Barred from Wembley
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:38 am
How sad that the Wembley Stadium web site boasts that their Covid protocol is stricter than current Government requirements. They impose regular spot checks which are more frequent in certain parts of the stadium and restrict you to a time slot when you will be allowed access.
We had tickets for the ladies FA Cup Final today. Last night, my wife and I tried to produce temporary Covid passes from the NHS App. Although we have used this previously, it did not work. The help desk is yet to respond to our issue. We therefore had to choose whether to incur the time and cost of travelling to Wembley in the hope of avoiding spot checks to gain access. The failure of technology put us in the position of somebody having done something wrong, even though we are both vaccinated.
To say that I am angry is an understatement. I will now not book tickets for any event where I have to prove my vaccine status to attend and I will refuse to use a vaccine passport as I now see how divisive they are, especially when access to them may be denied by a technical failure.
I feel sorry for venues that have to enforce this dreadful rule, although I have no sympathy for the Wembley attitude of actively seeking to bar access to customers who have already paid for their tickets in advance. I hope that venues will realise that they need to challenge the Government and refuse to enforce these draconian rules, or they will alienate their customers and face the economic consequences.
We had tickets for the ladies FA Cup Final today. Last night, my wife and I tried to produce temporary Covid passes from the NHS App. Although we have used this previously, it did not work. The help desk is yet to respond to our issue. We therefore had to choose whether to incur the time and cost of travelling to Wembley in the hope of avoiding spot checks to gain access. The failure of technology put us in the position of somebody having done something wrong, even though we are both vaccinated.
To say that I am angry is an understatement. I will now not book tickets for any event where I have to prove my vaccine status to attend and I will refuse to use a vaccine passport as I now see how divisive they are, especially when access to them may be denied by a technical failure.
I feel sorry for venues that have to enforce this dreadful rule, although I have no sympathy for the Wembley attitude of actively seeking to bar access to customers who have already paid for their tickets in advance. I hope that venues will realise that they need to challenge the Government and refuse to enforce these draconian rules, or they will alienate their customers and face the economic consequences.