I would have offered him a $10 tip.
But this pilot whips out his phone to record the encounter. And ends up late to work.
I have used a taxi to get down to a local watering hole on occasion. It’s a 4 dollar 5 minute ride but I always give a 10. A lot of the time the taxi picks someone up at the same time he drops me off. Which leads me to wonder why this driver did not go to the airport. I’m sure he would have picked up another fair while he was there.
So you would have bribed him to provide the service he was contractually obligated to when he beat everyone else to accepting the ride in the app?
No wait -- not bribery -- extortion.
Or more....i tip at least 5$ on 10 to 15 minute rides and up from there...when weve hit heavy traffic or changed destinations mid ride ride ill throw them a $20 or more and literally out of hundreds of uber rides nver had a bad one and only onw i wouldn’t take again
Passengers get rated too and im willing to bet they keep notes on who tips...
Im willing pay for good service be it a ride, hotel, restaurant and always try and make that clear up front...and it works
Agree with you. In taxis, Uber’s, Lyft, even shuttle drivers, it pays to be sensitive to a driver’s time effort and reward. Not saying it’s right but when you’re traveling it’s results that count and conducting an ego war is never productive.
When I get a call from a driver I understand the implication and react. So I immediately offera $5 tip for a short $6 trip.