Petition · past parliament
Make it a criminal offence to purposely waste ambulance time & resources.
Closed
41 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently an ambulance service rushed to attend to a man claiming to have had a stroke, only to find out he made it up so he could get a free lift.
Unfortunately the service has said it has to deal with ‘day in day out’ and that unfortunately there is no law against wasting ambulance time.
Unfortunately the service has said it has to deal with ‘day in day out’ and that unfortunately there is no law against wasting ambulance time.
Timeline
| 2 Mar 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Sep 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
41
Status
Closed
Opened
2 Mar 2018
Closed
2 Sep 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.