deedee44:

Discounted fare of 150k

Frankdamaxx:


The way you emphasize BOSS amazes me. All Bosses provide service.

I personally have no issues with a driver who cancels, but cancel on your driver's app. If you depend on the riders to cancel so you can continue your business, then .......

deedee44:

I am disappointed

InvestorO:



Wait,you don't know her?perhaps you have never been to romance section,front page and most especially ashewo beer parlour,she revels in back and forth,she can go all day arguing with boys on nairaland,that thing dey make her breast stand....

Luxurydriverng:


I swear e worth 150k, the rider pricing 110k At all at all I go use reach 20k fuel if not more than, feeding go take like 10k + so na like 65k go be take home. One side of my mind telling me it's fair

lin3r2:


Yea I know about those set of people. I select people based on the prompting I get from within. You 100% correct though I have never had any issues with people transferring to me. Almost 7 days ago I dropped a guy at the airport and his fare was 4600 he said his banking app was giving him issues. So I told him to go that I'll send my account number to him. The next day I got an alert of 5500.

I am selective based on the voice inside prompting me.
So yes may God not allow me meet people that will make me change my mind about transfers

By the way, a thought just occurred to me. Let's organize a day and get to know ourselves in person at either the beach or somewhere. I mean the guys on this forum. Those in lagos o. Like a get together.
Just a thought

Yeah. Sounds cool

I remember last year December 25th. I and some of my uber friends chilled at Elegushi that night. It was all fun.... Drinks, weed, and the chilling breeze

Not until a fight broke out the next morning around 3am. Na so dem burst bottle for person head. The whole beach scatter

I just jejely run enter my partner corolla, run... I later whatsapp the other guys to tell them say I dey safe

lin3r2:
I picked a rider from Allen to lekki County home last night and the ride was a quite one and I made sure it was like that. Rider entered my car and sat at the back. I greeted her the first time, I didn't hear a response, I greeted her the second time, still didn't hear any audible sound that looked like she was responding. I turned and greeted her loudly this time that she was forced to answer but at that point I wished I hadn't turned to greet her because her shirt was loosed and all her boobs were just all over the place. I just quickly shook that picture off my head literally and told myself I will never look back at her to ask anything. While on the trip, this lady sat in the car as if she was in her parlour. How I knew was when her clawy toe nails touched my elbow while it was resting on the arm rest/clove compartment. Na there I turn back out of shock and being startled only to see say my sister don open leg here and there with her left leg on the arm rest and right knee pushing on the front passengers seat to keep her balanced and boobs still everywhere.

I wanted to tell her to put her legs down and sit appropriately, but when I remembered how things like this had escalated to something else from other drivers experience, I just told myself that it wasn't worth it. Moreover I may not see this lady again.

Na so I cool myself down and avoided any issues that could have sprung up.
Ended trip and it was 4400. Lady paid via transfer and thanked me.

While every Fibre in me was screaming SHE IS A PROSTITUTE I quickly silence that voice because whether you like it or not, I am not on this platform to be judgemental. I only drive because I love it and to earn some extra income even while I pray for my own car to come my way.

So my fellow drivers, this is what I have learnt in my little time of driving on uber.

1. If you are not comfortable with a ride you've already accepted kindly and politely tell the rider.
2. From my experience, rudeness of riders starts from the phone conversation but it is up to you to season your response with salt so as to calm her before you get to her. Works for me everytime.
3. Always ask them for their preferred route o. This one dey cause wahala well well. Even with the male riders. If traffic dey where dem dey tell you to take use Google map show them say that place red and why. Works for me usually.
4. Never expect your riders to always be nice that's not your entitlement. But by asking this question "How's your day going?" you will know if your rider will be nice or not and it will do two things for you.
It will let you know the state of the rider and also force him or her to respond to you which in turn will let you know if the rider is open to conversation or not. BTW, they'll know when you ask sincerely and that's how conversation starts.
5. I personally prefer transfer to cash payment as it makes it easy for me to save and not spend cash any how on petrol and food.
Last but not least as much as I can remember, don't drive on Uber with the mindset of "this is my car" because it will rob you off your professionalism. You are providing a service and hence you should be worth your service. If you see yourself as a "common Uber driver" it will affect how you handle your riders.

May the Good Lord prosper us in this hustle and keep us safe even as we enter the festive period.
Be safe guys and remember that your life is worth more than your daily target.

Disclaimer: the post above and the tips are just my experience and what I have been using that has been working for me. It might not be accurate and may not apply to some drivers. I stand corrected but still stand on what I belive works for me. Bless up guys

thelastorca:
Sounds like a classic case of self entitlement. I will take this platform which provides me with a steady and reliable stream of riders, but I will use kabu kabu mentality.

"I am my own boss."

Who is the alpha in this partnership? Who is the one laying out the conditions? Who is the one kicking people off the platform?

You are your own boss, start your taxi company. Some of the people here 'who are not uber' have their own fledgling companies and are hear to gain insights.

Eateries, major petrol stations, supermarkets, are all partnerships between a big company and a dealer. The company provides support and infrastructure, the dealer sells the companies goods and acts within their policies.

The dealer is also his own 'boss'. But in most cases the corporation calls the shots

Uber has the upper hand. There are far more people willing to become riders at even more stringent conditions

GAZZUZZ:


Replace radiator with brand new unit. Stop using water that is what damaged the present radiator.

pocohantas:


Lol.

deedee44:

Okay uber is the boss, tell them to bring their own cars and drivers if they can

And you riders have no choice than to patronize us because you people too like awoof.

I dare you to vex and stop using uber, use yellow taxi instead. No you can't, they charge more for less luxury

donfortune48:


I'll take it to Uber office as forgotten item.

thelastorca:


Except that you people with ‘leverage’ know that your claim is bs which is why you always try to push the cancellation to the rider. If you were so critical in the scheme of things, you would cancel by yourselves and damn the consequences.

Instead you constantly do your utmost to get the rider to cancel

Gentlelife50:

I wanted to say this, I had similar issues sometime ago and I got to the place I wanted to buy the new one I was shocked when I saw the ones people were changing. They were way better than mine

Frankdamaxx:


The way you emphasize BOSS amazes me. All Bosses provide service.

I personally have no issues with a driver who cancels, but cancel on your driver's app. If you depend on the riders to cancel so you can continue your business, then .......

Frankdamaxx:


Based on all you have said, you had a choice and left the ride hailing business. Nobody forces you to join. All businesses in Nigeria have their peculiar challenges but people still do them.

If at the end of the day, Uber partners are making total losses, nobody will tell the partners to quit.

And what do you mean by all that comfort? Uber standard is a clean car, AC and good shocks for a good ride. That is comfort enough. If you can't provide that then you have no business being on Uber. No one is expecting massage seats...

thelastorca:


Heh. I have a call recorder. And I have used it in the past in other issues with poor customer service.Once someone with even more aggro and misplaced arrogance than the drivers here. Talking as if I was some sort of scammer. Record call, send to CEO, copy others.

Na so the same arrogant bagger called me back apologizing profusely.

This one is not a case where you will suddenly start making up stories

Luxurydriverng:
What will you charge to onitsha return journey? One week stay with accommodation provided

deedee44:

I used to do it before, if your rating is below 4.0 I willing Will just let your request slide. That was before water pass garri

thebigkendo:


Drivers are their own boss but will never cancel/reject trip but tell rider to do...

Una dey see boss of life?



As a boss why not cancel/reject the trips yourself?
Stubborn rider while you are the stubborn one who is refusing the trip as a boss but expecting the rider to cancel..

Nigeria no go ever better with the way all of us dey do sha, we always give excuse for our wrong doings.. Yet we dey blame PMB for our problems

Luxurydriverng:


I swear e worth 150k, the rider pricing 110k At all at all I go use reach 20k fuel if not more than, feeding go take like 10k + so na like 65k go be take home. One side of my mind telling me it's fair

lin3r2:


Yea I know about those set of people. I select people based on the prompting I get from within. You 100% correct though I have never had any issues with people transferring to me. Almost 7 days ago I dropped a guy at the airport and his fare was 4600 he said his banking app was giving him issues. So I told him to go that I'll send my account number to him. The next day I got an alert of 5500.

I am selective based on the voice inside prompting me.
So yes may God not allow me meet people that will make me change my mind about transfers

By the way, a thought just occurred to me. Let's organize a day and get to know ourselves in person at either the beach or somewhere. I mean the guys on this forum. Those in lagos o. Like a get together.
Just a thought

deedee44:

Promo is still on, 15k

deedee44:

I used to do it before, if your rating is below 4.0 I will just let your request slide. That was before water pass garri

dru23:


Uber is an international brand ... whoever decides to take over can they be efficient as uber in terms of technology? Uber is also a Multi billion dollar company.. Millions are spend on the technology.. Technology is constantly changing and improving.. You need money to keep up

Chuwaa:


How much is radiator or what price range and where can I buy one

thelastorca:


the problem with nigerians is they never know what they have till its gone. let uber leave, and be replaced with a nigerian proper company. then you will all know the true meaning of ween.

you can always leave uber and go back to the basics. taxicab.

deedee44:

You awoof loving riders will suffer more hehehe

thelastorca:


how will i suffer?

for me uber is a convenience
before it was around, i was using yellow taxi

for you it is a livelihood, not so?
what will you go to if they and other ehailing platforms leave? will you fill form and go and dobale to some old men at the nearest taxi park

chigodo:
V.I.O at Anthony just stopped the uber vehicle conveying me to Ilupeju.

Asking my driver for hackney permit. LASDRI. Commercial road worthiness. etc

Pls is this proper? before I buy case wey no be my own.