Petition · Department for Business and Trade
Ban the sale of defaced power tools & large power tool sales at car boot fairs
Closed
90 signatures
What the petition asks
We urge the Government to pass a law which bans the sale of power tools with a defaced or removed serial number, and which bans the sale of large power tools at car boot fairs.
Every year, many tradespeople have their vehicles broken into with tools worth large amounts of money taken. This can hurt people’s lives, mentally and financially, and one of the reasons that criminals may not ever be caught is because the tools are sold online or at boot fair sales with serial numbers defaced/scratched off. This can make tools untraceable and allow criminals to profit off of damaging other people’s livelihoods.
Timeline
| 28 Apr 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
90
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business and Trade
Opened
28 Apr 2025
Closed
28 Oct 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 14 Aug 2026.