[Albion] Season Ticket ‘Booking Protect’

[studio150]

Out of interest, what was the date of the email?

Today

 

[Sirnormangall]

Looks like it just about covers your car breaking down on the way to a game (may be useful for those that travel a long way) or anyone unfortunate enough to get a serious illness that stops them going to a lot of games…..other than that there is so much wriggle room they’ll hardly pay out for anything

Third party product….wonder what commission the club are making?

Yes, it seems likely that making a successful claim will be difficult and in the current economic climate I’d have thought take-up would be low. So whatever the commission payments are I can’t believe the club will earn much from this, so I don’t know why they’re risking reputational damage from offering this product.

 

[dazzer6666]

Yes, it seems likely that making a successful claim will be difficult and in the current economic climate I’d have thought take-up would be low. So whatever the commission payments are I can’t believe the club will earn much from this, so I don’t know why they’re risking reputational damage from offering this product.

Won’t be much damage………it’s an option they’ve provided that possibly suits a small % of STHs but it’s not been heavily promoted and may benefit a few. Maybe the commission is minimal and they simply see it as useful to some - it’s only an extension of the bookimg protection policy that’s offered every time you buy a ticket on the website anyway (including away tickets)

 

[Sirnormangall]

Won’t be much damage………it’s an option they’ve provided that possibly suits a small % of STHs but it’s not been heavily promoted and may benefit a few. Maybe the commission is minimal and they simply see it as useful to some - it’s only an extension of the bookimg protection policy that’s offered every time you buy a ticket on the website anyway (including away tickets)

You may be right, I just think the insurance sector is so tainted by numerous mis-selling scandals I don’t know why the club bothers with it.

 

[GT49er]

Out of interest, what was the date of the email?

Should have been April 1st. - but I susoect it wasn't.

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

Should have been April 1st. - but I susoect it wasn't.

Yep, ironic.
That was the date I had the same email in 2020.

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[drew]

Yes, it seems likely that making a successful claim will be difficult and in the current economic climate I’d have thought take-up would be low. So whatever the commission payments are I can’t believe the club will earn much from this, so I don’t know why they’re risking reputational damage from offering this product.

Firstly, I would suspect this is a scheme that's being pushed by the EPL rather than just Brighton.

My concern would be that this is a scheme that clubs/EPL would use to avoid losing out by refunding season tickets in the event of another lockdown and behind closed doors matches! ie, rather than the clubs bearing this cost, they would be passing it on to supporters and/or insurance companies. I might be barking up the wrong tree but it does seem that the cover is very restrictive and very onerous on the proof of claim. For example, if you get covid, you're not going to get a Doctors report (for which they'll charge), just a positive LFT!

If you do have to get a doctors report then I suspect that cost is about £20 and it hardly becomes worth claiming for what I assume would be the pro rata cost of your ticket!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Pretty sure my doctor has got better things to do with his time than issue me with a report saying I don't fancy going to football because I've got a bit of a cold

 

[Brovion]

Pretty sure my doctor has got better things to do with his time than issue me with a report saying I don't fancy going to football because I've got a bit of a cold

Agreed. Will we be allowed to get notes from our mums instead do you think?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

This has been around a few seasons on the club website, so can only assume poor uptake on the basis the club are emailing fans, oddly something I haven’t received


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[Neville's Breakfast]

Sounds like an offer of nothing for something. Merge with one of the scam threads ?

 

[amexer]

Agree how embarrassing to take up Doctors time . How about passing ticket on if unable to attend. Just have to remember to join sharing scheme as soon as struck down ill

 

[Harold]

Perhaps something for our FAB members to raise at the first meeting.

You'd assume, as the FAB structure is in place, that club comms relating to fan charging initiatives like this would be pre-parsed by the reps as an early barometer of likely fan response.

Or was it all just lip service to defuse the disatisfaction over nickel and dime ST sharing charges.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

You will be asked to provide • a death certificate where your refund
request is for death;

They might be suspicious if you turn up with your own death certificate !!

Agree with everyone else...complete waste of money !!!

Change your name to Jesus and you’ll be fine.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I would be surprised if someone at the club isn't getting their arse kicked this morning

Piss poor product, Piss poor e-mail and piss poor decision to send it out

 

[Giraffe]

It's exactly the sort of insurance the Government are moving to ban. There will be virtually a zero claim rate on this, meaning it isn't insurance. Total con and the club should not be associating itself with this.

 

[timbha]

Firstly, I would suspect this is a scheme that's being pushed by the EPL rather than just Brighton.

My concern would be that this is a scheme that clubs/EPL would use to avoid losing out by refunding season tickets in the event of another lockdown and behind closed doors matches! ie, rather than the clubs bearing this cost, they would be passing it on to supporters and/or insurance companies. I might be barking up the wrong tree but it does seem that the cover is very restrictive and very onerous on the proof of claim. For example, if you get covid, you're not going to get a Doctors report (for which they'll charge), just a positive LFT!

If you do have to get a doctors report then I suspect that cost is about £20 and it hardly becomes worth claiming for what I assume would be the pro rata cost of your ticket!

You could be right about the EPL scheme. It might provide useful cover for someone unfortunately struck down by an incapacitating illness or injury where they miss a number of matches.

I don’t think I read that it’s compulsory to buy.

 

[RandyWanger]

Absolute con, BarbsOUT

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

It's exactly the sort of insurance the Government are moving to ban. There will be virtually a zero claim rate on this, meaning it isn't insurance. Total con and the club should not be associating itself with this.

"Hello? Gladstone Brookes?"

 

[Arthur]

Whilst I agree it's a total waste of money no one is putting a gun to your head to buy it.

You get offered these sorts of insurance policies when you buy gig, plane, train tickets these days. I always just say no thank you and get on with my life......as I will do here. If everyone else does the same then it won't be viable and it'll soon go away.