[Albion] Arsenal parking (home)

wealdgull said:

Have you ever tried booking parking?

The on-sale date is on the web site, until it is decided that it isn't. This isn't just for games that are postponed, but for many games they change the on-sale date to "TBC" on the morning that they said it was going on sale. So you're checking the web site to see when this changes in the hope that you know in advance when the tickets will go on sale.

When it does change, the tickets rarely go on sale at the 9am they say they will. Instead they go on sale at 10 past, or 20 past, or whenever someone feels like pressing the button to put them on sale. So you're checking the web site to see when they go on sale.

And often when they do go on sale there are only a handful of tickets for the Bridge car park that go on sale, and little if nothing for the University. So unless you're checking the web site all the time you miss them.

And if you do miss them you're back to checking the web site for when the bulk of car park tickets for both Bridge and University go on sale, which is usually (but not always) around 5 days before the match. So you're checking the web site to see when these pop up.

It's an absolutely terrible system. It's inconsistent, it pretty much requires you to be looking at the web site multiple times per day to find out what's going on, and still requires a modicum of luck for you to hit the web site at the right time to obtain a ticket.

If they want to make allocation "fair" then put them in a ballot. If they want to make it easy then bring back season tickets. But do something other than the current system, which rewards either the very lucky or those with enough time to rack up webpage views in lieu of having anything better to do with their lives.

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Diablo said:

anyone tried this

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milliepops said:

Parking and EDF park and ride for Arsenal currently available to purchase

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milliepops said:

Parking and EDF park and ride for Arsenal currently available to purchase.

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Super Steve Earle said:

I'm sorry, and I appreciate you are having a frustrated rant, but apart from your opinions, the factual elements just aren't correct. Yes, I have successfully booked a ticket for every home match this season at The Bridge.

Yes, the dates occasionally get changed and I get frustrated, but they are usually on a Tuesday and always follow the on sale dates for the match tickets. TBC is only usually if the match gets postponed. Although the Chelsea parking was scheduled for Tuesday this week, we all surely knew it would be changed to TBC (albeit carelessly after 9am this time) because the club won't sell parking for unspecified match dates.

The parking goes on sale at 9.00 am or within a minute or two practically every time. I think there was only once this season when it was late. It just isn't true that they go on sale at 10 or 20 past. That just doesn't happen.

It also isn't true that there are only a handful of tickets at The Bridge. If you keep logging in late, then there may only be a few left, but I have rarely seen less than 100 when I enter the site. I bought one at The University on one occasion, but when more popped up at The Bridge nearer the match, It was easy to buy and pop the University ticket on the Ticket Exchange. Cost me me £1.50 to sell it.


The system is a bit clunky but make the effort to know how it works and you won't go far wrong. Frankly a ballot is a stupid idea. And the club has dismissed season tickets since they lost Bennet's Field and availability fluctuates. Make a proper effort to check the dates, ask Alexa to remind you so you don't forget.

Like I said. I have had a park for every home game including Europa League. It's not luck, it's just making the effort like any process of buying tickets for something where supply exceeds demand.

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Bob! said:

Pyecombe P&R is bookable for this game NOW.

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Super Steve Earle said:

Still 8 left at The Bridge. This thread aged well - playing the top team in the Prem, people demanding season tickets for parking blah blah. Hardly an issue at all as it turns out.

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timbha said:

Can’t be bothered to look back but after your hypothesis was blown to shreds about “on sale” dates you admitted that the communications could be improved. Also, I don’t recall anyone on here “demanding” a parking season ticket, more of a suggestion or plea. Still, it’s all down to our vocabulary I suppose.

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swindonseagull said:

Now at 0912 changed to TBN

Bring back car park season tickets !!!

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