£6 too much for a one day licence

[eric]

Anyone else think that's a bit steep?

Some years I only have chance to go a couple of time so prefer to buy one day licences, but I'm not going to pay £6 on top of the day tickets.

I missed the "consultation" but I cannot see how they can justify a 60% increase. Guess it's just to force you to buy a full year, which is not good value either if you only go a few times.

Come on Angling Trust, stop trying to be clever and just think about all anglers please!

 

[thecrow]

Its the EA that has increased prices but the wangling trust was involved with the increase, imo £6 for a year is to much to give them.

 

[Jim Crosskey 2]

Seems like you have 4 choices - cough up the £6 when you want to go on a daily basis; or buy a year's licence; or go illegally and take your chances; or don't go at all.

If it was me, I'd buy the annual licence and go fishing more often - after all this site's called fishingmagic (not fishingsometimes or fishingnowandthen). So my advice? go fishing more often, it's magic!!

Is £6 too much? I can't really answer that as I've had an annual licence since I was 12, and never felt the need to question it in 35 years of fishing. But if you were to do a comparison with a day at a football match or on a golf course, then £6 EA licence + £10 day ticket + £9 quid (say) for bait still only adds up to £25 and I'd happily pay that for a quality day's fishing - and it compares to both of those other activities I mentioned.

However, if that doesn't add up for you in terms of value for money - do something else?

 

[no-one in particular]

I am with you on this, mainly sea fishing this year, the side benefit is saving £30. However, might have wanted to go the odd day coarse fishing so £6 is a bit steep. If a year is £30 then that's about 8p a day, not that I would expect that but in relation £6 for a day is a bit steep. I think it was £3 last year. So,they lost my £30 and maybe lost the odd £3 as well and anyone wanting to just try a days fishing for the first time to see if they like it, could put some of them off. Considering all the above and on balance I think its a bit much.
But then it was £27 and they made a big hulabaloo about it not raising it some years and I always thought they would make up for it one day and then its become £30 in one swoop, so I was right, and a week was £8 I think and now its £12, and a day £3 more, 50% increases. These smaller licenses are quite big hikes proportionally so their intent is clear; we will shaft someone. Its all pennies to some but not everyone, not much consideration to the poor, whats new in the world. Anyway there you go- the time honored sod em, they all just get on my nerves.

 

[trotter2]

Yes I agree its too much.
Should be half that at the most, its not encouraging anyone to try the sport.
You cant compare it too a round of golf or a day at a football match.
Its a licence fee not a day ticket.

 

[eric]

Thanks for all your replies

 

[thames mudlarker]

Seems like you have 4 choices - cough up the £6 when you want to go on a daily basis; or buy a year's licence; or go illegally and take your chances; or don't go at all.

If it was me, I'd buy the annual licence and go fishing more often - after all this site's called fishingmagic (not fishingsometimes or fishingnowandthen). So my advice? go fishing more often, it's magic!!

Is £6 too much? I can't really answer that as I've had an annual licence since I was 12, and never felt the need to question it in 35 years of fishing. But if you were to do a comparison with a day at a football match or on a golf course, then £6 EA licence + £10 day ticket + £9 quid (say) for bait still only adds up to £25 and I'd happily pay that for a quality day's fishing - and it compares to both of those other activities I mentioned.

However, if that doesn't add up for you in terms of value for money - do something else?

Absolutely spot on Jim, well said :thumbs:

 

[chrissh]

£6 is over the top for a day’s licence. I don’t mind the £30 as I get out 2-3 times a week

Go with a friend … when they advertise the take a friend fishing and give you a day’s licence free

 

[greenie62]

At least you get the 1-day/week licence fees discounted if you subsequently upgrade to a full-year licence! As I understand it that was a concession added to encourage potential anglers to 'give it a try'.

 

[Tee-Cee]

In all honesty I cannot see the point of going fishing a couple of times a year, but then I don't know your personal circumstance.
Let's face it, you only have to go five times to cover the cost of a full licence, and if you eventually manage to go more than five times you have your licence ready to go!

As far as the £6 fee is concerned; I find it hard to see why a 'day' licence is needed in the first place as a monthly would seem more useful IMHO, but others will say not...

I suppose you have the choice, and if deemed too expensive you'll probably end up doing something else...................

 

[peterjg]

The EA do not have a clue!!! They should be doing everything they can to encourage people to go fishing, people that buy a one day rod licence are obviously not regular anglers so therefore increasing the price to £6 will only put them off going. I repeat - the EA do not have a clue!!!

 

[no-one in particular]

At least you get the 1-day/week licence fees discounted if you subsequently upgrade to a full-year licence! As I understand it that was a concession added to encourage potential anglers to 'give it a try'.

I did not know that Greenie so that's a bit more sensible and the fact it will be a 12 month roll over is a good point for me also. Could I buy 4 one day licenses for a couple of months and then get a year one for £6? In effect get a 14 month license for £30. No, they wouldn't miss that, it will be back dated to the first day license, still I will have to check it out, always looking for an angle!

Apres-Just had a look at the Gov buy a license page and no mention of it unless I missed it, also no monthly license, its 1,8 day or a year. Also says no license needed in Scotland, might go there, rumours of a big Sturgeon waiting to be caught, and this one does not belong to Her Maj !

 

[greenie62]

..... always looking for an angle!

That's why you're an Angler!

 

[Philip]

It sounds steep to me.

I am not sure what other options are available but I don’t think this will encourage people to try angling, if they need to pay £6 for the license + probably £10+ for a day ticket …they are already looking at £16 just to try something they may not even like & that’s before bait, tackle, travel and so on. Also how about people coming over for a few days a year to the UK who want to fish ?

I think this is going to dissuade those people who are occasional anglers who could become more regulars to the sport & its more likly to act as an incentive for people who are going fishing for 1 day to take the risk and pay nothing. I recon overall the EA will lose money, not make it like this.

£6 for a week sounds about right to me, not a day.

 

[itsfishingnotcatching]

Even before the increase I would always buy my wife the annual licence, she may fish only 3 or four times (when the sun shines and she has a chance of catching carp) but at least the option is always there if the mood takes her and it gives me the chance of a few extra sessions

 

[no-one in particular]

It sounds steep to me.

I am not sure what other options are available but I don’t think this will encourage people to try angling, if they need to pay £6 for the license + probably £10+ for a day ticket …they are already looking at £16 just to try something they may not even like & that’s before bait, tackle, travel and so on. Also how about people coming over for a few days a year to the UK who want to fish ?

I think this is going to dissuade those people who are occasional anglers who could become more regulars to the sport & its more likly to act as an incentive for people who are going fishing for 1 day to take the risk and pay nothing. I recon overall the EA will lose money, not make it like this.

£6 for a week sounds about right to me, not a day.

I think you can make these things look good or bad value, an old age pensioner on £20 a day, or an unemployed teenager on £10 a day unemployment benefit and it looks like a bit of a bind to me. And those teenagers could be tomorrows big angling spenders, so its not a very good deal really. I know non of it is a big deal and you might as well go for a year licence but, thats probably what they are thinking.
I have made an inquiry as to if you get a £6 deduction from a later year one to Gov.shaftthepeole.com Which might alert them to my ruse if they are not asleep after a bit of roast partridge and a dozen cognacs.

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That's why you're an Angler!

nice to see you had your coffee this morning Greenie

 

[Philip]

I have made an inquiry as to if you get a £6 deduction from a later year one to Gov.shaftthepeole.com

Thats a very good idea Mark...if they credit the money towards a yearly one later on ...at least for one single day license, so 6 quid back if you show a one day license from the same year.

 

[no-one in particular]

Thats a very good idea Mark...if they credit the money towards a yearly one later on ...at least for one single day license, so 6 quid back if you show a one day license from the same year.

I also asked if it is the case, would it apply to more than one-"one day licenses", emmm a bit dodgy for me to ask but at least we will know. No harm in finding out.

 

[rayner]

If enough people fished just one day a year and paid the £6 then perhaps there should be a small decrease in the yearly tariff for anglers.
One day a year shouldn't afford you the right to fish for less, get with the programme and buy a licence and just fish with the rest of us and stop playing at it.
Why would anyone buy tackle to use one day a year, if you're not going to use it take it to a car boot.

 

[iain t]

Personally, i think the one day licence is a waste of time and money. Over 50% of people who buy a weeks licence are holiday makers trying it out for the first time with a ready to go kit. After that, they may decide if they enjoy it or not. So the price of a week licence on a free stretch is a cheap way to keep the family amused. One licence for the adult and the kids go free makes a budget holiday. Then again some only fish when they go on holiday.