Comments on: When (and when not) to tip in London and Britain

By: Gregg

Gregg — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 19:47:25 +0000

This is way too complicated. Tipping is simple in the UK unless of course the service you get is crap.
#1. Bartender at bar is either ‘keep the change’ or 5% ish. Outside of big cities don’t be surprised or offended if the bartender puts your tip in the charity box.
#2. Every other tipping situation is 10% even if the so called tip is included in the price.
& good luck to you if your cab fare is £29.60 & you give a 40p tip. The cabbie will drive over your feet & your suitcases. Presumably the writer of this article is walking with a serious limp.

By: Craig Nelson

Craig Nelson — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 11:28:08 +0000

That’s a good piece of inside info. Thanks for letting us know about your experience.

By: Sws

Sws — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 23:52:42 +0000

Noticed that some London cabbies will tell you that their credit card machine didn’t work. A very friendly cabbie told us that they had to pay a percentage of fare for using machine which is why some cabbies will tell us that.

By: Liz Peterson

Liz Peterson — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:37:37 +0000

So good to know! I find that tipping in cities is one of the hardest pieces of info to find online because locals never write about it since it’s so obvious to them. Thanks for sharing!
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(For the record, in Spain, you don’t really tip. You can round up to the nearest euro or leave the change if it’s easier, but there’s really no need to tip. This was such a big surprise to me!)