List of some of the groups complaining about Viagogo
Major legal actions against Viagogo:
Just a few listed.
April '18
April '18
Feb '18
Jan '18
French Authorities FRC files a complaint against Viagogo in Geneva
December 2017
https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/10/03/frc-depose-une-plainte-contre-viagogo-geneve
French authorities (different to above!) order Viagogo to end 'deception'
https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/10/03/frc-depose-une-plainte-contre-viagogo-geneve
French authorities (different to above!) order Viagogo to end 'deception'
December 2017
Competition and Markets Authority, UK,
November 2017
SECO Swiss Government,
September 2017
Australian Government,
August 2017
Viagogo hit by multiple Spanish legal actions,
February 2017
Italian Society of Authors and Publishers in legal blitz against Viagogo,
February 2017
UEFA files criminal complaint against Viagogo for illegal ticket sales at Euro 2016
July 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/08/uefa-takes-action-against-viagogo-over-illegal-euro-2016-ticket-sales
Rugby Football Union legal action for unlawful ticket sales,
November 2012
…
HMRC targets secondary ticket industry,
November 2016
(Viagogo named)
German court banned Viagogo from claiming that the validity of the Take That tickets is “100 %
guaranteed”
2012, (in German)
UK Government investigations into Viagogo:
All Party Parliamentary Group on Ticket Abuse
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee Ticket Abuse Inquiry
REFUND GUIDANCE:
The above guidance has helped victims of Viagogo claim back in excess of £275,000 as of 18th April 2018 !
Facebook Groups complaining about Viagogo:
Victims of Viagogo. 5778 members.
Victim of Viagogo ( different to above)
The closed fb group is the recommended/safest one for fans.
Viagogo Scam. 2743 followers.
No No Viagogo,
Viagogo Nein Danke (German)
Viagogo and SeatWave are Scum
Violated by Viagogo
… and many more.
Twitter hashtags complaining about Viagogo:
#VofV
#fairgogo
#toutsout
#putfansfirst
#Viagogo Are Thieves
#viagogo
#Viagogo scam
Just look at all the responses on their own Twitter account https://twitter.com/viagogo for some of the most damning indictments
of Viagogo on the web! Thousands of complaints, not one positive comment!
… and many more.
Websites complaining about Viagogo:
FanFair Alliance:
Which? Consumer Group (Event tickets still being sold unlawfully)
Can be slow to load. Keep trying – has very good information.
Choice Consumer Group
(Australian, has a really good report demonstrating the illegal practices of Viagogo)
Review sites with thousands of detailed, negative comments:
News Articles informing about Viagogo behaviours
(only a very small selection):
MPs on the department for culture, media and sport select committee accused the company … of
“naked mis-selling and fraud”, “lying to the public” and “contempt for parliament”.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/24/viagogos-shady-reputation-grows-as-it-shuns-critics
StubHub and Viagogo offices raided in ticket touting investigation
“The Judge in the case being appealed by Viagogo had also held that those who entered the
stadium by use of a ticket obtained in contravention of RFU conditions were arguably guilty of
trespass."
Daily Record campaign page
CMA: Secondary ticket websites may be breaking the law
The woman taking on ticket website Viagogo
Google clamps down on ticket resale sites