Petition · past parliament
Remove VAT and place a cap on the cost of Covid PCR tests.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To demonstrate support for the travel industry and stop excessive pricing
So people can safely travel abroad again and get back to some sort of normality
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 this petition calling for a similar action: To remove VAT on all COVID tests in the UK
The Government is not responsible for the price of commercially available products, but we could accept a petition calling on the Government to make PCR tests freely available to all, or available at a certain price, if that's something you would like to happen.
The Government is not responsible for the price of commercially available products, but we could accept a petition calling on the Government to make PCR tests freely available to all, or available at a certain price, if that's something you would like to happen.
Timeline
| 1 Jun 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Jun 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Jun 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.