StubHub UK is fined nearly £900,000 by the UK competition watchdog for “drip pricing,” a practice where additional fees are added after the headline ticket price has been displayed. The regulator finds that StubHub did not show the full price to customers at the point of booking. As part of the enforcement action, StubHub is ordered to refund more than 50,000 customers. Reported refund totals include over £590,000 that the company must pay to customers, with an average payout cited at around £10.33 per affected order. Multiple outlets also report that the overall penalty is close to £889,000, while one source describes an order requiring a £1.5 million penalty, reflecting the scale of the regulator’s financial sanction (including related sums described in its decision). The watchdog’s wider review includes scrutiny of eight ticketing firms, and it continues to investigate rival reseller Viagogo UK, which is mentioned as not having concluded in the same way. The case centers on the transparency of advertised ticket prices and compliance with UK competition rules for consumer information.