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Business · UK Regulation

StubHub Fined £900,000, Ordered to Refund 50,000 Customers Over Hidden Fees

Ticket reseller StubHub has been fined £900,000 and must refund over 50,000 customers for not showing total prices upfront, the UK competition regulator announced.

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StubHub customers will receive refunds averaging £10 after the CMA found hidden fees violate consumer law.

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Ticket reseller StubHub has been fined £900,000 for not showing fans the total price upfront when buying tickets.

More than 50,000 customers are expected to receive a refund with the average payout set to be around £10 per transaction, following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

"Hitting customers with hidden fees is illegal. It's not fair to draw people in with what looks like a good deal, only for them to find the real price is higher when they get to the checkout due to extra charges that can't be avoided," said Emma Cochrane, executive director of consumer protection at the CMA.

The regulator said StubHub would contact fans about their refund.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken decisive action to protect consumers, fining StubHub £900,000 for failing to display full ticket prices upfront. More than 50,000 customers will receive refunds averaging £10 each, a move that reinforces transparency in the secondary ticket market.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined StubHub £900,000 for not showing customers the full ticket price upfront, a violation of consumer law. The regulator also ordered the reseller to refund over 50,000 customers, with an average payout of around £10 per transaction.

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StubHub has been fined a mere £900,000 for systematically hiding fees from ticket buyers—a penalty that critics argue is too small given the scale of the deception. Over 50,000 customers will receive refunds averaging just £10, a fraction of what they were overcharged.

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined StubHub £900,000 for not showing customers the full ticket price upfront, a violation of consumer law. The regulator also ordered the reseller to refund over 50,000 customers, with an average payout of around £10 per transaction.

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