In Reply to: Mike Johnson just said ... posted by mh on November 18, 2025 at 09:56:07
Reselling tickets to live events for a profit is to be banned by the government.
Ministers will announce the plan on Wednesday in a bid to tackle touts and resale sites, which often offer music, theatre, comedy and sport tickets at well above face value.
Restricting ticket touts was one of the Labour government's election pledges, as fans complained of massively inflated prices for resold tickets.
The decision comes a week after dozens of artists including Sam Fender, Dua Lipa and Coldplay urged Sir Keir Starmer to protect fans from exploitation.
A consultation on the changes had canvassed views on capping costs at up to 30% above the face value of a ticket.
But the government has decided to set the limit at the original cost, or face value, while also promising to take measures to cap extra fees to prevent the price limit being undermined.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will announce its intentions to end industrial-scale ticket touting, making resale tickets £37 cheaper on average, saving fans collectively £112m per year.
Resale platforms will have a legal duty to monitor and enforce the new regulations.