How To Become A Bolt Driver In Uganda

Who Is A Bolt Driver?

Driver (also referred to as „you“) – the person providing Transportation Services via the Bolt Platform. Each Driver will get a personal Bolt Driver Account to use Bolt App and Bolt Platform.

How To Become A Bolt Driver In Uganda

Download Bolt Driver app and pick up your first passenger

  1. Swipe right to go online and set your driving radius.
  2. When you get a ride request, you will instantly see the pickup address, the distance to the passenger and the estimated time of arrival.
  3. Swipe right to accept the request – you have 20 seconds to do so.
  4. Driver permit.
  5. National ID/Passport.
  6. Third-party Insurance.
  7. Interpol Letter.
  8. Suitable profile picture.

What Is Required To Become A Bolt Driver?

Become a driver in just a few days

To get started, here are a few things that you require to become a Bolt driver: have a vehicle or vehicle details and contact details of a partner on the platform with a car. valid driver’s license (more info here) Motor Vehicle License Disc with Operating Card.

How Do I Register A Bolt Driver In Uganda?

Driving with Bolt in Kampala

  1. Complete the following steps to sign-up to drive in Kampala:
  2. Step 1: Register online to begin the application process.
  3. Step 2: Upload your documents and information.
  4. Step 3: Attend training (wait for us to invite you to our office for a training and activation session).

How Does Bolt Pay Their Drivers?

As well as the opportunity to make more money for you and your loved ones, the Bolt driver app offers a seamless earning experience: Weekly earnings: payments are calculated automatically every week. The payment cycle runs from Monday (00:00) to the following Sunday (23:59) with an option for early cashout.

How Do Bolt Drivers Work?

Bolt pays drivers each week, every Monday. Payments include the week’s earnings plus bonuses if there is. So, if you own a car, your boss would be the driver because payments are sent to them.

How Much Do Bolt Drivers Earn Monthly?

The national minimum wage is UGX 35,000. If you’re one of the top drivers in Lagos, you could make UGX 350,000 at the end of the month. If you’re in Abuja, you’d make UGX 280,000. Bolt driver earnings depend on two factors — performance and efficiency.

Can I Join Bolt Without A Car?

Yes. However, remember that this is only for drivers that need vehicles to drive on our platform.

What Cars Do Bolt Use?

Bolt anticipates that popular cars used to render the service will include models such as the Volkswagen Polo Vivo, Datsun Go and Toyota Etios.

Which Cars Are Suitable For Bolt?

Bolt Go

  • The car’s model should be 2010 and above with 4-door hatchbacks.
  • The car should be a 4-door sedan, and the model should be between 2010 and 2012.
  • It must be either six or seven seaters SUV.

Is Bolt Better Than Uber?

The key difference for drivers is the low rate of commission charged per journey. Drivers are only charged 15% of the journey cost, compared to Uber’s 25%. The pricing is also marginally cheaper, with a base fee of UGX 17987.17 which is better for riders.