Submitted on Wednesday 29th December 2021
Rejected on Tuesday 4th January 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Legislate for the removal of expiry dates on gift cards.
Gift cards are very often used as presents and the current policy of having an exipry date on them, after which the remaining balance is forfeit is iniquitous, therefore the government should legislate for such expiry dates to be removed and that the funds should be ring-fenced.
Currently gift cards have expiry dates of 12-24 months. If the card isn't used within this time then the company gets to keep the remaining balance. With the current pandemic it has been difficult to use some gift cards due to venue closure and while it is sometimes possible to get expiry dates extended it is not always the case. The purchase of a gift cards should be seen as a cash deposit. If Banks used the same rules for deposits there should be an outcry.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a decision for individual retailers.
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