Submitted on Thursday 2nd February 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 8th February 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stricter regulations for concert ticket re-sale prices.
Many tickets for concerts and shows will be bought in bulk as soon as they are available, to then be re-sold on partner sites at a grossly inflated cost. There needs to be limits/restrictions in place to prevent the ridiculously inflated re-sale prices of tickets.
Ed Sheeran fans are furious as tickets offered for up to £1,000 each... minutes after going on sale:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/ed-sheeran-tickets-resale-anger-12546286.amp?client=safari
Theatres struggle with ticket resale at inflated prices:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25849543
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do to restrict the reselling of tickets.
You may wish to sign this petition instead:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/177071
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