Cap ticket prices on online ticket exchange websites to face value.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Unlike countries such as France or Norway, the re-selling of live music tickets for profit is not breaking UK law. The scale of touting has increased for a variety of reasons:
Professionalised ticket touting.
Secondary ticketing websites lack transparency.
Fans are confused.

Robbie Williams tickets put directly on resale sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38131028

U2 tickets on secondary website as general sale begins
https://twitter.com/darrenjseward/status/820921254567874560

Adele 'saves fans £4m' by taking tour tickets out of touts' hands
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/adele-saves-fans-4m-by-taking-tour-tickets-out-of-the-hands-of-touts-a6767316.html

Why it was rejected

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

Make it illegal for event tickets to be sold at more than Face Value.

Timeline

16 Jan 2017	Petition opened for signatures
23 Jan 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 23 Jan 2017

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