Petition · past parliament
Make the re-sale of concert/events tickets illegal
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
It is almost impossible to but tickets for popular events at face value as they are sold out immediately. Most tickets go to resale companies like stubhub or getmein who sell on for astronomical mark ups. Everyone concerned with the events ( artist,venue,promoters and public lose out. It is touting
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 31 Aug 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Sep 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.