Ticket tout draft bill to tackle predatory prices outlined in UK
By Jon Menon ( May 13, 2026, 14:43 GMT | Insight) -- A draft bill to tackle ticket touts that would empower the UK competition watchdog to impose hefty fines on wrongdoers will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny, the government said, as part of plans to end “rip-off resale prices.” The plans would empower the Competition and Markets Authority to impose fines of up to 10 percent of global revenue on those found to be breaching the new laws.A draft bill to tackle ticket touts that would empower the UK competition watchdog to impose hefty fines on wrongdoers will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny, the government said, as part of plans to end “rip-off resale prices.”...
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