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StubHub UK Fined and Ordered to Refund Customers for Hidden Fees

Online ticket reseller StubHub UK has been fined nearly £900,000 and ordered to refund 50,000 customers for illegal 'drip pricing' and hidden fees.

23 Jun, 07:04 — 23 Jun, 09:54
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BBCHigh6d ago

Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees

The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.

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FTVery High6d ago

StubHub UK ordered to pay £1.5mn penalty for ‘drip pricing’

Ticket seller fined by competition watchdog for failing to include additional charges in prices advertised to customers

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The GuardianMostly Factual6d ago

StubHub UK fined almost £900,000 over ‘hidden’ ticket fees

Reseller is also ordered to refund more than 50,000 fans, as its rival Viagogo remains under investigation Business live – latest updates The online ticket reseller StubHub UK has been fined almost £900,000 and ordered to make payments to more than 50,000 fans for not showing the full price of tickets at the time of booking, an illegal practice known as “drip pricing”. The UK competition watchdog, which launched an investigation into the sales practices of eight companies including rival re...

By Mark Sweney

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The IndependentMostly Factual6d ago

Ticket reseller StubHub ordered to refund customers who paid hidden fees

The watchdog discovered that the ticket resller was employing an unlawful method known as ‘drip pricing’

By Anna Wise

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Times of IndiaMostly Factual6d ago

Online ticket reseller StubHub UK fined £900,000 over illegal ‘drip pricing’, 50,000 customers to get refunds

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By TOI World Desk

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nmeMostly Factual6d ago

Ticket re-seller StubHub UK ordered to refund 50,000 customers and pay a £900,000 fine

“Action today means thousands of fans will get back money taken unfairly through hidden fees” The post Ticket re-seller StubHub UK ordered to refund 50,000 customers and pay a £900,000 fine appeared first on NME.

By Liberty Dunworth

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