Petition · past parliament

Make the re-selling of concert tickets by touts illegal.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Touts are allowed to re-sell concert tickets on sites like Stubhub and Viagogo and they make obscene amounts of money (thus avoiding tax on their income) which deprives true fans a chance to see their favourite bands.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

18 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
21 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 Mar 2016

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