Submitted on Wednesday 24th September 2025
Rejected on Monday 13th October 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO REFUSE CASH IN SHOPS AND FOR SERVICES
Many shops are refusing to take cash as payment for goods and services. It should be illegal to not accept legal tender in cash. Both Norway and Sweden are currently enforcing this in their law and the British Government to do the same
MAKE THE REFUSAL OF CASH FOR GOODS AND SERVICES ILLEGAL.
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There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Ban business from not accepting cash payments
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/735459
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