Why You NEED to Tip Your Driver!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

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[@GarryJones61]

I am a frequent customer in a local independent cycling shop. I am not talking about the large chains*, but the small self-employed hard working cycling mechanics. Many of them come from cycling shop families and were active cyclists themselves during their youth. If I buy a few items and the bill comes to £32.40, they'll always say "Give us £30 mate". It's interesting that we are traditionally expected to tip taxi drivers and barbers, but cycling shops are traditionally expected to knock a few quid off, rounding it down. *This isn't true of the modern sports shops where the staff are not particularly knowledgable about the mechanics or specs of a bicycles, they are just there to sell.

[@robsterbob580]

It's a token gesture of appreciation of a job well done.

[@eadweard.]

Well that's essentially just the dictionary definition.

[@UrskogTrolle]

Couldn't have put it better myself!

[@Imakeeeeeno]

Enjoying the extra production value on this one, Tom!

[@jamesjimbob71]

i am a wheelchair user and london cabbies are always so helpful either getting me into their cab or if they can't they direct me to another cab if they can't take me ie broken ramp so i always tip them a few extra quid

[@john-gr8in]

But that's their job. Do you tip everyone who may help or assist you, or is it just the London cabbies. For example, if the ramp on the bus wasn't working and the driver or a passenger went out of their way to get you on and off the bus, would you tip them.

[@jamesjimbob71]

@@john-gr8in yes i would, because as you say they went out of there way

[@paulmccoy2779]

Tomorrow am a Doorman at fortnum and mason picadilly since April I've earned lots of tips i think people love seeing a nice English man in a posh store 😊😊

[@chrispuds]

For me, if you shut up and let me have some peace during my journey (probably the only quiet moment I'll get, but I need for my anxiety) then I'll tip, because you matched my energy. The price of the meter is the cost of travel. The tip for me is the quality of the journey

[@GarryJones61]

I am a frequent customer in a local cycling shop. I am not talking about the large chains, but the small self-employed hard working cycling mechanics. Many of them come from cycling shop families and were active cyclists themselves during their youth. If I buy a few items and the bill comes to £32.40, they'll say "Give us £30 mate". It's interesting that we are traditionally expected to tip taxi drivers and barbers, but cycling shops are traditionally expected to knock a few quid off, rounding it down. This isn't true of the modern sports shops where the staff are not particularly knowledgable about the mechanics or specs of a bicycles, they are just there to sell.

[@paulhoughton5266]

Best tip I know of. Friend of friend spent the best of a month driving Jack Nicholson around in London about 30 years ago. At the end of the month old Jack gave him a Range Rover!

[@anthonydowling3356]

Its always a friend of a friend .

[@anaymakan6989]

yesterday got a taxi with my mate from the spoons back to our houses. Job was £12 on bolt and I tipped £3 in cash. It's literally just a thank you for being a nice person and looking after us while driving. Same with restaurants

[@cornovii3012]

I never tip a taxi driver, ever. The simple reason is i used to work as a tyre fitter and not once did a taxi driver tip me when most of the general public did, and the attitude of some taxi drivers to tyre fitters is disgusting.

[@grizzd6586]

I hope the hate is removed from your heart

[@cornovii3012]

@@grizzd6586 It's not hate at all, i had always given taxi drivers a tip before i was a tyre fitter. Respect is a 2 way street.

[@azizbassman]

Fantastic Tom's amazing quality as always. Thanks for including me ..

[@mham83]

Unless a service was exceptionally shit, I always tip. It's not always a massive tip but more of a nice gesture than anything else

[@colinmaynard2879]

5:00 “conversations in sheer silence” 🤣

[@rickrifaa]

I tip a taxi driver when he helps me with my luggage and takes the most direct route . If he only drives me without any extra assistance to my location for example airport to home then he has done what is required without any additional service then I pay the fare without additional renumeration . Most drivers do go the extra and deserve a tip .

[@robertdunbar7276]

I usually tip based on how hard the job is. If it’s a tough drive across city I’d be more likely to leave a tip because I feel like the fare doesn’t truly pay the driver for the difficulty they went through

[@rickycarroll861]

I love your KZbin channel. My dad was a taxi driver in California USA

[@daveUK1066]

I live in Vietnam and i always tip as the fare is rediculously low, like 3 quid for 5 miles 😅 and driving through Saigon is madness, if you've ever been you'll know! chucking a few quid to them is always well appreciated

[@hublanderuk]

When I get a black cab from Romford to home. The fare depending on the time is between £15 to £20 so I round up to the nearest £5 so no change needed from the driver. But not paid for a black cab on a card since I know the card company takes a fee. But my credit card gives me Amazon vouchers. But I think I will still tip to help the driver pay the credit card fee.

[@Smartsparky]

Americans are defo my best tippers.

[@ah97165]

Quality video as usual mate.

[@uytteb]

Tip isn’t really an acronym (Snopes wrote a page about it.) When people claim a very common word is an acronym, that’s actually rarely the case in reality. “Pakistan” and “radar” are probably some of the most common examples of words that really are acronyms.

[@harveyw2488]

I think a lot of people tip simply because people have the perception that cab drivers don’t make a lot of money obviously this isn’t the case, I mostly tip when I feel not exactly sorry for a business but when I know they aren’t doing well for example a new barbers that has opened with not many customers I’ll tip if there’s a takeaway that’s slow I’ll tip. So I think largely it’s the people who have the perception that cab drivers don’t make much so we feel obliged to give them extra this is the feeling I mostly get and have partaken in

[@zefriend3]

As an amateur psychologist I think it's trust and what you were saying, but paying at the end allows the customer to enjoy the experience and get their dopamine hit during your journey in a similar way to a diner. London cabs are comfortable and a great way of getting around so by the time the machine offers a facility to tip they'll be happy to. Possible a cultural stereo type but people who get taxis may be different: say foreign tourists with their own standard of tip, domestic clients in London spending or business expensing, or Londoners on a really key journey.

[@Stewart.fryers]

I used to find that it was just giving the passenger what ride they want. If they want to chat then chat, if they don’t want to chat then don’t. A lot of the time it was also getting out and helping the passenger if they needed it too

[@godden18]

I only tip if the driver gets me to where I wanna go fast. Not taking the long route, dodging traffic etc

[@clembu2275]

Tipping shouldn’t be an automatic thing like it is in the US here but for a job well done it is fine. I tip taxi drivers, barbers and restaurants when I’ve had good service because I want to show them thanks for the effort. The only time I tip ahead of receiving service (for some reason) is food delivery drivers - mainly because, in my head, if I give them a tip they won’t eat my food. 😊

[@barnabaswetton4619]

That is a very interesting insight into tipping.

[@OG_Rider]

Here’s a tip. Never ask for a tip.

[@yigitsagun]

Unfortunately, there isn’t much of a tipping culture in the UK, but Americans have a strong tipping culture. I’m an Uber Black driver in San Francisco, and I receive satisfying tips.

[@Ukdemon-gz5xf]

Think it’s different as a rural taxi driver as we tend to be booked not pick up , so most tend to pay cash and round up , took a little old gal to the hospital the other day was £19.97 and I got a £20 and she waited for her 3p 😄 did make me giggle all the way back home

[@MartinIbert]

I have never been driven by you personally, not that I can remember anyway. Most tipping I think is prompted by peer pressure. You are expected to do it. I sometimes do, and I sometimes don't. (Not limited to taxis either.) I hate myself either way because I do it willy-nilly, which is deeply unsatisfying, because I am not making any sense.

[@harrysingh6577]

I get a taxi twice a day and always round the fare up to the next whole pound. I was a taxi driver for 12 years.

[@welshieworldwide]

I work full-time doing security at a 5* hotel in central London, work private events on my days off. I was security at another hotel one night for a private event for a small function for a group of Saudi business people...a nice tip of £650 at the end of the night was my top tip

[@bkkseagull]

It's the complete reverse in my City on the south coast. 90% + will not tip on the card. Clean cab, chatty or non-chatty makes no difference. Rigidly stick to the meter price most trips. Hackney driver 25 years +.

[@bucksboy9194]

Thanks

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Thank you!

[@jimbobudstonloyal]

As a taxi driver, I have found that when a customer is paying with a card, they very rarely tip. If it is cash, then I'm more likely to get a tip. In all fairness, I'm glad to get the hire in the first place 😂

[@PhannyObsession]

Video quality is on point, fridge!! 😉

[@gavincashman]

I work on trolleys Monday to Friday at Tesco Chepstow

[@mattpilgrim2607]

Nice video Tom

[@mfurmyr]

Con grats with DJI Osmo Pocket 3. Great camera. I really like the follow mode. Put it on a Tripod and you can make more dynamic video following you. Also very good steady cam. Good on low light video. Also nice phone app to control the camera. Many videos showing how to use.

[@jaserobert2758]

Not sure what the situation is in other countries but in Australia people are slugged ridiculous surcharges by the banks for using tap and go or pay wave credit cards so therefore are not going to then put a tip on top of the fare

[@TheByard]

Back in the 1970 I ran a Limo and Mini cab firm with my father in law. I drove a Hillman he drove A Van Den Plas saloon. He charged from the office back to the office. I charged from pick up to set down and I got more tips per week than him. But when I took my books into the tax collector I did not declare tips, they assessed my journeys per day on fuel receipts and came to a tip figure. FIL went in and had to pay more tax on tips than me. Seams the tax man didn't realize that a 3 ltr Austin Princess took more fuel than a 1600cc Hillman. FIL didn't have the bottle to go back and tell the tax man.

[@markpunt9638]

The whole tipping culture in this country is completely out of hand. I mean, why don’t we tip dry cleaners?

[@thk184]

Really interesting topic. I grew up in the UK but have now spent the other half of my life in the US where the tipping culture is out of control. I would call myself a generous tipper, e.g., that 80 pound trip to the airport you mentioned I would round it up to 100, but that's probably influenced by living in the US. Many US employees who normally get tips are paid ridiculously low wages, way below minimums because they make up that pay in tips. Everyone knows that si tipping is usually generous, at least by UK standards. When I visit the UK, I bring that US mentality with me. But I need help to argue against your main point about tipping in the UK being something that's done to reward trust. Maybe I'm a sucker, but I have a decent wage and have no problem being a little generous. It also makes me feel good!

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

I guess that’s where the US/UK tipping culture has its divides

[@thk184]

@@TomtheTaxiDriver Yes, I agree, but being indoctrinated into the US system makes even giving a 15% tip to a UK taxi driver feel Scrooge-like. I will guess that you got the biggest tip from the US, but I'm falling for a trap! I hope one day we'll meet, and I'll share my US experiences while you give me a tour of a place I grew up nearby but hated to visit!

[@kphedges1]

Japanese, Korean, Indian, Middle Eastern, Australian, South American, Italian, French, Upper Class Brits and businessman on expenses. No tips American, Canadian, Other Europeans, Working and Middle Class Brits tip in my experience.

[@mfurmyr]

In Oslo Norway, credit cards have been a disaster to tips. As an employed driver 25 years ago, I drove a 10-seater minibus, and I could make the same in tips as my salary (45% of gross income) on Friday and Saturday. Back then it was mostly cash. The passenger would often give a 50- or 100 NOK note (5 £) each and I would keep the change. Back then the receipt was simple and often handwritten. Now 99 of 100 customers pay with credit card and accounting demands proper receipts. I do get some tips because they appreciate a considerate driver and a driver who knows the city. We are a dying race.

[@jw4317]

I always tip out of respect for individuals who are out there working for a living, I never tip or pay out to street panhandlers

[@derekclark5324]

Hi Tom ok I love your theory but I was a coach driver for many years and I’ve seen the tips go down and down over the years when I first started I would have a “hat” bag, hankies taken round but when I gave up coach driving about 6 years ago for the last 2 years of that time I never see a tip and I was still doing the same work tours and day trips and assorts so I’m not sure about your theory. And I would say the best tips in my time would be American and Chinese was always good tippers

[@smgreenartsprivate]

clean car and having bags carried when I am not able to deserves a tip and someone who doesn't drag the ride to make more money for themselves. Not wearing overly strong cologne as well. Friendly service and not overly chatty when your customer looks tired. Someone who is rude and not courteous doesn't get tips from me including resto staff. what's your opinion on fare calculators online? do you think they are accurate?

[@B1234-x5q]

I tip a cab driver like I do with my barber. My barber knows I like silence. I go to switch off cut,shave hot towel. The same for cabs I go in them and like silence and most get within the first minute what type of customer you are. If people wonder or think I’m anti social these two times are times I can switch off and gather my own thoughts in a busy life and both professions respect that.

[@cabottaxi]

Why do we have to tip hairdressers, taxi drivers and restaurant staff ? We don't tip bus drivers, cabin crew or checkout staff who do an equally good job.

[@bluestu2]

The To Insure Promptness is, as far as anyone can tell, an urban myth. Per google - The word "tip" as a term for a gratuity originated in the 18th century. It comes from the earlier meaning of "to give" or "to hand", which originated in thieves' cant in the 17th century.

[@t8ne]

“Conversations in silence” thinking of the end of watch scene where Michael Pena says he and Gabby aren’t mutes….

[@toxophillus72]

Some years back 30 or so. A survey was carried on London Taxi drivers. It was this, should the fares go up by 10% and have tipping abolished. 70% voted yes . A lot of drivers felt that tipping was bribery. Regarding the £7 fare and £20 given, when ever I queried it it was always a mistake, they thought they were giving me a tenner, I know I shouldn't have queried it, but once I picked up the same passenger later in the day, he said glad you queried my tip otherwise I would want a free ride.

[@JustGeary]

I tip in taxi but not in Uber

[@danielbeijing6076]

Okay, answer me a question, I have used London Taxi quite regularly in the Kingston and Hatton Cross Area, why should I tip when the drivers around this area are grumpy, arrogant and don't even want to have a conversation? Is it an area thing for some areas are really bad????

[@Timjacks01]

Nice to hear your thoughts on this unlike entitled American waiters / waitresses

[@peterallen2904]

Why should we tip anyone, these days. There are plenty of people who do far more important jobs than you who don get tips or who ar3 not allowed to take money. My wife was a nurse and I was a firefighter. We saved lives but weren’t allowed to take any money.

[@iandrew6347]

Great video

[@samsung63]

Largest tip I had was £50, she was sniffing ‘china white’ on back seat, don’t know if that had anything to do with it!

[@bigman5125]

I hope barbers get good tips, the cut doesn't cost much, but I always tip generously.

[@montyf3594]

It is strange. I have a limited budget these days ... but always tip a barber or taxi driver, on the rare occasions I take a taxi. Also can't get off a bus without thanking the driver....

[@brenstratters2026]

I recon it is those white ear rings mate. 😁.

[@wp4106]

Uber is a much better alternative. There your tip really means something as the driver adds to your customer rating.

[@glynjackson3977]

Just depends on how the passenger is feeling

[@ThoughtsbyPatrick]

I tip based on the quality of the service. When in a taxi, if the driver is courteous and doesn't scare the living daylights out of me while driving, 😀 (Yes, NYC I'm looking at you 🤣😂).

[@jameshill8711]

is Qatari or Emirati the nationality Tom?

[@justhowulikeit6432]

Not wanting to carry change. That's normally why I tip...

[@Pauldjreadman]

When I have tipped I was just felt like it.

[@gavincashman]

I get tipped when I find lost property in my Tesco Chepstow

[@DW-dd4iw]

Bar staff now expect a tip for literally pulling a pint and handing it to you. Its ridiculous!

People tip because they think they're expected to do so. Social pressure. I think it's that simple. There are of course the cases of exemplary service, but that's rarer.

[@channelnotinuse00]

I do this all the time for example if the fair is £21 I just go charge me £30 - £9 for a coffee or a beer when you finish

[@oneteaminbristolbcfc]

Don’t believe for one moment that credit card etc gives more tips, absolutely the other way down our way!!!

[@MrCarlcotter]

I got what must be one of the highest percentage tip ever. €8 fare,the guy hands me a €100 and says just give me back €20.

[@anthonydowling3356]

I used to be a mini cab driver (radio cabs ) in London for my sins .It was my observation that women very rarely tipped .

[@123sumom]

Amazing

[@toxophillus72]

I'm a retired Taxi driver who drove for 42yrs. One night when I got home I noticed a bag in the back. I took it in doors, my wife smelt a dirty nappy, she washed it out as in those days they were towelling. I searched the bag and found £750 and a letter with the passengers phone number. I rang her, she said I had saved her life because her husband was going to kill her. I drove to the east end the next morning, gave her the bag , money plus clean nappy. I didn't get a tip, barely a thank you. Personally I put it down to shock.I wonder if she thought about afterwards?

[@Youj510]

I only tip just to round up the fair if something is £8.80 I give a 20p tip or say just round it up to the nearest pound but if it’s like a £20 or something I won’t tip

[@tarakanjana4482]

I'm always tip

[@cr370]

Im a cabbie from the US, you know why folks from India dont tip?

[@gazwj]

I’m very much a round up person with cash, round up to the next £5 however with card machines i find myself tipping less, something about the machine presenting it to me makes it feel more requested or obligated rather than a gesture from me

[@harrison1986a]

Americans for the win on tipping abroad

[@Smartsparky]

I’ve heard of cabbies getting tips/payment. 😂😂😂

[@barrygallagher3306]

Interesting how psychological it is

[@paulnolan5451]

Pay with a card but pay a tip in cash,up to them if they declare it 🤓

[@farangtravels3956]

Smart credit card readers, definitely not going to tip now I know this 👍

[@ofah75]

Do you have it pay tax/NI on tips ?

[@TomtheTaxiDriver]

Yes because it is still income

[@herogeroi8521]

Do we need to stop buying y food ?

[@MartinIbert]

Okay, not limited to taxis, but "card" payments make me tip LESS then ever before. What's the amount? Okay, pay by "card" BEEP the smart watch, done, no tip, thanks anyway.

[@willscottytv]

It's a myth that tip originated from To Insure Promptness

[@Timjacks01]

If we tip is it tax free for you?

[@johndeane5864]

I don’t tip drivers it’s there job! They need to be quiet and get me where I want on time. That’s what I’m paying for

[@RagingGamingHD1]

Maybe you could change the acronym of Tip to mean “Trust in Payment”

[@colininthailand8427]

In my experience in the cab. 99% card jobs = 0 tip….. because tap and go.99% cash jobs Tip.

[@peterallen2904]

At the time of viewing you had 6,031 views. That had earned you £241.24. As a disabled pensioner, I wish I could get that sort of money and still get tips. Tipping is outdated. No one should give or take them.

[@zulfqarali905]

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[@markmcpherson9325]

Hey Tom. Another great video. I own a black car service in the USA. Industry standard here is a 20% tip that is automatically added to the bill. This is mainly because a large percentage of our bookings are corporate clients and this assures that the driver is taken care of. However, most retail clients still tip on top of the 20% and sometimes substantially. A hefty tip can definitely make your day brighter. Most drivers I know are also big tippers when they use a driver or at a restaurant. Do you think that is true in the UK? I’d be interested in your opinion.

[@AlonsoRules]

I heard a story where drivers in a rank weren't taking someone because it was a really short ride and the driver that did got given a $100 for a $9 ride because the passenger has just won $10k at the casino. Winner winner chicken dinner!

[@thecoy86]

Looks like I’m the odd one out I don’t tip anyone lol