Fan’s Groups Angered By Lack Of Consultation Prior To ‘Stealth’ Increase In Ticket Purchase Fees.

[Foxes_Trust]

The Foxes Trust and Union FS have come out strongly in condemnation at the fact that Leicester City did not consult Fans’ Groups prior to the substantial increase in fees introduced by the Club for 2019/20 for Match Tickets (Home & Away), Stadium Car Parking, Foxes Travel and other services.

Full details here ​

Fan’s Groups Angered By Lack Of Consultation Prior To ‘Stealth’ Increase In Ticket Purchase Fees. – Foxes Trust

foxestrust.co.uk

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[pork pie fox]

I can’t get that worked up about this one, to be honest.

 

[Blue Maniac]

So only a “tiny” percentage of its “income” comes in the form of these Fees.

Is it tiny or not? What do you mean by “income”? Is this code for something?

 

[Lako42]

It's a piss take charging a completely made up fee per ticket rather than per transaction (still unnecessary)

No reasons given either.


Most probably won't agree just so they can be at odds with the FT

 

[homer]

Even though they are coming across a bit moany, given the fact that ST prices have been kept low for years and everything else that’s gone on over recent years, they’ve definitely got a point here

It’s a completely unnecessary charge to impose for a relatively small amount of money. Makes us look like penny pinching misers, which we certainly aren’t

The consultation bit is completely irrelevant, for me, but the principle of this charge is nothing short of pathetic

We’ve shat away money on extended contracts for the likes of James, yet squeeze money out of ordinary punters for stuff like this

 

[BlueNotes]

Is there only one fan? I think they mean fans' groups.

This is TB, it had to be said.

 

[homer]

Is there only one fan? I think they mean fans' groups.

This is TB, it had to be said.

I know they haven’t got many actual members, but I don’t think they’ve sunk that far.

Yet

 

[Blue Maniac]

Not disagreeing at all, this complaint is very similar to the reason I stopped buying season tickets.

 

[SJN-Fox]

Admin and transaction fees are everywhere .. theatres, cinemas, concert tickets etc etc. We have been very fortunate so far in only paying a £1 overall fee. I’m afraid we have to be realistic here. Costs go up, prices go up.

 

[Jeff]

Admin and transaction fees are everywhere .. theatres, cinemas, concert tickets etc etc.

And it's all bollocks. A delivery charge is fair enough (one per order, not one per ticket). But the cost of processing the transaction should be covered by the ticket price, not added on at the end.
You wouldn't expect to pay a transaction charge when buying anything else, so why should tickets be different?

 

[SJN-Fox]

I agree. What pissed me off was my car insurance company charging me a £15 admin fee for a change to my policy when I did it all myself on their website. They should have been paying me.

 

[bocadillo]

Most probably won't agree just so they can be at odds with the FT

My feelings about the Foxes Trust need no rehearsal, but I agree with them completely on this. The ticket price should be the price you pay.

 

[bocadillo]

Makes us look like penny pinching misers, which we certainly aren’t

Are you sure about that? The evidence suggests otherwise.

 

[bocadillo]

Admin and transaction fees are everywhere .. theatres, cinemas, concert tickets etc etc

A hundred wrongs don't make a right. Any organisation should include all the money they want to screw out of you in their ticket costs. The only warranted addition is for 'postage and packing'.

 

[fitz]

If it's not down as delivery is this a card fee? Suppose you'd get charged for that in person too though. Must be sending out heavy tickets if they cant absorb the cost of delivery. £31.50s plenty, that was the campaign they all got praised for following on away tickets wasn't it?

 

[Volpone]

Thought card fees are illegal now.

 

[Matt_B]

Thought card fees are illegal now.

Card surcharge ban means no more nasty surprises for shoppers

Hidden charges for paying with a debit or credit card will be banned from today (13 January).

www.gov.uk

 

[fitz]

Thought card fees are illegal now.

Yup. I would never imply such a fee was in place of that..... Must be delivery, but not called delivery for reasons unknown.

 

[Robin127]

It happens here too, I went to an MLS game a few weeks ago, got charged an extra $5 on top of the ticket price for "processing." It was all done online including ticket delivery, somewhere there is a computer raking it in.

 

[SJN-Fox]

It would be interesting to see what other Premier League clubs charge and where we sit in comparison.

What was the club’s reply? This should have been included in the article too

I’m not sure if they are upset because the charges have been increased or just that they weren’t consulted beforehand.