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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by frugal(m): 6:24pm On May 28, 2018 |
shollywendy1:Lol. uber needs to start signing up towing vans. Good business. Time to change the narrative and get Lagos moving  |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by GAZZUZZ(m): 7:39pm On May 28, 2018 |
nitigriti: entire system resets, idle has to relearn, Car vibrates with A/C never remove your battery unless car has an issue. 4 Likes |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by chillex8(m): 7:45pm On May 28, 2018 |
GAZZUZZ:Including mechanical throttle body  |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Tyche(m): 7:58pm On May 28, 2018 |
chillex8:Long story bro. My penchant for risks is legendary though |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by boxymccoy(m): 8:18pm On May 28, 2018 |
Hello house, pls will Taxify auto inspection centers open tomorrow? Pls I need response ASAP |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by GAZZUZZ(m): 8:21pm On May 28, 2018 |
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by taxiappguy: 8:27pm On May 28, 2018 |
The Uber business model started out as a ride share business for people who owned vehicles and wanted to drive to make extra money with their vehicle, this person was called the Partner-driver. For instance, on your way to work, if you wanted to make some extra money with your vehicle instead of riding all the way alone with 4 empty seats, why not register on Uber and pair with someone who was going in the same direction as you and get paid for it. Or if you were a student and you needed some extra cash to fuel your car, you could go on Uber, pick up a couple of fares and voila, you were able to fill your tank. But as Uber became more popular, more people began to think the platform could function as well as an investment opportunity. Those people would buy vehicles, and employ people who were willing to work, to man the vehicle. This marked the birth of the Uber driver. Because it was a new type of investment, nobody, not drivers nor partners knew the modalities to follow. There was no regulatory body to monitor proceedings, Uber itself didn't really care what happened between the partner and driver, as long as it (Uber) got paid its 25%. So it was clear the industry would have to regulate itself. In true capitalist form, market forces would have to determine the modalities. How much for weekly remittance? Did the driver keep the car overnight or bring it home to his partner after work? Who was responsible for repairs and damages between driver and partner. Etc. Nobody knew. So the industry regulated itself. When Uber started in Nigeria, the most popular model was percentage. The partner would give the car to the driver at 20% of earnings while paying for petrol and other expenses. However as time went on, it started to become clear that percentages were not very efficient for both Drivers and Partners. As drivers began to understand the business better, they started to yearn for a model that would bring them more freedom. Partners were looking for a solution that would peg their earnings at a rate acceptable to them. Instead of the "many calculations little understanding" model that percentages signified. The industry would once again regulate itself. Enter the Rental model. It worked wonders as it was a more decisive model and both Partners and Drivers understood clearly where they stood. I give you my car for a week and you pay me a pre-determined amount at the end of the week. Everyone was happy at the genius of this new system, it was perfect they thought. It meant less monitoring and calculations for Partners to do, which was fine by drivers, who wanted to be their own bosses. Less interference from partners was the way to go. Of recent however, reports are rife of drivers not paying partners (complete) weekly remittance or damaging vehicles and absconding. So it seems the industry is trying to regulate itself again. Partners are now deciding to demand the weekly rental in form a security deposit in advance, before the driver can take the car. It's as of the partners are saying, "We are too exposed, let the driver too have some skin in the game. That way we can sieve out the drivers who are ready to put their money where their mouth is from the ones that aren't". And this makes sense. So much that there is a term for it in business; Risk management. And it is going to change the entire industry. Partners will become service providers, reminiscent of Car rental services such as AVIS and Hertz who rent cars out to prepaying individuals. So long as drivers pass verification checks carried out by the partner and has a security deposit, partners will provide vehicles for rental. While closely inspecting the usage of such cars to make sure they are being used by drivers in the manners agreed pre-rental. The paradigm shift is now complete. Finally, drivers can exercise the full freedom that ushered in the Rental model and Partners can breathe easier as this new model will protect both parties better. Will it even work or will a new model emerge? Will partners start to merge vehicles and resources to be competitive and better manage expenditure required to operate. Will we see a shift from the Individual to the corporate partner? Nobody knows, but I am a hundred percent sure that, time will tell. P.S. These are only my views. 4 Likes |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by herocz: 8:40pm On May 28, 2018 |
Experienced uber/taxify driver needed for weekly rental ASAP!! *Available car is a Toyota Corolla 2004. *35k weekly rental *2 Guarantors *At least 3months experience as a Taxi app driver. *Must live in a gated residence. *Must reside on the mainland. Call me on 09076603658 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by shollywendy1(m): 9:38pm On May 28, 2018 |
GAZZUZZ:I dnt even try it |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Nobody: 9:45pm On May 28, 2018 |
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by boxymccoy(m): 9:55pm On May 28, 2018 |
boxymccoy:Abeg, make Una answer me naaa, I am asking because tomorrow is a public holiday |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by slamstanlee(m): 11:11pm On May 28, 2018 |
nitigriti:like wtf! |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by slamstanlee(m): 11:27pm On May 28, 2018 |
bily:impressive |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by slamstanlee(m): 12:07am On May 29, 2018 |
chillex8:Touch screen and phone freeze was my first and only experience... Tecno W4. 1gb ram  Ok, found myself at admiralty way by taxify office 8.30pm... Request came in. App shows rider was within... I tried to click "Arriving Now" so i would call rider immediately.... Phone wasn't responding... I was sliding continually... I had clicked "Arriving now", "start trip" and "end trip" without knowing... Phone went white blank and came up again. Wtf! - Rate rider ke? Confusion catch me.... I was panting... What to do... What to do... To add salt to injury.... It was my Taxify registrer/trainer, staff. Uche himself.... Now i saw him walk out of the building looking for his driver... Then he looked at his app to find out trip was ended already. Card trip. He walk into the building again... My phone rang... "Hello is that Stanley? Oh you started my trip blah blah blah... You are gone, trust me you are gone" I tried to explain on phone but he wouldn't allow me... Ok... Now i went to wait for him... When he comes down... Me: I am stanley, my app was... "oh no, pls pls pls, that's how u cheat, blah blah blah" This time another driver had come to pick him.... I just walked to my car, checked my app and saw BLOCKED till 11/10/17. Reasons: customer complaints. Rating dropped from 4.85 to 4.72 Three weeks? Jesu! Did uber alone for 1 week. Called my partner: Bros i like to p!mp my car, mad p!mping oh. Partner: No problem, God go provide. (car was in auto center for 2 weeks+) Resumed like a king. With a mad Samsung. This work no easy sha.... Enjoy your day! 7 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Megadrop: 12:10am On May 29, 2018 |
Gentlelife50: Lwkmd!!!!. Most Taxify riders are sadists. First thing they will say in a very rude manner when you call or they call you after request acceptance is "Where are you? Come to so so and so place and they will leave you wondering if the rider is mentally deranged. "Had a similar experience, rider called after I accepted her request and was like come to the street showing on ur app and behold when I got there after 10mins of navigating through very bad roads and I called her to announce my arrival and she rudely said to me that the address on the app was wrong that she stays two streets away.......  3 Likes |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:28am On May 29, 2018 |
herocz: Oga, you must be new on the forum.. Have u been paying attention to what partners go through smh.. You want gated community, u want experience drivers, must reside on mainland etc ..and you didn't request for "assurance" deposit of at least 10k.. Ol boy better and read the forum asap., coz if you do come back on the forum to tell us stories that touches, we no go pity you and you want a driver asap ..poor fella he must be new town... as a matter of fact I get driver for you.. Call Gazzuzz and ask him that you want his old driver "Tony" .. And he will connect you to him... make Tony teach you small lesson in risk management.. Smh |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:35am On May 29, 2018 |
GAZZUZZ: I got one new partner that is looking for drivers.. He has an 04 corolla, his condition are as follow 1. Driver must get three month experience on either uber/taxify 2. Driver most have two guarantor 3. Driver must live in a gated community 4. 35k weekly and he needs one asap.. 5. And he is not worried about 'assurance' deposit o Please you get that your old driver number 'Tony' make I pass give the number to the guy .. 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:43am On May 29, 2018 |
herocz:Boss how now sir, can I reccomend a driver for you.. He used to drive for oga Oga Gazzuz. His name is Tony
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by partytime16: 12:55am On May 29, 2018 |
Its been exactly one week now I began reading this thread from scratch and i just hit page 200. So far the knowledge I've gained on here for this business shouldn't be for free. Shout out to all the major contributors for the invaluable inspiration they've breathe into this amazing thread. Notably (in reference to pages 0 - 200) Gazzuzz, Romeo3 , Ogunvic41, blackylola, etc. I'd continue reading and should be up to pg 700 before I get my dl in 2weeks so I can also be a part of the story. Bless up. 4 Likes |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by partytime16: 1:02am On May 29, 2018 |
Bros too much sugar dey this zobo o.. ah ahn � slamstanlee: |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by taxiappguy: 2:08am On May 29, 2018 |
boxymccoy: 0802 181 8881 I got this from Google when I was looking for Taxify's number. |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by herocz: 3:00am On May 29, 2018 |
FYI I've been a silent follower of diz thread and I've learnt alot and am still learning.A driver dat will cause 50-100k damage to ur car and still dump it,how will 10k assurance solve dat?last resort is Police Case.As 4 d gated residence and mainland residence its part of d generics i got from diz thread,it means little or nothing.10k Assurance will not make a bad driver good or a good driver bad.You shud understand risk cant be totally eliminated in diz line of business no matter how safe u trying to play.If only BAD DRIVERS is written on their forehead den it means jackpot �for partners but until den we keep taking d risk. P.S; Its not the first car am trying to giving out.Tnks dru23: 7 Likes |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 3:52am On May 29, 2018 |
herocz: If you had really followed the thread like you said u did.. U would have read the part that I said that "assurance". Will not eliminate all the problems, but it will help reduce it . Now the 10k assurance I stated is the least you should collect... if your car is in excellent condition or a tokunbo, why should you collect 10k deposit, when you can collect 20k... but I guess you read just to read not to read to undestand.. Now I said that if a driver is owing you ,you can use the deposit to cover the amount own ..and collect your car from him . You can also go after his guarantor to collect any balance own .. Half bread is better than none. But I guess you did follow this thread after all.. But at the end of the day, it is not really none of my business.. It is your money, headache ,not mine.. I do apologise for not minding my own business.. 1 Like
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by nitigriti(m): 4:01am On May 29, 2018 |
boxymccoy:They will be open (Hayden, Alapere). I'm sure they want to sell their fuel, public holiday or not |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Nobody: 6:01am On May 29, 2018 |
slamstanlee: Wow what a story. Please do you ever get a chance to speak with him after the incident? And for everyone that has come to share their stories on the job, am definitely sure the new and upcoming drivers have learned one thing on the other from your story. This is part of what makes you experienced. They (New & Upcoming) should have learned how to handle such situations if it ever happen to you on the job. Do not abscond, do show up, empathize with the rider and be human. Although some riders are evil but am definitely sure you would feel better knowing that you apologized for your mistake and leave the rider with his/her conscious for whatever next step he/she takes with regards to the situation. You also have see why using recommended phone is very advisable. You don’t know who your next rider gonna be. Yes mistake do happen but please do show up and call the rider to apologize for the mistake. Don’t abscond. Showing up and apologizing to the rider shows it’s truly a mistake but absconding means you did it intentionally. Kudos to everyone who has come share their experience we appreciate you and I know upcoming drivers would appreciate this feedback more. Thanks to everyone who has shared their story and God will definitely bless your hustle. Thanks. 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Nobody: 6:21am On May 29, 2018 |
herocz: You are absolutely right. One of the difficult things I have done in this business is driver recruitment. A bad driver is a bad driver whether you collect Security Deposit or not and Yes, Security Deposit wouldn’t solve all issues but it reduce your loss in case of default. There is no standard, you can choose to collect Security Deposit or not. The final decision is yours but please for the seek of your investment don’t ever compromised in your drivers recruitment. Do follow you gut. If something doesn’t feel right, believe me it’s not right. I wish you the best of luck in your driver recruitment. |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by KINGZgreat: 8:08am On May 29, 2018 |
Someone sent me these as rental agreement but I think it is lacking some vital informations but i don't know, as this is my first time. Help me please 
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by chillex8(m): 8:11am On May 29, 2018 |
The kind surge that will engulf lekki today Wait for it 1 Like
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| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by cooldood(m): 8:16am On May 29, 2018 |
Another camry 2005 is ready to hit the road. Hit me up. 1) Experienced Uber Driver 2) Rental agreement (#35k) 3) 2 Guarantors 4) Upfront rental arrangement 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by blackfm: 8:19am On May 29, 2018 |
chillex8:Thanks for the tip 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by Tgiirl(m): 8:35am On May 29, 2018 |
chillex8: WTF! Did you just entered into this water... May God save your car brainbox. Bro you get mind o.... Abi naw inside jeep you dey? 1 Like |
| Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by blackfm: 8:43am On May 29, 2018 |
Tgiirl:I believe Chillex uses a Corolla, brainbox no be problem. Ive entered worse, i just put off my AC. Only on routes im familiar with though before i run into a crater 1 Like |
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