Reselling tickets at inflated prices to be banned by UK government

At last, the UK government is set to outline plans to crack down on “extortionate and pernicious” ticket resale sites. Just last week, world-renowned artists the likes of Sam Fender, Dua Lipa and Coldplay, issued an open statement to the UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer urging him to stay true to his promise to crack down on ticket touts. Now, the UK government has declared that the resale of tickets for profit will be outlawed, with more detailed plans to be announced today (19th November). The discussion around how to tackle unfair ticket touts and bots has been ongoing for…