "For the main time"

But if you feel you can easily make that money in a week or 2 while doing Uber, Please Download the app and welcome to the New Life. kiss

People don't understand that the benefits that come with working in a corporate environment is far more than just the gross salary.


These two hustles are incomparable. Uber/Bolt only has one short term advantage which is the immediate cash it generates.

Working in a corporate organization has medium and long term advantage which will make an ehailing driver droll with awe in few years time assuming two people entered the two different businesses at the same time.

The problem most people have with salary job is impatient. They want to blow working for just one year. Career is built over the years so is the salary.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by pickatyoubackup: 7:25am On Sep 24, 2021
Check my signature if you have a car and interested in installing a tracking device. It might interest you
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Pearl1910: 7:44am On Sep 24, 2021
PuZZyNegro:


People don't understand that the benefits that come with working in a corporate environment is far more than just the gross salary.


These two hustles are incomparable. Uber/Bolt only has one short term advantage which is the immediate cash it generates.

Working in a corporate organization has medium and long term advantage which will make an ehailing driver droll with awe in few years time assuming two people entered the two different businesses at the same time.

The problem most people have with salary job is impatient. They want to blow working for just one year. Career is built over the years so is the salary.

Work with figures...ehailing can never be compared with 75% of the jobs out there, Only about 25%. The key thing is where u work. If u are working in a normal one man business, u will work for 10yrs without any reasonable growth.
If u work for small to medium scale Ltd, u will also be limited, the few jobs that can be compared to ehailing are top top government jobs or big establishments.
Until u earn 300k a month then u can compare yourself with a full time entry level ehailing driver. It's as simple as that.

For the sake of comprehension, many drivers buy their own cars within a year of driving. And car owners double their fleet within one year.

At the end of the day we are all pursuing money to earn a living. I dont know what u mean by short term and long term sha...but I think this falls within planning and management of resources...if u earn 1m a month and u blow it without saving or investing, the day the job stops u will be back to square 1.

I am not saying people shouldn't pursue career but don't say ehailing cannot be compared to corporate work generally like that. If u like be pursuing career that ur max salary will be 500k that's after u have worked for 7-8yrs...that one is ur business.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by davit: 7:51am On Sep 24, 2021
What's the cost and location?
pickatyoubackup:
Check my signature if you have a car and interested in installing a tracking device. It might interest you
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by pickatyoubackup: 7:59am On Sep 24, 2021
davit:
What's the cost and location?

Lagos and cost is 35k for everything sir

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Pearl1910: 8:01am On Sep 24, 2021
FuckEveryday:
I think this driving Vs Salary is stale already.

As much as we all shout there are no jobs in this country...There are indeed alot of jobs. Just not any kind of Job...WELL PAYING JOBS.

But it's just sad it's not as open as the Outside world where you don't need to know someone who knows someone to get those In-House vacancies.


But when you indeed find it, a person who has gone to school, knows something upstairs, and has little Career experience will NEVER sit to argue Uber /Bolt pays better than Corporate organisations (Not talking about those disaster 4bedroom wannabe companies in Lekki)

Uber/Bolt and Co-operate Environments are two entirely different worlds which can and should never be compared by any Sane and educated career driven person.

Let me break it down for those always looking at dashboard.

IF YOUR ORGANISATION PAYS YOU FROM 150K AND ABOVE, HMO SERVICE AND OTHER MINOR BENEFITS, STICK TO IT AND FIND A BETTER HIGHER PAYING JOB

While you're still dere...Instead of resigning to do Uber "For the main time"

But if you feel you can easily make that money in a week or 2 while doing Uber, Please Download the app and welcome to the New Life.

My Advice to everyone (Both Uber & Office worker) remains, FIND A WAY TO EARN IN $ Even tho it's 5$ per day.

May God provide for us all�

This statement is contradictory...if there are plenty good jobs, then it will spillout and overflow into the public space...it's because they are very tiny pockets here and theee that's why it is filled-up by inhouse sources or pady pady something.

Secondly, it's good u classified the type of people that shouldn't argue which is better...career driven people should face their career and let entrepreneurs and business minded people face anything that will bring the chicken home to roost.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by tojahh(m): 8:41am On Sep 24, 2021
The whole matter tire me.

Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by BAZ001: 8:45am On Sep 24, 2021
FuckEveryday:
I think this driving Vs Salary is stale already.

As much as we all shout there are no jobs in this country...There are indeed alot of jobs. Just not any kind of Job...WELL PAYING JOBS.

But it's just sad it's not as open as the Outside world where you don't need to know someone who knows someone to get those In-House vacancies.

But when you indeed find it, a person who has gone to school, knows something upstairs, and has little Career experience will NEVER sit to argue Uber /Bolt pays better than Corporate organisations (Not talking about those disaster 4bedroom wannabe companies in Lekki)

Uber/Bolt and Co-operate Environments are two entirely different worlds which can and should never be compared by any Sane and educated career driven person.

Let me break it down for those always looking at dashboard.

IF YOUR ORGANISATION PAYS YOU FROM 150K AND ABOVE, HMO SERVICE AND OTHER MINOR BENEFITS, STICK TO IT AND FIND A BETTER HIGHER PAYING JOB

While you're still dere...Instead of resigning to do Uber "For the main time"

But if you feel you can easily make that money in a week or 2 while doing Uber, Please Download the app and welcome to the New Life.

My Advice to everyone (Both Uber & Office worker) remains, FIND A WAY TO EARN IN $ Even tho it's 5$ per day.

May God provide for us all�

Thank you
Thank you
Thank youuuu
Please increase your volume
You just gave a sweet voice to all have been trying to say all this while.

This last statement is too important
I can’t wait to start earning in dollars


[img]https://media./images/d12134fb136d2e4891389553d9088a10/tenor.gif[/img]

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Pearl1910: 8:50am On Sep 24, 2021
BAZ001:


Thank you
Thank you
Thank youuuu
Please increase your volume
You just gave a sweet voice to all have been trying to say all this while.

This last statement is too important
I can’t wait to start earning in dollars


Its a lie...
That restaurant supervisor what was his salary again?

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by kanuisagoat: 8:55am On Sep 24, 2021
Pearl1910:


Work with figures...ehailing can never be compared with 75% of the jobs out there, Only about 25%. The key thing is where u work. If u are working in a normal one man business, u will work for 10yrs without any reasonable growth.
If u work for small to medium scale Ltd, u will also be limited, the few jobs that can be compared to ehailing are top top government jobs or big establishments.
Until u earn 300k a month then u can compare yourself with a full time entry level ehailing driver. It's as simple as that.

For the sake of comprehension, many drivers buy their own cars within a year of driving. And car owners double their fleet within one year.

At the end of the day we are all pursuing money to earn a living. I dont know what u mean by short term and long term sha...but I think this falls within planning and management of resources...if u earn 1m a month and u blow it without saving or investing, the day the job stops u will be back to square 1.

I am not saying people shouldn't pursue career but don't say ehailing cannot be compared to corporate work generally like that. If u like be pursuing career that ur max salary will be 500k that's after u have worked for 7-8yrs...that one is ur business.

There's one important part you guys always forget. It is not always about the salary. Someone on 150k salary may easily compete with your entry ehailing driver because he has other perks he gets asides the salary. He may have access to low interest loans, while the driver is driving for one year to raise funds to buy another car, he has gotten a loan to buy a car to put rentals and paying a meagre 5-10% interest on the loan.

For drivers and for the most part, it's just what you earn and nothing else.

If his employer also sacks him, they will pay him off with something that may be enough to keep surviving.

If the government comes tomorrow with a policy that bans ehailing, what's the fate of the driver?

You people should just leave all these unnecessary comparisons. You cannot look at what a driver on ehaling is earning and say a salary earner must earn 300k to be on the same level.

They are not the same and should not be compared. If you must compare then compare ehaling drivers with danfo drivers then you have a fair comparison

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by BAZ001: 9:01am On Sep 24, 2021
kanuisagoat:


There's one important part you guys always forget. It is not always about the salary. Someone on 150k salary may easily compete with your entry ehailing driver because he has other perks he gets asides the salary. He may have access to low interest loans, while the driver is driving for one year to raise funds to buy another car, he has gotten a loan to buy a car to put rentals and paying a meagre 5-10% interest on the loan.

For drivers and for the most part, it's just what you earn and nothing else.

If his employer also sacks him, they will pay him off with something that may be enough to keep surviving.

If the government t comes tomorrow with a policy that bans ehailing, what's the fate of the driver?

You people should just leave all these unnecessary comparisons. You cannot look at what a driver on ehaling is earning and say a salary earner must earn 300k to be on the same level.

They are not the same and should not be compared

Thank you
God bless you this early morning oohh
My belle dey sweet


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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by BAZ001: 9:02am On Sep 24, 2021
PuZZyNegro:


People don't understand that the benefits that come with working in a corporate environment is far more than just the gross salary.


These two hustles are incomparable. Uber/Bolt only has one short term advantage which is the immediate cash it generates.

Working in a corporate organization has medium and long term advantage which will make an ehailing driver droll with awe in few years time assuming two people entered the two different businesses at the same time.

The problem most people have with salary job is impatient. They want to blow working for just one year. Career is built over the years so is the salary.

Hey you guys are doing justice to this topic.
I’m loving your narrations

C’mon let’s go


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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Slickleo: 9:10am On Sep 24, 2021
Please any bolt or Uber inspection center around Amuwo Odofin, festac
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Ernesttoby30: 9:24am On Sep 24, 2021
Good morning all. Please I'm about to buy a Nigerian used honda civic car for e-hailing, but i really need your suggestions.

1) Is there any significant difference between civic 2007 and that of 2008 Especially in terms of fuel consumption?

2) Also as a novice in auto world, what should i look out for when buying a Nigerian used car?

I came across the two model (2007/2008) but i can't afford the 2008 for now due to the amount involved. It's actually difference of over 200k. Please your suggestion will go a long way. Thanks
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by CheerfulGiver: 9:34am On Sep 24, 2021
kanuisagoat:


There's one important part you guys always forget. It is not always about the salary. Someone on 150k salary may easily compete with your entry ehailing driver because he has other perks he gets asides the salary
Its always about the salary. 150k is meagre and cannot be compared with an entry ehailing driver. I agree with Pearl. For you to compete with a serious driver, forget the lazybones, your salary has to be in the range of 300k.

What are the perks? Put them in context, and defend them in the context that an ehailing driver cannot afford those perks on his own.

He may have access to low interest loans, while the driver is driving for one year to raise funds to buy another car, he has gotten a loan to buy a car to put rentals and paying a meagre 5-10% interest on the loan
"He may"is not a statement of fact, but a statement subject to probability as he also may not have access to loans. This would have been a good point if all salary earners on 150k have access to loans, but they don't. Neither can you prove that all salary earners can get loans, nor that all salary loan requests will be approved.

You also have to factually show that a salary earner on 150k monthly can access a loan of 1 million which would be the minimum requirement to get a very good Nigerian used vehicle. And how long he must have worked for that company to have gotten it.

For drivers and for the most part, it's just what you earn and nothing else
Yes that's why they hold the keys to their destiny. I earn upwards of 500k monthly. Anybody can, if they choose to, and as long as they are willing to put in the time and effort. Your 150k guy is practically stuck.

If his employer also sacks him, they will pay him off with something that may be enough to keep surviving
You also have to put this in context of how much that "something" will be and how long it will keep him surviving. Ehailing driving, you practically just go online everyday and make money. You're not dependant on a pittance from an employer doing you a favour to keep you surviving.

If the government comes tomorrow with a policy that bans ehailing, what's the fate of the driver
You also have to prove that your 150k job company has security that is shielded from whatever government policy. And also, that the company cannot be defunct. Ehailing is an extension of the transportation sector which can never go out of business. You can ban ehailing but cannot ban transportation, and based on the fact that Nigerians have embraced ehailing it will be difficult for ehailing to be banned, and it will also be difficult for ehailing companies not to comply with whatever government policy they come up with.

You people should just leave all these unnecessary comparisons. You cannot look at what a driver on ehaling is earning and say a salary earner must earn 300k to be on the same level.

They are not the same and should not be compared. If you must compare then compare ehaling drivers with danfo drivers then you have a fair comparison
They are not the same. A driver is better. Yes, a danfo driver is better than someone earning 150k salary.

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Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by pickatyoubackup: 9:37am On Sep 24, 2021
With the high rate of insecurity, car theft and cunning nature of drivers. It's best you try to buy peace of mind.
Buying and installing a car tracking device with auto stop/restart features is the way to go, it comes with a lot of benefit which I would list below.

You can always know where your can is at every point by just sending a simple command. It doesn't end there, You can also know if the car is in motion or its just parked somewhere.

You can also listen to conversations being held in the car with a simple monitor command. You will hear what the are saying but they can never hear you.

You can send a stop command to your car at what ever location the car is and it would stop immediately. To start the car once again you just have to send a simple resume engine command.

You can also see the history details of your vehicle as well as knowing the movement of your vehicle in real time with the aid of an app that would be installed on your smartphone.

Check my signature if you have a car and interested in installing a tracking device. It might interest you
Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Pearl1910: 9:51am On Sep 24, 2021
kanuisagoat:


There's one important part you guys always forget. It is not always about the salary. Someone on 150k salary may easily compete with your entry ehailing driver because he has other perks he gets asides the salary. He may have access to low interest loans, while the driver is driving for one year to raise funds to buy another car, he has gotten a loan to buy a car to put rentals and paying a meagre 5-10% interest on the loan.

For drivers and for the most part, it's just what you earn and nothing else.

If his employer also sacks him, they will pay him off with something that may be enough to keep surviving.

If the government comes tomorrow with a policy that bans ehailing, what's the fate of the driver?

You people should just leave all these unnecessary comparisons. You cannot look at what a driver on ehaling is earning and say a salary earner must earn 300k to be on the same level.

They are not the same and should not be compared. If you must compare then compare ehaling drivers with danfo drivers then you have a fair comparison

Assumptions, Assumption and Assumptions.
Who will borrow a person earning 150k enough money to buy a car?

Who earns 150k salary and has other allowances that is significant enough to mention or fall back on? Except it is bribes and kickbacks.

How many people get sacked, or laid off and get severance pay?

If government can come up with a policy that will end ehailing govt can also come up with a policy that will scrap an entire industry thereby leading to massive job losses.

But these are all assumptions and what ifs.
Face reality Brov. There are many ehailing drivers that are masters degree holders I am sure if the good jobs where everywhere u wouldn't find such. Many drivers have achieved what they would have never achieved in 10years working in a ramshackle company, which constitutes the majority of the few job opportunities in town today.

The fact is 300k monthly earning on ehailing is there for the taking. With a real possibility to increase by 50% pa (i.e in 1year and year on year thereafter)
I, me and myself will only be mad and foolish together if I took a lesser option with no promise/assurance that it will be significantly better in the coming years.

I will compare and continue to compare ehailing with any other business or job because what we are after is fulfilment, peace and happiness and at the end of the day it's all about the benjamins.
Let me also add that it's not only people with payslip/ salary account that can get loans these days, anybody with a handsome bank statement can also. And as for a handsome bank statement, a full-time driver on ehailing is middle class.

Let me reiterate, I am not for or against any bodies decision/choice. But I am just looking at reality and facts.

I sense an undertone in this whole back and forth...it is the feeling of superiority that worker in an office is better than an Uber driver. Or an Uber driver being ashamed of what he does. But people that continue to think this way will be lost.

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