Make fines income related

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

All fines should be income related. Fines are a punishment and should be that for everyone. A £200 for minimum waged is a punishment however not if that person earns £200,000 it is not. It is not right to punish the poor and not the well off.

Often we see where foot ballers and other well off people are fined less than £200 this is no punishment to the well off.

Why it was rejected

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

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly which fines you would like to be income-related. The Government is only responsible for fines issued by the Government, and is not responsible for other fines - for example, fines set by local councils or private organisations.

Timeline

10 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
18 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 18 Mar 2017

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