New Law To Hit Ticket Touts

Last updated : 11 November 2006 By Covsupport

A new law that makes it illegal for ticket touts to sell football tickets at inflated prices through the internet has been introduced.

The new law which is featured in the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, follows a campaign by The Football League in co-operation with the FA, PL, FIFA and UEFA,plus meetings with the Home Office and Police. The new law will ensure that supporters get access to tickets at the original price.

It will also be an offence for newspapers, websites, and search engines to carry any advertising for ticket touts and should stop touts claiming that they are giving a ticket away free with other items sold at hugely inflated prices.

It will not be an offence for a supporter who buys more than one ticket to pass it on to friends or family. Someone who buys a ticket, and then cannot go, will be able to pass it on to another supporter at face value or less, but it will be a criminal act for anyone to try to sell a ticket at a profit.

Football League Solicitor, Nick Craig, told the Football League website: "These measures will help put an end to the practice of ticket touts selling tickets at inflated prices through the internet. This is good news for supporters and will help ensure that more tickets are available to genuine fans".