Petition · past parliament

Stop panic buying by introducing a ration coupon system.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Selfish members of the population are not heeding the shopping advice given by the Government, and the responsible majority are suffering. It's time to get tough and introduce a coupon system to prevent selfish hoarding to the detriment of those who really need these items.
I have just returned from a major supermarket in a small town, which was like a visit to East Germany during the soviet communist regime. No milk, bread, tissue, tinned veg, frozen veg, paracetamol, flour....People are too selfish to listen to advice.As a result, in Britain, 2020, we are having to resort to cutting up newspaper to use in the toilet !

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

20 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.