UK government pledges to ‘tackle greedy touts’
New consultation on secondary resale cap launched amid industry hopes for clampdown
News By IQ | 10 January 2025
The UK Government has launched its much-anticipated consultation into the secondary ticketing market with a pledge to “tackle greedy touts and give power back to fans”.
A new cap on the price of resale tickets are among measures that will be considered, alongside plans to limit the number of tickets resellers can list to the maximum they are allowed to purchase on the primary market.
In addition, there are proposals to increase the accountability of ticket resale websites and apps,…
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