How to give a tip in UK?

Question

Percent to tip per invoice

Answer 1

Tip as in tax or tip as in at a restaurant. Restaurant 10% if tax thats a 17.5% smacker

Answer 2

We dont really tip in the UK....if u do want to tip usually people just say keep the change...or...or leave a few extra pounds with the bill...but its done very rarely over here thinking about it....

Answer 3

Tipping in the UK is not the norm, except for hairdressers and taxi drivers and a few instances like that.

Answer 4

Visit a properly paid and proud country like Australia instead and just DONT TIP. It's demeaning!

Answer 5

the only things i tip in the uk are taxis and the hairdresser.. wierd!

Answer 6

We don't really tip in hte UK.

Answer 7

Tipping is definitely rarer in the UK - while it's expected in North America, people might even try to return your change in England.

Answer 8

In the UK you are expected to tip in restaurants (but not fast food restaurants)...you should also tip your hairdresser and the taxi driver...

A rough guide is around 10% of whatever you are paying would be fair.

If you are unsure in a restaurant, have a look at the bill - sometimes it says on the bottom that a 10% service charge has been included, or gives you an opportunity to pay a service charge....if it says nothing at all and you want to tip then around 10% is about right.

Hope that helps

Edit:  If you stay in a hotel you might want to tip people bringing things to your room or carrying your bag or whatever...it isn't entirely expected.  Ã‚£1 would look a bit cheap...£2 would be perfectly acceptable...anything more than that and you'll have people knocking on your door day and night! LOL

I'd actually ask the receptionist when I arrived, 'what is the hotel policy on tipping?'  If they say it's up to you then that's fair enough - if they say that they don't encourage it - then you know not to offend anyone.

Have a great time!!!