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Hello,

 

Could you tell me if being disabled that I'd get a discount on entry?

 

 

Not sure about ALL Tracks - but - I'm sure some allow Disabled Entry as a Concession. Whatever the Concession Rate is at that Track.

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Hello,

 

Could you tell me if being disabled that I'd get a discount on entry?

 

 

At Peterborough you would be able to park inside the Showground if you present a blue badge, and only pay concession rate. I suggest you contact the club about carers. As far as i'm aware, Ipswich do not provide any discount for disabled people, which is a very short sighted policy..

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At Peterborough you would be able to park inside the Showground if you present a blue badge, and only pay concession rate. I suggest you contact the club about carers. As far as i'm aware, Ipswich do not provide any discount for disabled people...

 

For Panthers fans, admission is at concession rate but carers do need their own admission ticket. Blue Badge parking is available inside the stadium.

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For Panthers fans, admission is at concession rate but carers do need their own admission ticket. Blue Badge parking is available inside the stadium.

why do you charge carers neil?? Thus doubling the cost for the disabled person who will have to pay the carers entry in most cases.... Without the carer, the disabled person doesn't attend so surely one paying concession rate is better than nothing at all??
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In the EL, only Kings Lynn, Wolverhampton and Lakeside offer "concessions" admission to registered disabled in the pricing structure on their web sites. NONE of them mention carers, or other helpers. Not looked at PL / NL web sites.

 

As for the rights and wrongs, short sightedness or other emotive language, that's up to the individual to decide. One thing's for sure though, whatever discounts the promoters offer will come out of their own pockets. No Local Authority will be providing grants from their Social Services budgets, to finance the discounts, nor will the promoters be getting anything off any charity to fund their generosity.

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In the EL, only Kings Lynn, Wolverhampton and Lakeside offer "concessions" admission to registered disabled in the pricing structure on their web sites. NONE of them mention carers, or other helpers. Not looked at PL / NL web sites.

 

As for the rights and wrongs, short sightedness or other emotive language, that's up to the individual to decide. One thing's for sure though, whatever discounts the promoters offer will come out of their own pockets. No Local Authority will be providing grants from their Social Services budgets, to finance the discounts, nor will the promoters be getting anything off any charity to fund their generosity.

if you go to bbc teletext. clock up the yorkshire and n.yorks.page then scroll down to the 4th news story, see what you think, page 160

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why do you charge carers neil?? Thus doubling the cost for the disabled person who will have to pay the carers entry in most cases.... Without the carer, the disabled person doesn't attend so surely one paying concession rate is better than nothing at all??

Why charge adults who take a kid? After all, without the adult the kid would not be there. You have the draw the line somewhere

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Why charge adults who take a kid? After all, without the adult the kid would not be there. You have the draw the line somewhere

kids go free up to a certain age at most places, then get a concession.... How many cases do you know of where the parent only goes to support the child?? Most parents are fans in the first place and I bet 9 times out of 10 the carer has no interest in speedway whatsoever.
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Why charge adults who take a kid? After all, without the adult the kid would not be there. You have the draw the line somewhere

 

EXACTLY, not only should kids get in for a quid but their accompanying adult should get in FREE too! Of course they should.

 

No doubt everyone else on here who agrees with that line in thinking will mock promoters for trying to make a business out of speedway, for trying to get some money into the bank to pay the bills with, and ye gods, if they should even dare to do so, to actually make a profit!

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Disabled folk who need a registered carer in order to attend any event, should never have to pay for that carer. Its simply the decent thing to do, and Football and Rugby both adopt that policy..

But as i said above, what about kids? You can't let a 10 year old go to speedway on their own so they need a carer, should that carer get in for nothing?

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