Petition · past parliament

Subsidise or cap the cost of products in motorway services

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

I'm a lorry driving who has to sleep or stop for breaks in motorway services and the cost of products is shocking. I know from my previous employment that coach drivers have the same problem too

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This is the responsibility of retailers at service stations, not the Government or Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking Parliament to change the law, to require employers of HGV and other drivers to pay allowances for food and drink consumed during legally-required rest stops.

Timeline

11 Aug 2016 Petition opened for signatures
11 Aug 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Aug 2016

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