A LOTTERY ticket holder has been barred from his native store amid a row over his winnings, he claims.
Kevin Layne scooped £140 on final Saturday’s Lotto draw however says a Tesco Specific in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, refused to pay out, claiming it was in opposition to coverage to provide a lot in money.
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The 63-year-old mentioned throughout his makes an attempt to query the choice he was advised by workers: “Get out – you are barred!”
Nonetheless, Tesco denies that he’s completely banned and was as an alternative requested to go away.
Kevin – who returned to the UK 4 years in the past after residing in Thailand after which China for 20 years – matched 4 profitable numbers on the draw.
He went into the store in Comberton Hill on Tuesday night (August 13) and tried to say his winnings whereas additionally selecting up a meal deal.
“I paid for my meals after which she (the cashier) appeared on the lottery ticket and mentioned I can’t pay that, it’s an excessive amount of,” he advised The Solar.
“I mentioned it’s £140. I mentioned I put it on right here usually and typically I put it on for a month, which is £80. I additionally put my cellphone credit score on which makes it £90 – typically I’ve gone in that store and paid £100.   Â
“She mentioned you may’t carry that in right here,” mentioned Kevin, including that he was then barred from the store.
Kevin is an avid lottery participant and mentioned round 10 years in the past, throughout a go to again to the UK, he scooped £2,136 however might draw out £500 over-the-counter.
“That’s 10 years in the past, and he or she’s telling me she will’t give me £140,” he mentioned.
“What she did was, she printed me a ticket out that claims ‘congratulations for profitable however you’ll need to attempt to receives a commission by some place else’.”
He added: “I’m furious by now, I do know she’s carried out it on objective. I am going in that Tesco usually, there’s at all times a queue, they’ve safety guards – it makes a fortune.”Â
Kevin – who’s a plasterer by commerce but additionally ran a pig farm in Thailand – then went to the close by Tesco Further in Fort Highway however says he was advised the identical about firm coverage.
He mentioned three retailer supervisors addressed him directly and one mentioned “we’ll need to lookup our coverage on lotteries”.
“I mentioned don’t mess about, simply give me the cash. That was it, I wandered off. Each Tescos. I take advantage of them for my purchasing, by no means once more.”
On Wednesday Kevin was working within the Jewelry Quarter in Birmingham and popped right into a Tesco Specific together with his ticket and the cashier “simply handed over the cash” with out a problem.
He mentioned: “It’s a smack within the face.”
Requested if the matter has put him off enjoying Lotto once more, he mentioned: “No likelihood. I’ve been again in Britain 4 years.
“There’s extra issues disappointing in Britain than the lottery.”
A spokesperson for Allwyn, the Nationwide Lottery operator, mentioned: “Nationwide Lottery retailers are required to pay out as much as £100 in prize cash, and as much as £500 at their very own discretion.”
They added: “It actually depends upon what Tesco’s personal coverage is with reference to paying out prizes over £100.”
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The Solar has contacted Tesco for remark.
We perceive Tesco tries to pay out on prizes as much as £500 the place money is accessible however it’s depending on how a lot money is in tills.
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