If people want to tip, they can put it on the cc or tell the driver to put it on the Octopus? I was driving for Uber and Lyft and I can tell you that people will tip if they want to no matter what. They would even dish out cash. I know that totally defeats the purpose of using a cc or Octopus. But guess what? Maybe people don't have enough cash to pay for the fare and tip. But using cc or Octopus may enable customers to tip more.
I myself don't usually tip unless the service warrants it. Tipping is not an entitlement.
Originally posted by benchen at 1-5-2016 20:00
Very simple, taxis were loosing out on tips.
Same reason why they don't have a credit card system here in HK for taxis.