Event Ticket Refund

jme85

If I buy a ticket to an event and now have to go for an operation so I cannot attend the event, am I entitled to a refund even if the terms of sale specify the ticket is non-refundable?

TadleyBaggie

No, that what insurance is for,

jme85

It's a dinner and DJ event at a local restaurant, there wasn't any insurance option. Or is there a third party instance I should have had?

screech_78

No, you’re not. You’re the one breaking the contract. Unless you have travel insurance which covers you. 

sheramber

Can you sell it to someone else?

Aylesbury_Duck

jme85 said:

It's a dinner and DJ event at a local restaurant, there wasn't any insurance option. Or is there a third party instance I should have had?

If there wasn't an insurance option at purchase then it would be down to you to make your own insurance arrangements.  To be honest it doesn't sound like it would be a particularly expensive ticket and most insurance policies would have an excess which wouldn't make it worthwhile anyway.

Just one of those things, I'm afraid.  If it was the vendor cancelling that would be different.

Ask if you can transfer the ticket to a future event, or if you can have credit to use in the restaurant at some point.  They may agree.

jme85

It's £90, a lot of money to just throw away. Very frustrating. Thanks for the advice everyone. Have a good evening

LightFlare

Hats off to you for your priorities though.

We get countless “clients” telling us which days they can’t attend and when we can fit in amongst their arrangements for hospital procedures and courses of treatments.

Hope all go well