Motorcycle Live 2014 advanced Ticket Price con

[Mad Jock]

Having received numerous emails extolling the joys of purchasing advanced tickets to this year's show, with a saving of a whole £3.00 over the standard price of £20.00, I thought that I might avail myself of this service.

Imagine my dismay at finding that there is some spurious add-on called a Fulfilment Fee of £1.50, leading to a now massive saving of all of £1.50.

This is a practice that I have not come across before, in any of my online ticket purchases, and is worthy of the Ryanair Code of Practice.

Now, assuming that Motorcycle Live have already paid the ticketing organisation a fee, just what is this for? It's an online service, no human interaction at all, ticket by email so no printing costs. And just what is being fulfilled? Not me, after being shafted like this.

Is this normal? Anyone else come across this dubious practice?

[Mad Jock]

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

We decided last year to only do this every other year. When you combine the extortionate car parking fees it really is a bit of a joke.

A good few years ago when I went to the Car Show at the NEC, we parked at Birmingham Airport, which worked out cheaper than the NEC. The monorail thingy is still free, and it takes you straight to the NEC.

[Mad Jock]

mcrdave said:

It is free for bikes, indoor too (it says)

Anyone got any advance ticket links to save the piddly sum of £3 or thereabouts?

That's my point. You don't even save £3. You have to pay a Fulfilment Fee of £1.50 per transaction. Of course, if you buy 10 tickets it's £1.50, so it's cheaper the more you buy.

http://www.motorcyclelive.co.uk/information/ticket...

[Mad Jock]

LoonR1 said:

Mad Jock said:

Having received numerous emails extolling the joys of purchasing advanced tickets to this year's show, with a saving of a whole £3.00 over the standard price of £20.00, I thought that I might avail myself of this service.

Imagine my dismay at finding that there is some spurious add-on called a Fulfilment Fee of £1.50, leading to a now massive saving of all of £1.50.

This is a practice that I have not come across before, in any of my online ticket purchases, and is worthy of the Ryanair Code of Practice.

Now, assuming that Motorcycle Live have already paid the ticketing organisation a fee, just what is this for? It's an online service, no human interaction at all, ticket by email so no printing costs. And just what is being fulfilled? Not me, after being shafted like this.

Is this normal? Anyone else come across this dubious practice?

That reads just like a daft letter to Viz

I used to like you, Loon.......................

[Mad Jock]

I have just checked the Motorcycle Live website, and while this "Fulfilment Fee" still applies, they have changed the ticketing page to at least declare this up front, which I suppose is a minor victory.