# How much do you tip cabbies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 6, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227 "2008-04-06T21:03:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/1 "2008-04-06T21:03:16Z")

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I have been taking a lot of cabs lately, and wonder about what the going rate for tipping is. My usual rule of thumb is to aim for around 20%, but never less than $2. Am I normal?

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/2 "2008-04-06T21:09:23Z")

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I wouldn’t set my minimum as $2. Not if a short ride costs only 4 or 5.

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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/3 "2008-04-06T21:14:37Z")

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When I took cabs I would round up a £3-£4 journey to £5.

It was always the same journey, so if one cab company charged more than another it would still get the same amount off me (so the cheaper company would get the most generosity)  
I avoid taking cabs these days. Even without tipping it seems utterly insane to pay nearly five pounds for what is a half-hour walk.

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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/4 "2008-04-06T21:17:23Z")

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[QUOTE=Lobsang]  
When I took cabs I would round up a £3-£4 journey to £5.  
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Likewise.

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> I avoid taking cabs these days. Even without tipping it seems utterly insane to pay nearly five pounds for what is a half-hour walk.

Agreed, but if it’s late at night, raining hard, or you’ve had more than a skinful, it’s appropriate.

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**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/5 "2008-04-06T21:25:31Z")

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Anything around $10, I’ll round up and tip an extra dollar. Around $20, I’ll round up and tip $2-3. And so on.

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**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-cabbies/444227/6 "2008-04-07T00:27:47Z")

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20% with a min of $2.00, exactly like the OP is doing.