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UK pub chain to start charging more depending on how busy it is

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Updated 12:15 14 Sep 2023 GMT+1Published 21:10 11 Sep 2023 GMT+1

UK pub chain to start charging more depending on how busy it is

The largest pub company in the UK has revealed it's introducing a 'dynamic' scheme resulting in increased pint prices at busier times

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

The largest pub company in the UK has revealed it's introducing a 'dynamic' scheme resulting in increased pint prices at busier times.

The price of beer may have dropped for the first time in two years in February, but one chain has decided 800 of its sites across the UK will be permanently taking part in a 'dynamic pricing' system.

The firm has already tried out the 'dynamic pricing' before - upping the cost of its drinks during popular sports events such as the Fifa World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

And now it's back and it's back for good, one visitor at a Stonegate Group pub took to social media to share a notice telling customers the 'dynamic price is currently live in this venue during this peak trading session'.

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But what exactly does it mean for the price of our pints?

The news certainly has the same feeling as a poorly poured pint.
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Well, the 'dynamic pricing' scheme means drink prices will be raised during hours which are most popular with punters.

The question remains: By how much?

According to the manager of Stonegate pub, the Coach House, located in central London, the price of a pint was made 20p more expensive in 'peak' hours.

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And yes, 'peak' hours means exactly what you think it does - the times where most people are visiting the pub.

The pricing system is to help fund 'additional requirements'.
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'Why?' I hear you cry.

Well, Stonegate Group's notice in one of its pubs explains the increase in pricing is to cover the 'additional requirements' - such as extra cleaning, more staff for the bar, extra bouncers, providing customers with plastic pint glasses and also 'satisfying and complying with the licensing agreements'.

And don't think you've got off scot-free if you don't drink either, because it's not just alcohol which is affected but soft drinks too, with one customer's Google review for a pub under the group claiming they paid £4.50 for 'a small glass of cola'.

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It's not just alcoholic drinks affected by the pricing scheme either.
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A spokesperson for Stonegate Group told The Telegraph it can change from pub to pub how much prices are hiked.

And it's unclear when prices do surge - a customer calling it 'a bit of a lottery'.

The spokesperson told LADbible: "Stonegate Group, like all retail businesses, regularly review pricing to manage costs but also to ensure we offer great value for money to our guests. Across the managed business our dynamic pricing encompasses the ability to offer guests a range of promotions including happy hours, two-for-one cocktails, and discounts on food and drink products at different times on different days throughout the week.

"This flexibility may mean that on occasions pricing may marginally increase in selective pubs and bars due to the increased cost demands on the business with additional staffing or licensing requirements such as additional door team members."

Featured Image Credit: Stonegate/Getty stock image

Topics: UK News, Food And Drink, Money

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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