Booking a ride where YOU agree the fare — how rides work on BuyChat

The fare should be an agreement, not an announcement

Nigerians have negotiated transport fares forever — it's the one part of the old system that worked. What didn't work: not knowing the driver, no recourse, and doing it in the sun. Ride apps fixed the safety part but replaced negotiation with an algorithm that announces a price — and doubles it when it rains.

BuyChat rides keep the negotiation and the safety.

How it works

1. Post your trip — pickup, destination, and the fare you're offering. Ask Aisha ("I need a ride from Yaba to VI, I'm offering 4,000") or use the ride screen at buychat.ng/services/ride.
2. Drivers respond. Nearby available drivers see your request. One accepts your number — or counters. Counters run in short rounds with fair bounds, so it converges fast instead of haggling forever.
3. Agree, then ride. The trip only starts at a number you both said yes to. That number is final — no surge correction, no "traffic was much" renegotiation at your gate.
4. Tracked and verified. Your driver is identity- and vehicle-verified with a visible rating; the trip is GPS-tracked in-app; pay from wallet or cash.

Why drivers like it too

A driver who knows the fare is fair takes the job willingly — no resentment pricing, no cancel-after-accept games. Drivers keep a transparent commission split (published at buychat.ng/fees), and good ratings earn them more requests. Fair both ways is the whole design.

Try it

Next trip, tell Aisha where you're going and what you want to pay. Worst case a driver counters with a number you refuse — you've lost nothing. Best case you just paid what the trip is actually worth.