In Reply to: driver payment posted by blue on Friday, 9. September 2005 at 05:44 Bali Time:
when we book a driver or pay a taxi, so long as we were happy with the service on the day I tip. We often pay our driver 400000 or 450000 (I just do an easy split between the number of people in the vehicle and pay him more. An extra 10 or 20 thousand to us is absolutely nothing).
Their petrol prices recently went up from 1800rp per litre to, I think, 2800rp per litre.
I always pay at the end of the trip.
I dont mind if the driver gets a tip from any of the shops that I ask to go to. 'No skin off my nose'.
I have used the same driver for lots of trips over the past 12 years and often I ask him to take me somewhere to buy something in particular and I have never been disappointed. I have built up immense trust in him though and I am sure its visa versa.