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28-03-2012, 22:01
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Senior Concession Age
After handing in my application for a Concession ST before the Oxford game, I have been stunned today to get a phone call from the club to say that the senior concession age has jumped from 60 to 65.
 To quote from the fine print this is to ' to fall in line with the government's universal retirement age'. This throws up the anomily of those who have already qualified in recent seasons but still not 65 paying £170/£190 whilst those who apply for reaching 60 now will be told they need to pay adult ST price £255/£285. No thought seems to have gone into forewarning those approaching the previous concession age of 60 and neither does the club seem to have considered a phased introduction. I've told them I'm not prepared to pay full adult price for another 5 years to qualify for a concession ST. I'm sure there are probably a more in the same boat as me and unless the club can come up with a compromise I can see more refusing too at a time when, to their credit, the club has held ST prices this year. |
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28-03-2012, 22:20
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Re: Senior Concession Age
Not good news. I can only come to about 8 home games each season so I know that I would lose out at the previous concessionary age rate of 60 but with the cost of fuel now so high, the cost for me of attending a game has doubled over the last 2 years and it just does not make sense to pay out so much for a season ticket at this new full price. So I'll just pay at the gate in future.
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28-03-2012, 22:29
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Re: Senior Concession Age
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not those who are 60 
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28-03-2012, 23:57
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Re: Senior Concession Age
thats because retirement age has gone up probably
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29-03-2012, 09:12
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Re: Senior Concession Age
You're a fountain of knowledge, Cmon
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29-03-2012, 10:43
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Re: Senior Concession Age
The government retirement age raising is phased in to 2015 then from then until early 2020's they are raising retirement age to 66, I know it affects me and I am well and truly cheesed off, having to work 6 months after my 65th birthday. But I do agree, the club could (and should) have given a bit more notice to prospective ST purchasers.
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05-04-2012, 19:53
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Re: Senior Concession Age
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but concessions for 1st time applications will be strictly for over 65 year olds |
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17-04-2012, 16:32
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That's right accybeme but I would advise any regular ST holder who reached last year's concession age of 60 during the present season to have a chat with the club  |
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17-04-2012, 16:35
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Incidently Rev Red, don't know if you are aware that adult matchday gate prices go up next season to £17 but if you buy tickets in advance it's £15 |
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