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Old Oct 11, 2014 | 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by Swanhunter
Under a tenner, round up to the next pound
£10-20, add £1 and round up
£20+ add £2 and round up.

Gets the right reaction, grateful but without the gushing that shows you have overtipped!
Yes, that's pretty much my approach.
Originally Posted by Julian
+1.

(By the way, in a city that is, what 25% non-white and 50% female, why are virtually all the Londonm taxi drivers white men? London cabs are one of the most entrenched bastions of institutionalised racism in the UK.)
Perhaps it's because of the Knowledge, or the long/unsociable training path and hours? I have no idea actually.
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