How should i go about tipping in edinburgh?

Question

To the cab drivers, hair dressers, waiters, I mean.

Answer 1

you are not obliged to tip ... it is optional ... having said that, if you want to tip you can, and the maximum is usually up to 10% of the bill ... personally as a mean and stingy Brit (hahaha) I only tip if the service I have had is exceptionally good or if we're out to dinner somewhere "posh" ... for a taxi driver if he's been courteous and helpful I might for instance give him a £5 note for a £4.50 fare and say "keep the change" ... I never tip my hairdresser (she's a friend of mine!) but if I were in a salon I might tip the junior who's washed my hair ... with waiters you can either add the tip (or gratuity as it is sometimes called) onto the amount you pay on your credit card (which I don't like doing as you then wonder whether the business will pass the tip back to the waiter, which they don't always do) or you can leave the tip in cash on the table

people from the US tip far more than we would normally do, it's very much part of your culture ... in Europe we expect all workers to be paid a living wage and for tips to be an extra ... however your generous ways with tipping is encouraging our employers not to pay their workers so well and to make them more dependant on tips which personally I hate ... I find it very demeaning

Answer 2

Scotland doesn't have fixed rules for tipping, something which can make it more difficult for visitors to know how to respond in different circumstances. There are three scenarios in which the question of tipping arises in Scotland: in restaurants, in taxis and in very upmarket hotels. Tipping is not usual in pubs, though especially good service might be recognised by the offer of a drink, which you then pay for on the assumption the member of staff will have the drink at a quiet moment or at the end of their shift.



Some restaurants include a service charge of 10-15% in the bill, in which case no further tip is needed. If a service charge is not included in the bill, then it is normal to add a 10-15% tip if the service has been good. If you are paying the bill by credit card, you should either leave the tip as cash or, if offered the option, add it onto the bill. Restaurant staff tend to prefer tips left in cash: restaurant owners tend to prefer them left as credit card add-ons to the bill.

It is normal in Scotland to give taxi drivers a tip of about 10%. We've seen it suggested that it's less usual to tip minicab drivers, the type of taxis that you can only book by phone rather than find at a taxi rank or flag down in the street: but in practice this is a fairly subtle distinction for most visitors.

The last area in which the question of tipping arises is in relation to staff such as porters and waiters in very upmarket hotels, especially in cities. On the whole, I suspect that if you are in the habit of using such hotels, you really don't need my advice on how to tip in them!

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Answer 3

a coupe of £ will usually suffice,its not obligatory though,just tip if you think service was good if not dont!