New-years eve Pub charges

[Dingerbell4]

Certain greedy (in my opinion) pub landlords in this area wer charging between �6-10 "entry-fee" to a "public-house", on New-Years eve, is this legal?, and what does the "public" in public- house mean?

[Ethel]

Yes, it is legal and common practice. It is encouraged as a way of limiting numbers and preventing overcrowding.

[eash]

I went to a pub on NYE that charged �40 but it was all you can drink/help yourself behind the bar. :-)

[CheekyChops]

The answer is simple - go to another (non-charging) pub instead. If everyone did this then they would soon change their policy next year!

[R1Geezer]

yes all quite legal, they can charge what they like when they like they can make up any conditions of entry/service they see fit they do not have to explain themselves. It is the basic tennet of any retail in UK

[loonytunes]

There is no meaning to the term "public house" in the same way as the public cannot go to a pubic school unless they pay. It is an ancient term, surpassed by more recent legislation.

[joggerjayne]

Public houses are private premises.

Just as private roads are open to the public.

[New Judge]

But, to confuse the issue still further, they are "public places" for the purpose of many laws, such as public order offences.