Petition · past parliament

Stop ticket touting and the websites that sell them.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Many true fans are unable to get tickets to gigs/events due to people buying up the tickets to sell at treble the face value. If the websites (Viagogo, seat wave and get me in etc) are banned from selling above the face value then this will not happen.
look at the websites and the prices they are paying. Most events sell out in the first half hour or so and within minutes these touting websites are selling them at ridiculous prices. Leaving many fans disappointed.

Why it was rejected

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Stop the touts by closing ticket re-selling sites

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Timeline

4 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
16 Sep 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Sep 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.