Petition · past parliament

Maintain British Summer Time year round. Stop putting the clocks back an hour.

Closed 633 signatures

What the petition asks

Every October the UK is plunged into darkness. You drive to and from work in the dark. Having lighter evenings in the winter would conserve energy, increase road safety and allow human beings to actually get some of that elusive "daylight" that's all too scarce in winter.

Timeline

1 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 633
Status Closed
Opened 1 Oct 2015
Closed 1 Apr 2016

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