The foremost ride-hailing service has been around since 2012, however, the company only introduced its tipping service about five years after, and it hasn’t been of active use by users of the service ever since.

According to recent research, only 1 percent of Uber customers always tip, while nearly 60 percent never do. While the statement is backed by data, although only applicable to the US region, it has been observed that it is about the same variation in almost every location where Uber service is been operational.

Using Nigeria as a case study, a lot of riders from this part of the world often find it difficult to tip their respective Uber drivers at the end of a trip. However, this is not solely for a particular reason; at the end of every trip, various riders have their own different reasons for avoiding ‘tips‘- the exclusive service that allows riders to pay an excess fee to drivers, mostly as a kind gesture. Below are 5 major reasons why riders often avoid tipping Uber drivers in Nigeria;

Late Arrival.



Have you ever had to wait for an Uber ride that you felt you could have actually taken a public transit instead? If yes, you probably would have been frustrated on that occasion and may have picked up a fight with the driver on his arrival, especially if the reason for the delay is apparently a lame one. Some Nigerian Uber drivers are found of lateness- a bad attribute that speaks volumes of inappropriacy to the riders. As a result, most riders, except for exceptional reason may end up ranking the ride low, to actually think of tipping the driver in the first place.

Intolerable or Unfriendly Manners



This could otherwise mean bad manners, and it could be of a different category, ranging from overzealous, intrusiveness, lack of respect for privacy, engaging in a phone conversation, eating while driving among several others. Of course, there are more than four ways to get a rider angry while on a trip, although it is left for the person to pick or not pick offense. Whichever way, it is important for a driver to be of good conduct if at all he or she is ever expecting tips from riders.

Reckless Driving



Although, there are bad roads in every nook and cranny of Nigeria as a whole, however, it is not enough reason to justify the reckless driving found amongst Nigerian drivers which by extension includes Uber drivers. Trust me, I won’t tip you for almost having me killed on a 15-minutes journey. No doubt, bad road could be frustrating at times, but there is nothing wrong with driving with care regardless. So if you are an Uber driver and you are currently reading this article, you may also want to take that too into a note.

Trip Manipulation



You probably will be amazed to find out that even a ride-hailing service like Uber can also be manipulated. Well, now you know, so you may want to watch out on your future trip on the platform. Various Uber drivers have their respective plans while taking trips, and while it all streamlines to making ends meet, some drivers could be very dubious in the execution of their services.

One of the prominent acts found under this category is re-routing trips, and it takes only a regular customer who has a vast knowledge of the app to quickly notice. Trust me, no one pays tips to a dubious person, and in a case like this, I do rather file a report almost immediately.

Broke Riders



Yes! Drivers are not always responsible for zero-tipping. Sometimes, it is a choice to make by the rider. Certainly, 1 of 10 drivers are everyone’s perfect kind-of-driver but do you ever think of tipping this gentleman or lady. Let me guess the reason why- you are probably scared of how much will be added to your initial fee, or perhaps doesn’t have so much to let go the excess. Either way, the various reasons are best known to the respective riders, however, how about you try tipping a driver in one of your next trips! A kind gesture, they say ‘creates a ripple effect’.

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Yeah... Thanks...

Sometimes it is even fear. You are concerned it is too small and the driver might curse you in his/her mind.

You know when your balance is just N50. How do you open that your big mouth to say "keep the change"?

You probably do not have extra to add or you do not know how to go about adding it...could be an awkward moment

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Good day... Kindly assist with this little question for people that are into uber/taxify business already... I av seen countless people doing this business and obviously it shows that they are living averagely good' so I will wanna know?

1) is it possible to be one same platform together' that is the uber and taxity?

2) As I student, I av my lectures 6pm to 8pm daily' so I wanna know if its possible to make 10k on a daily working fro 7am till 5pm

Note' the car is mine and I will appreciate sincere response please... Thanks

Stories! Even when uber drivers dont do any of the above, Nigerians won't Still tip them.