Petition · past parliament
Make online ticket touting illegal.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
For most major sports events, music concerts, etc., the tickets are sold online.
For popular events, touts use automated software "bots" to buy tickets by the hundred, for the sole purpose of reselling them at inflated prices.
This practice amounts to legalised robbery, and must be made illegal.
For popular events, touts use automated software "bots" to buy tickets by the hundred, for the sole purpose of reselling them at inflated prices.
This practice amounts to legalised robbery, and must be made illegal.
For the forthcoming Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn fight, it was announced that tickets would go on sale at a specific time.
From that time, all 20000 tickets were sold out in ten minutes. This is simply not possible, unless they were being bought en masse.
Another ten minutes later, thousands of tickets appeared for resale on another web site, at three or four times their face value.
The practice of mass buying of tickets, for the sole purpose of reselling them for profit, must be stopped!
From that time, all 20000 tickets were sold out in ten minutes. This is simply not possible, unless they were being bought en masse.
Another ten minutes later, thousands of tickets appeared for resale on another web site, at three or four times their face value.
The practice of mass buying of tickets, for the sole purpose of reselling them for profit, must be stopped!
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure whether you want all ticket resales to be prohibited, or only those where tickets are being sold for more than face value.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure whether you want all ticket resales to be prohibited, or only those where tickets are being sold for more than face value.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 21 Aug 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Aug 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.