Talk:National Limousine Association

To the National Limousine Association,

Recently I became a chauffeur and I realized that after years of being on the other side, which was ordering, riding and paying the bills for such billed services, that the line item called gratuities, is actually the drivers salary for the trip. For years and I do many, I thought that was the drivers tip, not his/ her salary. Many times I felt that was the tip he/ her was getting and I didn't feel bad about not giving a tip, then there were times when I felt the driver was horrible and shouldn't receive a tip and I would get really upset when I saw that amount on the final bill, or I had given something to the driver only to find that it was included in the bill. When the client asks me if the gratuities are included, I have to say yes, as that is what is put on the invoice and I don't want them to be upset when they receive the final billing and they think they have paid a tip twice. It is very hard to say that when the client is standing there and you can see cash in their hand and ready to give you but put it back in their pocket when you have to tell them gratuity is included.

I urge the limousine industry to change the wording of the billing from gratuities to service charges. Salaries should not be described as a gratuity!

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CD4C:5A90:2034:8F49:1EA2:2A2A (talk) 15:29, 20 October 2016 (UTC)