Petitions/Mandate businesses to accept card payment with non-compliance a criminal offence
StatusClosed
Opened29 Jul 2025
Closes29 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Make it mandatory for businesses to offer card payment facilities as well as cash. We think this will improve consumer choice. Especially barber shops and take-aways. We believe that when money is traceable it will cut down on illegal activity.

Make having a card machine a mandatory requirement. Not offering a card payment option should be a criminal offence punishable by a prison sentence and huge fine.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Steve Darling
1Steve Darling MP
Torbay
3
Alex McIntyre
2Alex McIntyre MP
Gloucester
2
Nigel Farage
3Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Chris Philp
4Chris Philp MP
Croydon South
1
Danny Kruger
5Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Justin Madders
6Justin Madders MP
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
1
Rachel Hopkins
7Rachel Hopkins MP
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
1
Greg Smith
8Greg Smith MP
Mid Buckinghamshire
1
Derek Twigg
9Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
1
Lisa Nandy
10Lisa Nandy MP
Wigan
1