ray c 2,299 Posted April 26, 2019 56 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Really surprised there are still any tracks not selling tickets or admission by card. I wonder how many tracks still do cash only ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagpuss 10,802 Posted April 26, 2019 34 minutes ago, ray c said: I wonder how many tracks still do cash only ? Too many I’d imagine. Not having a pop at Poole only, this is a general point where speedway needs to get with the times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted April 26, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bagpuss said: Too many I’d imagine. Not having a pop at Poole only, this is a general point where speedway needs to get with the times. If i mention on here im moaning .be interesting to know though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bald Bloke 3,293 Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) Weird one. Poole is cash only One of the dearest in the league to bring a family with kids to. The best supported. The most successful. Well sponsored. Can't afford Kevlars or shale.. Is it a case of deep pockets and short arms ?? Edited April 28, 2019 by Bald Bloke 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,145 Posted April 28, 2019 How accepting cash only is so out of line with spending today. I am 72 so supposedly an old fuddy duddy in many peeps eyes. But very rarely do i spend cash. I do usually carry about £20 in notes, plus couple one pound coins, one or two 50p's and couple of 20p's, but that is usually spent on car parking. More or less everything else is by card. Very rarely write a cheque, couple a year. Its so convenient just to pop the card on the card machine if under £30, sometimes I have problem remembering the pin when over £30, but thats because I have 2 cards to remember pins. But if I had a family going to speedway I couldnt be put up with having £50 cash to pay. It in itself will be a put off for the younger generations. Why would any modern day sporting facility want to collect loads of cash. Cash will slow down turnstiles, and certainly be a security risk. It all has to be added up at the end of a meeting, and kept secure. I wont go into obvious reason why cash is king. Do riders get paid cash, some will be earning over £1000 per meeting even in the UK. Surely they don want that sort of money on them. Not forward thinking by promotors if you ask me. Terrible decision is cash only. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted April 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said: How accepting cash only is so out of line with spending today. I am 72 so supposedly an old fuddy duddy in many peeps eyes. But very rarely do i spend cash. I do usually carry about £20 in notes, plus couple one pound coins, one or two 50p's and couple of 20p's, but that is usually spent on car parking. More or less everything else is by card. Very rarely write a cheque, couple a year. Its so convenient just to pop the card on the card machine if under £30, sometimes I have problem remembering the pin when over £30, but thats because I have 2 cards to remember pins. But if I had a family going to speedway I couldnt be put up with having £50 cash to pay. It in itself will be a put off for the younger generations. Why would any modern day sporting facility want to collect loads of cash. Cash will slow down turnstiles, and certainly be a security risk. It all has to be added up at the end of a meeting, and kept secure. I wont go into obvious reason why cash is king. Do riders get paid cash, some will be earning over £1000 per meeting even in the UK. Surely they don want that sort of money on them. Not forward thinking by promotors if you ask me. Terrible decision is cash only. little tip use the same pin number on both cards . or though that may not suit you to do that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simon.c 23 Posted April 28, 2019 Honest Mister Tax Inspector, only 1000 people came through the door so that is all the money I received said no business ever!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
semion 2,192 Posted April 28, 2019 Certain places ( Car Auctions for example) actually Have a surcharge for paying by cash. Speedway behind the times ? Surely not Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris116 756 Posted April 28, 2019 Rye House took cash And cards, look how well it worked for them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,654 Posted April 28, 2019 3 hours ago, ray c said: little tip use the same pin number on both cards . or though that may not suit you to do that All the security protocols suggest a different pin number for each card!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OveFundinFan 4,145 Posted April 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: All the security protocols suggest a different pin number for each card!! If I had a different pin or password for all the things I need access to I would need a memory not of a 72 year old but a 22 year old. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted April 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, Skidder1 said: All the security protocols suggest a different pin number for each card!! Individual choice . don't matter so much with contactless payments anybody can use your card !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArthurRudge 347 Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/28/2019 at 8:59 AM, Chris116 said: Rye House took cash And cards, look how well it worked for them! What a stupid comment how on earth is that relevant to their demise? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DC2 11,150 Posted April 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, ArthurRudge said: What a stupid comment how on earth is that relevant to their demise? Because they didn’t take enough cash? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sings4Speedway 3,249 Posted April 29, 2019 22 hours ago, ray c said: Individual choice . don't matter so much with contactless payments anybody can use your card !!! But card issuers will refund and losses against contactless fraud and see it as a trade of for swifter processing. Should fraud occur via PIN its a lot harder as there are questions asked regarding how your pin info was gathered in the first place. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites