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Ban the sale of second-hand power tools online & at car boot sales

Submitted by Tom Dryden on Wednesday 16th July 2025

Published on Thursday 7th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 7th February 2026

Signatures: 37

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Broken ~ Commons ~ Loss ~ Millions ~ Pounds ~ Power ~ Prevent ~ Sale ~ Theft ~ Tool ~ Vans

Petition Action

Ban the sale of second-hand power tools online & at car boot sales

Petition Details

We believe tool theft is very common and not enough is being done to prevent thieves profiting from stolen tools. We urge the Government to ban the sale of second-hand power tools to reduce thieves benefiting and profiting. We believe this could reduce the number of vehicles broken into.

Additional Information

Many trades are suffering from financial difficulty due to the loss of tools and costs to repair vans. Millions of pounds worth of tools were stolen in the UK last year.


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