The Great ' Which companies class adults as younger than 18?' Hunt

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Former_MSE_Debs
Former_MSE_Debs Posts: 890 Forumite
edited 17 December 2013 at 3:49PM in Marriage, relationships & families
Great ' Which companies class adults as younger than 18?' Hunt

We've noticed hotels, restaurants and airlines do this a lot to charge more. We want to tap MoneySavers' collective knowledge to find out which firms class 16-year-olds, 14-year-olds or younger children as adults when they're charging.

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  • mature_student84
    mature_student84 Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 17 December 2013 at 8:13PM
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    Children over 12 pay adult prices at Alton Towers and in other Merlin attractions, Children over 15 must pay Adult prices. I think this is outrageous and there should be a law against it.
    Enforcing that an Adult ticket must be purchased for a person who is still a Child in the eyes of the law is exploitation (well I think so anyway)
  • usernamealreadytaken
    usernamealreadytaken Posts: 12 Forumite
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    We went on holiday with Key Camps, and paid for inclusive meals - my 12 year old son (turned 12 two weeks before we holidayed) was classed as an adult :-(
  • jpjn
    jpjn Posts: 2 Newbie
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    13 year olds can't share a room with parents in de vere hotels. Have to pay for another room
  • building_with_lego
    building_with_lego Posts: 2,606 Forumite
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    Gosh, I thought children of 16 being classed as adult on First buses and First Great Western trains was bad....
    They call me Dr Worm... I'm interested in things; I'm not a real doctor but I am a real worm. :grin:
  • minimoneysaver
    minimoneysaver Posts: 2,222 Forumite
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    Disney!!! Supposed to be a child focussed company!
  • bunty109
    bunty109 Posts: 1,265 Forumite
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    Virgin Atlantic/ Holidays class adults as age 12. :@
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  • pinkduvetdiva
    pinkduvetdiva Posts: 405 Forumite
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    British Airways also class adults as 12+.
  • luxor4t
    luxor4t Posts: 11,125 Forumite
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    Bristol Zoo:
    age 2 - 14 £8.53

    age 15 - 18 £12.27

    Adults are £14.09
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  • bylromarha
    bylromarha Posts: 10,085 Forumite
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    Most cinemas have a child (12 and under) price, a teen price (13-17) then adult price.
    Who made hogs and dogs and frogs?
  • theoretica
    theoretica Posts: 12,337 Forumite
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    Edinburgh Science Festival goes the other way on some tickets - charges more for the children than accompanying adults. As these events are geared to children and the parents will be using less resources and helping supervise the children this seems honest and defensible to me.
    But a banker, engaged at enormous expense,
    Had the whole of their cash in his care.
    Lewis Carroll
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