How much tip for pickup driver?
 

Hello.<BR>A lot of people recommend Ray Skinner's car service for airport pickup. His price (all-inclusive 34 pounds) seems to be reasonable. Question: how much should we tip the driver?<BR>Thank you.

We tipped 5 GBP to the man who collected us at the airport last summer for the same 34 GBP fare. I've seen 10% of the fare quoted pretty consistently on this forum. So we probably overdid it but the guy was super. Our flight arrived at 9:45 in the evening, he waited while we changed money and got something to eat, and was a charming city guide when he took us to the hotel.

Well, I know most Europeans think that Americans tip too much, but when we used Ray Skinner's car service, we gave the driver a 5 pound tip. Maybe too much by some standards or too low by others. Your choice. We thought the service very professional and worth the money.

Thanks, people. I will follow your advice.

Do you tip lawyers ans other self-employed professionals who own their own business?<BR>

As far as I know Ray has drivers working for him; they do not own the business.<BR>And yes, sometimes I even tip self-employed servicer providers (ex. barbers) if they provide extraordinary service.