Tipping Cab Drivers

[theBruiser500]

Do you tip for taxis, how much? When I got a cab home I was so surprised by how much it cost ($80 for 25-35 minute ride) that I didn't tip anything. He was pretty pissed. I've tipped other cab drivers but never sure how much it should be. A flat tip of a few bucks or should it always be a perecent? 15% of $80 is pretty big. Also it doesn't seem like cab drivers can be good or bad one way or the other, unlike waiters.

[SlyAK]

I rarely, rarely take cabs, but I usually tip a couple bucks for a short ride, and maybe more like $5 for a 30 minute trip. BTW, the last 30-minute cab trip I took was like a $23 fare, what is up with the $80???? Damn that's steep!

Sly

[AncientPC]

They can be bad and take the long route to somewhere if they can tell you know the roads.

What city was this in?

In Austin, campus to downtown is like $7 (~5 minutes). North campus to airport is about $20 (~20 minutes).

[theBruiser500]

Boston.

[theBruiser500]

It's 4 AM and I'm bored, I keep checking this thread to see if anyone else responded. Please respond because I'm bored.

[daryn]

F U

[Justin A]

I've never taken an eighty dollar cab ride, but usually I tip about a dollar on a short ride < $10, and if I happen to be paying closer to $30 I'll tip $2 or $3. I'd imagine $5 or so would be good for your ride.

Justin A

[Justin A]

Also, like other tipping positions, I tip based on service. My tip will be bigger if I can see that they're doing a good job to get me there quickly. If I see that they take a longer route than is necessary on purpose, I will not tip. If you're ever in Vegas and they take the "shortcut" through the tunnel from the airport to the strip, do not tip. And consider reporting them to the cab company for taking you the long way.

Justin A

[bicyclekick]

tipping has gotten out of hand in this country. I feel this way and I still tip quite a bit. I don't really know why. I always tell myself i'm not gonna tip or tip little but end up tipping a good amt...

Except waiters/waitresses, I tip them based on service and have no qualms about that I guess. I really do enjoy good service and will reward it, especially if you're a hot girl. You can sure as hell use that to your advantage. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[jakethebake]

Last time I was in Iselin, New Jersey on business I had to take cabs around. None of the cable had meters and there was only one cab company so they just charged whatever they wanted. I've never seen that before. It was crazy. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]