Uber services have become very popular around the world in our contemporary world because of the apparent convenience they offer to their countless fans around the world.
Of course, with the increasing popularity of Uber services and the fact that folks now use them to make quite a lot of money for themselves using Uber, many people have now begun searching for how they can become Uber drivers and make money in their spare time.
If you are one of such people, we have some information for you.
First of all, let us talk about what Uber is.
What Is Uber?
In very simple terms, Uber is a technologically-driven global taxi company which has helped and is helping countless customers get comfortable taxi rides from anywhere they want, using just a smartphone application. It is simple, fast and very convenient which is why the company has become very popular with many people around the world.
The company has its headquarters in San Francisco, California, USA and now has vast operations in as many as 785 metropolitan areas around the world including Nigeria.
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How Customers Use Uber Nigeria
As a customer, all you need to do to order for an Uber ride is to download the Uber app on your smartphone. The Uber app can be found on app stores on your phone. Just visit them and download the app.
To require a ride, you will have to click on an icon to request one and then the app, using a special algorithm, will match you to the nearest pre-verified Uber taxi. The app will also provide the estimated fare you have to pay at the end of the trip.
Also note that the Uber app will automatically charge you through your registered credit bank and the Uber driver also gets paid his fare directly into his bank account every week. In this way, no cash ever needs exchange hands if you’re using Uber.
Now let us talk about how people can get registered as Uber Nigeria partners.
How To Get Register As An Uber Nigeria Partner
So do you want to make some money by becoming an Uber Nigeria driver? We will show you the steps to take below:
Before we start, please note that you can register on the Uber network as:
– a driver who owns a vehicle
– a driver with no access to a vehicle
– a vehicle owner who is planning to employ someone to drive
It all depends on what suits you best. Now let’s talk about how to get registered.
A. Get Your Papers Ready
If you are registering as a driver who owns a vehicle or a driver who has no access to a vehicle, you will need to get the following things ready:
1- A valid driver’s license number
2- Your third-party vehicle insurance certificate – if you have a car to provide
3- Your vehicle inspection clearance papers – if you have a car to provide
4- Some additional info and documents for a driver screening in your city
5- A good phone. Uber requires you have an iPhone 4s or newer or Android 2013 or newer.
6- An Uber approved car – (if you’re registering as a driver who owns a vehicle.)
Kindly note that for a car to be approved by Uber, it must not be older than 8 years old. As at 2018, Uber only accepts cars from 2010 upwards. The car must only be in very good condition with every thing inside it working perfectly. Your car will be rejected if it is found out to have some damage to it or if it has been patched with parts from other vehicles.
Uber will check all your documents and approve them before you can be allowed full access.
B. Register Online
Now, after you have gotten your documents ready, you will then need to go online and register to be a driver using this link, and then select what category you want to fall into.
After you have chosen the category you want to fall into, you will then get access to a profile to edit.
Once you get into your profile, you will be required to set up payment details where Uber Nigeria can send you your earnings every week. You can set up these payment details by going to https://vault.uber.com.
You will be required to provide the following information to set up your payment details.
– Your full name just as it appears on bank account
– Your account number
– the swift code of your bank branch. (Try finding out about your swift code if you don’t know about it)
– Your Tax Identification Number
Once you provide these details, you’ll be good to go. Don’t panic, some of these options are quite optional.
Now, if you are a car owner trying to register not to drive a car but to hire drivers to drive for you, then you will need to go to your Uber dashboard, click on “Add a Driver” and follow the instructions.
C. Uber Will Thoroughly Perform Background Checks On You
You need to understand that the Uber company will try to thoroughly perform a background check on you before accepting you on their network. This background check usually take between 2 to 4 weeks.
What the Uber company does, specifically, is to consider the documents you have provided to them and then do the following:
– run a really comprehensive criminal background check on you.
– try to check to see if you have a clean driving record or not.
If you pass, then you’re good to go.
How Drivers Make Money With Uber
One you have successfully registered to become a driver with Uber Nigeria, you will start receiving ride requests from customers with your driver app on your phone.
With your vehicle, you will meet and pick riders at their pickup locations and then proceed to drive them to their chosen destinations round the city.
As a driver, your driver app will keep track of all your trip fares and you will get paid your earnings at the end of the week. Uber, of course, ensures to facilitate this payment to your bank account. The Uber company takes a 20% commission of your total earnings and then credits your bank account with the 80% at the end of each week.
Uber is now very popular and many people have taken advantage of the opportunities provided by the company to make quite large sums of money for themselves by either driving their cars by themselves and picking up the many Uber customers wanting a ride round town, or putting up a car or a fleet of cars on the Uber network and hiring drivers to drive them. However, it is known that the easiest and most affordable way to use the Uber service as a driver is to drive your car for yourself and collect the money you have made every week.
The Awesome Benefits Of Becoming A Driver With Uber Nigeria
One good thing with Uber Nigeria is that you are self-employed as a driver and are in complete control over the number of hours you have to work every day. In fact, you can adjust your availability to suit how you want to spend your day and then the Uber company will send you the customers only during your available hours.
Another awesome thing with Uber is that there is not need to haggle prices back and forth with customers. This is because the fare prices are already determined by the Uber app and are also calculated automatically based on the exact time spent traveling and the distance covered during the trip.
