Petition · past parliament
Make it unlawful for shops to refuse cash payments.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Cash is legal tender and now many shops are refusing to accept it siting the pandemic as the reason it is unsafe. There are many in society who are unable to have cards for various reasons and they are being disadvantaged and discriminated against.
This is active discrimination.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.