New Posts For Thread: Premium charge and major eventshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-eventsI think when an event like a world cup comes round the annoyingness of the premium charge really hits home. On betfair what should have been a smallish profit for me was turned into a mediumish loss due to the pc.Yes, I can now win a bit before payinI've now emptied my account and will not bother with BF any longer due to the PC. I class myself a small punter who has had an account since 2003 and have a total profit of just over £95k with charges of £19k, all winnings now are at PC....I now fhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=557061259#557061259I've now emptied my account and will not bother with BF any longer due to the PC. I class myself a small punter who has had an account since 2003 and have a total profit of just over £95k with charges of £19k, all winnings now are at PC....I now fWed, 24 Apr 2019 10:38:20 -0500I think most pc players are gone now.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=556384021#556384021I think most pc players are gone now.Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:12:17 -0600For many leaving is not an option.And I have no idea if Betfair would regard it as a bad thing if I or a hundred other PC payers did leave.I hope you do well at 0% site but there are a couple of things to keep in mind.Once the 0% offer ends you'll behttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555106045#555106045For many leaving is not an option.And I have no idea if Betfair would regard it as a bad thing if I or a hundred other PC payers did leave.I hope you do well at 0% site but there are a couple of things to keep in mind.Once the 0% offer ends you'll beWed, 25 Jul 2018 09:55:49 -0500Joined: 10 May 05| Topic/replies: 1,268 | Blogger: JML's blogTo begin with it's impossible to pay 22.5% and have losing runs.I'm on 40% and I don't like paying it one bit but on the other hand I wishI could pay thousands more each week.Recycling oldhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555104649#555104649Joined: 10 May 05| Topic/replies: 1,268 | Blogger: JML's blogTo begin with it's impossible to pay 22.5% and have losing runs.I'm on 40% and I don't like paying it one bit but on the other hand I wishI could pay thousands more each week.Recycling oldWed, 25 Jul 2018 06:23:16 -0500To begin with it's impossible to pay 22.5% and have losing runs.I'm on 40% and I don't like paying it one bit but on the other hand I wishI could pay thousands more each week.Recycling old complaints achieve nothing,betfair have got us by the bo11ockhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555103177#555103177To begin with it's impossible to pay 22.5% and have losing runs.I'm on 40% and I don't like paying it one bit but on the other hand I wishI could pay thousands more each week.Recycling old complaints achieve nothing,betfair have got us by the bo11ockTue, 24 Jul 2018 18:09:55 -0500PC is just plainly wrong and a complete hiss take as when you invariably hit a losing run or take a big hit do betfair give you a rabate to keep you at 22.5% (they say 20%) ? No they don't so you end up paying far more than the minimum percentage PChttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555102783#555102783PC is just plainly wrong and a complete hiss take as when you invariably hit a losing run or take a big hit do betfair give you a rabate to keep you at 22.5% (they say 20%) ? No they don't so you end up paying far more than the minimum percentage PCTue, 24 Jul 2018 17:01:35 -0500Pete, I think in the past thats maybe how I would have thought about it but now I use betfair alot less than I used to. Which I think makes paying the odd large ammount of pc more likely when I do have a few bets. My turnover so far this year is lesshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555094553#555094553Pete, I think in the past thats maybe how I would have thought about it but now I use betfair alot less than I used to. Which I think makes paying the odd large ammount of pc more likely when I do have a few bets. My turnover so far this year is lessMon, 23 Jul 2018 15:29:17 -0500If you constantly pay PC, then just factor it into losses as well e.g. 20% payerloses £1000 - think of it as £800.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555093511#555093511If you constantly pay PC, then just factor it into losses as well e.g. 20% payerloses £1000 - think of it as £800.Mon, 23 Jul 2018 13:41:27 -0500that's prob true to a certain extent, but I think that as soon as you start decent sized bets on anything that beats sp you will get restricted no matter what you do otherwise. I used to mostly bet smallish amounts of ew bets with enhanced terms onhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555091631#555091631that's prob true to a certain extent, but I think that as soon as you start decent sized bets on anything that beats sp you will get restricted no matter what you do otherwise. I used to mostly bet smallish amounts of ew bets with enhanced terms onMon, 23 Jul 2018 08:51:35 -0500Fwiw if you place casual losing bets or are hedging it's better imo to do it with bookies. It increases the chances that the account won't be limited.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31430937/premium-charge-and-major-events?post_id=555091501#555091501Fwiw if you place casual losing bets or are hedging it's better imo to do it with bookies. It increases the chances that the account won't be limited.Mon, 23 Jul 2018 08:34:42 -0500