Uber announced it will be adding a tipping option to the ride hailing service, potentially making rides more expensive. Should you tip your Uber driver, and if so, how much? Here are things to think about when it comes to tipping your Uber driver.<\/b>
\nUber announced it will be adding a tipping option to the ride hailing service, potentially making rides more expensive. Should you tip your Uber driver, and if so, how much? Here are things to think about when it comes to tipping your Uber driver.
The short answer is yes. Uber drivers have complained about reduced fares, meaning they have to work longer hours to make what they previously would make. Tips can compensate for this discrepancy in pay.
Taxi and limousine drivers receive tips, as well as Lyft and other ride-hailing drivers. These drivers are providing a service, and usually services are met with tips.
\u201cIt\u2019s just not nice, \u201d to skip a tip, etiquette expert Melissa Leonard told USA Today Network in 2016. \u201cI would still rather give a small tip to avoid a confrontation or words.\u201d
Trying to decide what to tip can be difficult. In 2016, USA Today asked IndependentTraveler.com senior editor Sarah Schlichter and Wendy Perrin from WendyPerrin.com their advice on tipping.
\u201cThe amount is at your discretion, \u201d said Schlichter. \u201cTaxi drivers usually get 15% to 20%.\u201d
Perrin said she usually tips based on her experience.
\u201cHow efficiently do they get me to my destination? Are they savvy about shortcuts, or do we end up sitting in gridlock? The more clever the driver, the more I tip. For a taxi within Manhattan or another city, I tip 15% to 20%. For a taxi to\/from the airport, about $5. If it\u2019s a taxi for my family of four with luggage to\/from the airport, about $10, \u201d said Perrin.
Drivers give their passengers ratings after a ride to let other drivers and Uber know their experience.
Lyft told USA Today their tipping system does not affect a rider\u2019s ratings because drivers must rate the rider before finding out if he or she received a tip. Only unusual behavior could lead to bad reviews and being kicked off Lyft.
\u201cIf either party rates the other as 3 stars or lower, they will not be paired up again. Anything less than a 4 or 5 star rating of a passenger is flagged for our Trust and Safety team, which reviews the circumstances, \u201d said Lyft. \u201cThere are some things that can lead to immediate deactivation from the platform, as can a pattern of behavior leading to continually low ratings.\u201d
Uber responded to a request for comment saying their tipping system would be similar to Lyft\u2019s and drivers can\u2019 t leave negative reviews if a rider chooses to tip a low amount or not at all.
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