Stop Fleecing Fans

Music, sports and theatre fans are at the mercy of a ticketing industry that allows greedy touts to resell tickets at outrageous prices. The government must step in and impose a price cap for resale tickets.

Fans should be able to buy genuine tickets at fair prices. But too often, they're left priced out, misinformed or even refused entry thanks to resale sites' poor practices. We don't think that's right – and that's why we're fighting for the government to introduce a price cap. This will mean that tickets can't be re-sold for more than the original buyer paid to get them.

In a recent survey of 4,000 UK adults, 10% of people who bought tickets online said they purchased them on secondary ticketing websites - representing the millions of sales that happen on secondary sites.

Tickets to popular events are too often snapped up by bots and money-making touts, leaving fans with no choice but to try to navigate the murky world of secondary ticketing for sold-out events.

It's not fair that weak rules are letting touts game the ticketing system all too easily, leaving fans exploited, misled, or scammed. That's why we need a price cap across all events, including music, sports and theatre.

Together let's shut down ticket touts – sign the petition to take action today.