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The only thing that really annoys me about this is the fact they let me buy a ticket for the Poole meeting at 8pm last night..

Im sure they would have already made their decision and should have closed this facility down.

I will be asking for a refund.

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1 hour ago, mikebv said:

Any information on why phones couldn't have been used to book tickets? 

Or were they?

Surely people are able to ring up, use their card to buy, and either have them sent to their home, or the barcode sent to their phone?

Or even pick them up on the night..?

There is a though a myth that 50 somethings dont use computers. Most of us are extremely computer and internet savvy..

Especially when the wife suddenly walks in to the room..:D

Telephone sales have been used by Kent.  Very very easy.  I got my tickets the next day after my phone call and had a reserved seat.

I believe that others were able to buy tickets directly at the stadium with a personal visit right up to the time of the meeting.

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11 minutes ago, noaksey said:

Why would they do that?

Did stadium rather than speedway staff operate it?

Ties in with the question about Card a sales over the phone. 

Brummies have very limited access to the Stadium and certainly not enough access to set up a phone option. 

As for Kent doing same. I called for Tickets for Leicester match there waiting hours to get through. 

When I did card machines were on a Go Slow and a lady promised to call back. I never got a call back and having wasted hours trying to get through again  gave up. I was subsequently told they had 3 staff covering phones and visitors. No wonder it was so amateurish. 

Brummies online ticketing is simple and easy and I'm nearly 70. 

Problems are more to do with crowd limits. 

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2 hours ago, heathen52 said:

Is it a coincidence that both the Teams one temporarily suspending the season Birmingham, and the other Wolves saying sustaining heavy losses, had major issues on there opening nights, has this impacted on attendances since ?.

Not at wolves after the first night they sold out of tickets for the other night's.  Think at Birmingham it did effect the crowd as it was down on Wednesday that's for sure. 

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3 hours ago, BobC said:

The only thing that really annoys me about this is the fact they let me buy a ticket for the Poole meeting at 8pm last night..

Im sure they would have already made their decision and should have closed this facility down.

I will be asking for a refund.

According to Brum forum they have been in contact with Try booking and refunds are being arranged 

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3 hours ago, BobC said:

The only thing that really annoys me about this is the fact they let me buy a ticket for the Poole meeting at 8pm last night..

Im sure they would have already made their decision and should have closed this facility down.

I will be asking for a refund.

refunds have been set up and you should get an email tonight from trybooking .

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59 minutes ago, Graham C said:

According to Brum forum they have been in contact with Try booking and refunds are being arranged 

Got my refund, without even asking. Fair play to them. 

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5 hours ago, heathen52 said:

Is it a coincidence that both the Teams one temporarily suspending the season Birmingham, and the other Wolves saying sustaining heavy losses, had major issues on there opening nights, has this impacted on attendances since ?.

Wolves sold out both times since

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4 hours ago, HGould said:

Ties in with the question about Card a sales over the phone. 

Brummies have very limited access to the Stadium and certainly not enough access to set up a phone option. 

As for Kent doing same. I called for Tickets for Leicester match there waiting hours to get through. 

When I did card machines were on a Go Slow and a lady promised to call back. I never got a call back and having wasted hours trying to get through again  gave up. I was subsequently told they had 3 staff covering phones and visitors. No wonder it was so amateurish. 

Brummies online ticketing is simple and easy and I'm nearly 70. 

Problems are more to do with crowd limits. 

HGould had the opposite experience to me. I booked for the Leicester match and when it was rained off I called and got through straight away to get the

ticket transferred to the Eastbourne match, That match was rained off so I transferred the ticket to the Glasgow match and booked for Bank Holiday Monday

at tne same time.. Couldn't fault the system.I had the impression that the girls on the phone new very little about speedway, but I still got my tickets.

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16 hours ago, HGould said:

Brummies have very limited access to the Stadium and certainly not enough access to set up a phone option. 

You don't have to be located at the stadium to do telephone sales... there's these wonderful new things I've seen called mobile phones... they don't have a wire attached to them or anything!

I'm gonna get myself one :rofl:

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22 hours ago, iainb said:

You don't have to be located at the stadium to do telephone sales... there's these wonderful new things I've seen called mobile phones... they don't have a wire attached to them or anything!

I'm gonna get myself one :rofl:

I believe several tracks have just invested in some pigeons..

Your tickets will be delivered attached to their legs in a little tube...:D

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1 hour ago, semion said:

With Birmingham Parking their season and Johnson’s likely announcement tomorrow does this mean the riders are free to join other Clubs or simply take the lost income on the Chin ?

The riders will stay in Birmingham's 1-7 so will be free to take guest bookings. Their income will be delayed, not lost.

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2 hours ago, mikebv said:

I believe several tracks have just invested in some pigeons..

Your tickets will be delivered attached to their legs in a little tube...:D

DeliverCoo

Ahem... I'll get my coat

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2 hours ago, NeilWatson said:

The riders will stay in Birmingham's 1-7 so will be free to take guest bookings. Their income will be delayed, not lost.

Is that a guarantee or more in hope ?

In theory if a rider was offered a full time position in the Championship would he be within his rights to take it ?  I mean riders still have to earn and I guess they are self employed.  Or in this case self unemployed 

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16 minutes ago, screm said:

Can't they just take payment over the phone and have a pick up point somewhere outside the stadium for the tickets?

Advance booking and no pay at the gate...

Ticks both boxes?

 

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