These days, many service providers depend on tips from their customers just to pay the bills. In many cases, the employees of service companies are paid below minimum wage because they are expected to make enough in tips to pull them up to minimum wage. This isn't really a fair practice, but it is a common one and might be the case with the driver of the limousine you reserve for your special event.
This becomes a problem for you because you might not know how much you should tip your driver or if you should even tip him at all. The best course of action is to ask the limo service you are using whether or not they include the tip in the final cost of the limousine. If they do, then there is no need to tip the driver extra at the end of your rental period because he will receive a portion of the total cost of the ride.
Most companies, however, will not include the gratuity in the final bill. They prefer that you decide how much to give the driver based on your experience. This is where it might get a little confusing to you. In the restaurant world, it is customary to tip approximately 15% of the total bill before tax if you had a decent experience. If you had a wonderful experience, it is customary to tip approximately 20% of the total bill before tax.
There is no set amount to tip for limousine drivers, though. If you do a quick search online, you will find all kinds of recommendations from 10% to even as high as 50%. It really depends on the kind of experience you have as to how much you should tip. If your driver was rude and was never on time or where he said he would be when you needed him, you might not tip him anything at all, or you might tip him a low 10%. If you had a bad experience, make sure you contact the limo service the next day to discuss the issues you had. Most companies will provide you with compensation of some sort if your experience was negative in any way.
If your experience met your expectations, it is a good rule of thumb to tip your driver about 15%. This amounts to about $60 for a four-hour rental period. If your experience was far beyond your expectations, you should tip at least 20%, which amounts to about $80 for a four-hour rental period. You can always tip more if you feel like the experience was worth it. Your driver isn't likely to turn it down!
This becomes a problem for you because you might not know how much you should tip your driver or if you should even tip him at all. The best course of action is to ask the limo service you are using whether or not they include the tip in the final cost of the limousine. If they do, then there is no need to tip the driver extra at the end of your rental period because he will receive a portion of the total cost of the ride.
Most companies, however, will not include the gratuity in the final bill. They prefer that you decide how much to give the driver based on your experience. This is where it might get a little confusing to you. In the restaurant world, it is customary to tip approximately 15% of the total bill before tax if you had a decent experience. If you had a wonderful experience, it is customary to tip approximately 20% of the total bill before tax.
There is no set amount to tip for limousine drivers, though. If you do a quick search online, you will find all kinds of recommendations from 10% to even as high as 50%. It really depends on the kind of experience you have as to how much you should tip. If your driver was rude and was never on time or where he said he would be when you needed him, you might not tip him anything at all, or you might tip him a low 10%. If you had a bad experience, make sure you contact the limo service the next day to discuss the issues you had. Most companies will provide you with compensation of some sort if your experience was negative in any way.
If your experience met your expectations, it is a good rule of thumb to tip your driver about 15%. This amounts to about $60 for a four-hour rental period. If your experience was far beyond your expectations, you should tip at least 20%, which amounts to about $80 for a four-hour rental period. You can always tip more if you feel like the experience was worth it. Your driver isn't likely to turn it down!
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