Petition · past parliament
Increase fines for Covid-19 rule breaches to start at £1000
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Increase the minimum threshold for fines against Covid-19 breaches to £1000. If people don’t / can’t pay then give them equivalent community service helping the National effort.
It is clear that the Covid-19 rules are not being followed by a significant proportion of the population. Reported issues go unchecked and are so frequent that even reporting them all is a task most have given up on. The minimum fine is £60 reduced to £30 for early payment. This is clearly not dissuading people’s behaviour. Other European countries have fines starting at €1000 and far greater compliance. Fines can go towards the NHS . Non-payers can repay their debt via Community Service.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules: Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
Make Covid19 Non Compliance Fines min £10,000 & use to fund NHS/Key Worker PPE: Make Covid19 Non Compliance Fines min £10,000 & use to fund NHS/Key Worker PPE
All police fines collected for unnecessary travel should go to the NHS: All police fines collected for unnecessary travel should go to the NHS.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules: Tougher penalties for not following the Covid 19 rules
Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offense: Increase fines for breaking Covid-19 regulations to £1000 for first offence
Make Covid19 Non Compliance Fines min £10,000 & use to fund NHS/Key Worker PPE: Make Covid19 Non Compliance Fines min £10,000 & use to fund NHS/Key Worker PPE
All police fines collected for unnecessary travel should go to the NHS: All police fines collected for unnecessary travel should go to the NHS.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 10 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.