Felicity001:


Shui! The tin vex me I swear. Taking permission from a little girl that has not even seen anything in life to take your own call. Tomorrow now that same girl will give another driver 1 star or even worse ask the driver why he didn't take permission b4 taking his call all because somebody already schooled her or gave her the impression that drivers ought to take permission b4 taking their calls.

BAZ001:
Abort all mission to lekki,vgc,Ajah,epe, awoyaya or coming from there to mainland. Traffic na war.
Scare of fuel price hike as caused panic buying and long queues

Felicity001:


Yeah, thats where I stay at the moment but like you know I'm part of the geng that's moving lagos around so it will be difficult to make out time unless you wanna pay 3k/hr for keeping me at a spot

I'm yet to even find time to assist one of us here that wants to master his driving technics (i feel so disappointed after promising and have since then not been able to fulfill my promise) I hope I do some day. So you understand why I can't make any promise because I've mouths to feed, rent, fee, plus other bills to pay holding to the fact that I'm renting the car I'm using, so its really not convenient with me as the only time I've left I use to rest and play with my kids and deliberate issues with my partner(sp).

The only thing that can work is, try be open minded and state your concerns and worries here and I assure you to get justice done to it. If that is not convenient with you kindly ring me or send a WhatsApp message to my line: 803, 513. 28. 76.

Olagadget:
Good evening my bosses!

Please is Camry 2006 a good car for e-hailing?

IFSHR:
Let me call you all attention to BOLT new strategy.

Probably their statistics showed to them that their is increase in cash payment hence their new strategy.

I noticed when you have a high negative balance and you pay into their Citibank they will intentionally refuse to reflect the balance until you are cash trip restricted, so then you will only take card trips till you get to 3k before your payment will be reflected. My payment to their account is 3days and counting and it's yet to reflect .

Resurgent2016:
@ Kanoski, I did this trade full time on bolt for about 2 months and it appears you own your car which gives you a lot of flexibility to succeed in this trade. Permit me to share my survival strategies with you (although I have a rating that fluctuated between 4.4 - 4.6).

- I don't do the island rush thing: The island has a lot of sassy and ill manner kids (apologies to residents there). I live on the mainland and "POSITION" my car to received trips that keep me on the mainland. By mainland I mean Ikeja, Ilupeju, Yaba not mushin, powerline and co. Position just simply means there are places you park that determine the trips you get. There were times I did 100% of my trips with Ikeja , Ogudu, Ojudu, Ilupeju......good roads, well-mannered riders and good money.....also mainland pips are less likey to keep you waiting for long periods and open to you talking to them (my experience)

- Call before you leave you move to pick up a rider and have a 1 min talk: calling gives you an insight into the kind of rider you are going to meet, it also helps you "position" yourself well before you meet them. I have had instances where I cancelled trips just because the riders sounded very rude over the phone. If you carry such riders, they will give you poor rating, spoil your mood (causing you to transfer it to subsequent riders) and probably mess up your car

- dress well, keep your car clean & in good working condition (including your A/C).

- Go over and beyond where the driver deserves it. Let me give you examples:

- I once took a girl from VI to somewhere in marina. I ended the trip on Eko bridge because I realise she was fidgety and ask that I end the trip on the bridge. I told her Eko bridge isn't safe and she opened up she doesn't have money to pay for being stuck in traffic. I told her not to worry, collected what she had and took her there nonetheless. Except she is a demon, she will rewards such with 5* and moreso, if she had dropped in traffic, I wont be able to pick any else nonetheless.

-On bolt, let riders know the route you are following based on the map (on indriver, you are king of your route) - a lot of issues arise from route-related disputes

- take time to rest - driving when stressed often means you have little tolerance to riders misbehaving

Let me stop here, others can also tell you how they cope

IFSHR:
Let me call you all attention to BOLT new strategy.

Probably their statistics showed to them that their is increase in cash payment hence their new strategy.

I noticed when you have a high negative balance and you pay into their Citibank they will intentionally refuse to reflect the balance until you are cash trip restricted, so then you will only take card trips till you get to 3k before your payment will be reflected. My payment to their account is 3days and counting and it's yet to reflect .

Bammzzie:

No vex my brother, u knw say we like wahala pass each other, as for me I dnt like wahala at all and I try all my best to avoid it, I ones pick up a Yankee man from d airport to Ikoyi, d man was watching me as I was making calls, he nw later cautioned me that it's a bad idea cos
1, I won't focus or hv full concentration while driving
2, riders may be scared of being kidnapped etc
He also said Uber drivers in Yankee ask for permission before making calls. (Dunno how true it is tho)
Since then I've been using airpod and riders will barely knw I'm making calls cos I notice riders doesn't like it wen making calls even the mother's, it'll be doing them as if u'll hv accident...lol. moreso I respect everyone no matter ur age or gender, I dnt care, even if u sound rude I'll just be looking at you or tell you sorry jst to avoid wahala. Nd if you think I'm doing it for ratings then you are joking cos I've never begged any rider to rate me and my ratings has never drop below 4.78 it fluctuates btw 4.78 to 5.0. Do what works for you and I'll do what works for me too.... Peace

pope191:


Nigerians r dumb, like dumb... what's d point rushing to full tank? Either they price stays or not, pms will not b scares, but we r just use to suffer head.

Gentlelife50:

Lol, he no know how e dey go. I have even seen the ones that won't use AC and I keep asking how they do it.

chillex8:


With the current state of things, No.

eyinola:
Abeg ooo, my eye dry red ..my compressor got burnt last month i had to buy another one but to my surprise my ac stop working yesterday only for the technician to tell my my compressor don burn again..

Cc blackbichop, felicity, pope1, raduautoworks, Deedee1,

kanuisagoat:


I also have a friend who drives an accord on bolt. Told me anytime he carries a guyman and there's traffic, he always turns off his vehicle . How he manages to do it without them giving him a bad rating and reporting him I no know

Fear no go let me try am

Olagadget:
Good evening my bosses!

Please is Camry 2006 a good car for e-hailing?

eyinola:
Falomo Bridge will be closed from March 14th to April 30th . Kuku just tell us to stay at home

NA WA OOOO, IS THIS FOR REAL?

Bammzzie:
As per drivers ratings, no one knows how far riders can go to rate u low, even if there's another rate worst more than 1 star, riders will use it on we drivers.
Ok I picked a lady around surulere, on our way going my phone keep ringing so I later asked for her permission if I can pick d call and she said yes, she nw asked me if riders doesn't allow drivers to pick calls, I said yes nw especially all this island girls, she nw said some drivers worst o, that they'll keep making long calls while driving Nd riders dare not talk but after d end of d trip they'll give d driver 1star with very bad review.
She also said she first look at my face Wen I reach d PU that I wasn't smiling and that already give a bad impression already before she later knows I'm nice and jovial...
She gisted me about how she show a driver pepper while driving her to her house and d driver said he can't go further cos d road in their area is very bad and his his car is low, she said she told d driver that's not her fault, all drivers knows Nigeria roads are bad, that he shld hv raise his car before he join d platform... After alot of dragging The driver sha manage to go front a little to like 4 houses before her house and because of this she rate d driver so low, reported him, send his num to her friends to report him as well... U can imagine how far she went to block the driver frm his career. I just pity the man, and riders that do this d most are ladies btw 16-25 years (my observation). What I'm saying in essence is that u can't please a rider 100%, jst do ur best and leave the rest.

Crvrider:


I am trying hard to understand, you took permission from rider to answer your phone? What happened to your hands free? I always carry my earpiece along with me. Jeez!

Felicity001:


Shui! The tin vex me I swear. Taking permission from a little girl that has not even seen anything in life to take your own call. Tomorrow now that same girl will give another driver 1 star or even worse ask the driver why he didn't take permission b4 taking his call all because somebody already schooled her or gave her the impression that drivers ought to take permission b4 taking their calls.

Blackbishop:


I believe some1 would have addressed this sha . Anything that makes you replace compressor just replace the condenser bcuz once the condenser is blocked bro 1000 compressor will keep getting damage.

eyinola:
Falomo Bridge will be closed from March 14th to April 30th . Kuku just tell us to stay at home

NA WA OOOO, IS THIS FOR REAL?

Crvrider:


I am trying hard to understand, you took permission from rider to answer your phone? What happened to your hands free? I always carry my earpiece along with me. Jeez!

lagusboyyy:
What!!!

Its God that is just saving us in this country,we consume lot of fake products,no wonder people are dropping dead(young ones especially) often,older people are even staying alive than youths.

The quality things they use during their time,is no where to be found again.

In my family house,we have a fridge that was bought in 1987,its still working till now,we only changed the gas once,same with soft drinks that were sold then,you will see the quality in these products.

The day i saw a bottle of fanta,that was sold in the US,na that day i know say na poison we dey drink here.

Slickleo:


Mobil 2000 can't be a bad engine oil@ all if Mobil xhp is a good engine oil for it's class den to get Mobil 2000 semi synthetic is jst a combination of Mobil xhp 20w50 and Mobil 1. Cos semi synthetic = convectional oil +synthetic oil, u dig

And also all dis Mobil engine oil might be imported in drums/tank B4 transfer 2 gallons

141samuel:
i can't even take permission for starting a trip talk less making a call , any rider that ask me when did I start a trip my reply and my face will make rider keep quiet

Felicity001:


You try by crowning your words with the last line.

But one thing, that's why they even tell you during the physical training "use your instinct will online", oyinbo and yankee different and you can't apply the abroad system with the 9ja own.

I was carrying a white young guy from ikoyi to VI one day and along Adeogun str, you know how they design that road with zebra crossing na, na so ooh bros, as I was driving pass na so two love birds just put leg for the zebra line and no was about within 50-20m close rage doing 60km/hr to the zebra lines when this happend. Omo I zoom past them almost hitting them na so them quickly jump back. This is what the white guy said.

But you wpuld have stopped for me man!
Me: I looked at him with a smile on my face, thats how we role here in 9ja bro.

Thats the mentality of an average 9ja person, and when you go else you adjust automatically.

So apply what works here simple. But for sake of convenience and not creating any form of panic for your rider, this is what I do. I hang my phone and make it visible for rider to see who is calling and i out it on the car speaker that even they too can hear the convo but if it private I switch to my airpod which is also connected to my phone blue tooth. With that I take calls at my convenience otherwise I watch it ring out unless the rider ask why i don't want to take it. If I sense panic in them then i take the call else I explain why.

The only time I will take permission from you as my rider to take my calls is when we are engage in a conversation (which courtesy after all), otherwise, bro i own you nothing other than pick up from you location provided to me and drop you off at your destination, get my pay and off I go. If our path crosses again good if not I have no business with you.

I do not care about rating any more, I have been blocked and been unblocked even bolt self reas9n my matter them tire for me. I talk with Uche personally on his private mail i clear him fuckup give am... i tell am see guynif my account block again you serve punishment. But that no mean say may I no maintain my own lane o... As for Uber, na me never get their time I'm just enjoying my marriage with bolt at the moment. When I get a news of Uber improving their app I'll have my account back.

Peace