Why Are We Still Being Asked To "Check In" To Venues

[ToraToraTora]

I deleted the app yesterday. Got asked to check in today, is that just the venue being a bit behind or are check ins still a legal requirements.

[jno]

they no longer have to ask you to check in but I've not seen anything that says they mustn't if they want to

[New Judge]

//...but I've not seen anything that says they mustn't if they want to//

Indeed not. But I can't imagine why any hospitality venue would want to burden themselves with such nonsense. Apart from anything else, they run the risk of placing their business (probably already teetering on the brink) in jeopardy. The idea of removing these restrictions is to allow businesses to operate normally and hopefully perhaps start to turn a profit.

[Gromit]

No. It is their venue, - their rules.
It is now advisory to wear a mask. But you can be denied admission to a pub, restaurant or venue, if their admission rules insist on a mask.

[Gromit]

// I can't imagine why any hospitality venue would want to burden themselves with such nonsense. //

Perhaps they do not want to personally contract a deadly virus. A profit at all costs is a bit pointless if you die.

[ToraToraTora]

yes they can do what they like just wanted to check that it wasn't actually a rule. Surprise any venue would burden themselves unless they had to.

[New Judge]

I've just checked the ordering app of two of my watering holes. They previously forced you to sign in before you could place an order. Now neither of them does.

[jno]

perhaps they are using it as a subtle way of deterring riff-raff, who knows :-) Why not ask them?

[ToraToraTora]

Gromit throw out the Tin Hat!

[New Judge]

//Perhaps they do not want to personally contract a deadly virus.//

How will taking their customers' contact details prevent that then?

[ToraToraTora]

the hospitality business has been rightly moaning for 18 months but if they don't take this chance to remove restrictions then they have only themselves to blame if they go down the pan.

[New Judge]

Quite so, Tora. I can't imagine many of them continuing with the Track & Trace nonsense (very few infections have been traced by to hospitality outlets). If they've any sense they will also ditch the face covering requirement. If their customers need the "confidence" of seeing other customers put their masks on before they walk to the Kharzi, perhaps a pub is not the place for them.

[Gromit]

If venues have lasted this long, the chances are they will survive the easing period.
Perhaps, they are wary of easing too quickly. unlike Boris who eased too quickly last summer and it all went badly pear shaped causing our economy (and local businesses) extra grief.

[tomus42]

Did you not think to ask them why they were asking you to check in?

[ToraToraTora]

yes I did, I said I thought this was all over yesterday and the barmaid was clueless so I just signed in manually to avoid the agro.

[ToraToraTora]

I just right a squiggle and a number that is never answered anyway.

[ichkeria]

There’s legal requirement and there’s non legal requirement.

I agree that there’s a fair bit of confusion around but surely that distinction at least should be understood

[tomus42]

Sounds a bit like staff not being updated and just carrying on like they did last week.

[Mamyalynne]

There are bound to be discrepancies between different places at first.

Most have issued press statements, like this one from Wetherspoons.

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/19452180.freedom-day-jd-wetherspoons-covid-rules-19-july/

[david small]

At last. Less BS to put up with.

[youngmafbog]

//But you can be denied admission to a pub, restaurant or venue, if their admission rules insist on a mask.//

Not entirely true that. They could fall foul of discrimination laws if they are not careful as they dont know why people dont want to wear it.