Petition · past parliament
To investigate & then debate the links with ticketing & reseller companies
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Following the recent ticket sales of Phil Collins' Royal Albert Hall concert.
The tickets sold out within an hour and within the following hour the major resellers all had tickets available at 2, 3, 4 + times the original prices.
This is the most recent example of this highly suspect practice.
The tickets sold out within an hour and within the following hour the major resellers all had tickets available at 2, 3, 4 + times the original prices.
This is the most recent example of this highly suspect practice.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. You could start a new petition calling for the regulation of reselling tickets.
Timeline
| 22 Oct 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.