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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Eight firms under investigation in crackdown on additional online fees

StubHub website on an iPad tablet
StubHub is one of the eight companies being investigated by the CMA over online pricing practices. Photograph: M4OS Photos/Alamy

Britain’s competition watchdog has begun investigations into eight companies about their online pricing practices, expressing concern over additional fees and sales tactics such as “drip pricing” and “pressure selling”.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was looking into the ticket sellers StubHub and Viagogo; AA Driving School and BSM Driving School; the US gym chain Gold’s Gym; and the retailers Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical.

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