Petition · past parliament

Terminate the Avanti West Coast Mainline contract

Closed 1,139 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should terminate the West Coast contract with Avanti and re-tender.
Since the contract was awarded in 2019, Avanti have had a history of failure in running the service
According to figures released by the Office of Rail and Road in November 2022, Avanti West Coast had the worst record of train cancellations in the year prior to this date, with a cancellation rate of 8%.

Since then, there has been little to suggest "drastic" improvement has occurred since the Government demanded this in October 2022.

We demand a better provider and so the contract should be terminated.

Timeline

27 Sep 2023 Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,139
Status Closed
Opened 27 Sep 2023
Closed 27 Mar 2024

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