Interesting discussion.

I think the question is actually, what the size of the tip was. If it was 10% of what a "pro" would have asked, than I think that the carguard should have been happy. Would 50% not have been a fairer compensation? I am sure that it was a fiver or tenner. In the first place, people should not have to use, possible corrupt, carguards.
I was a full time student in Durban in 2003. I had a typical student scadonc which was stolen in Durban. Never to be found again. The regular carguard was no where to be found the morning that it happened. Was he perhaps involved? He received a fiver every day for almost three months prior. He was on duty again the day afterwards. For the rest of the year I had to use public "unfriendly" transport and got along quite fine, for about a fiver a day. And on top of that, I did not occupy a parking space, didn’t have a car to service and wash and drive. No hassle, just a little bit uncomfortable.

By supporting the public transport, I also helped to create jobs, and may I say, better paying jobs than carguards I can imagine.

People should really examine and compare the cost of convenience to the cost of responsible citizenship.

Did I get my fiver's worth from the carguard, or did I get a better deal from the public transport?