This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition make adding service charge for large groups in restaurants illegal
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it should be made illegal for restaurants to automatically add a service charge to the bill for groups of 6 or more diners. Recently I had a £30 service charge added to my bill. It shouldn't make a difference if customers sit 4 to a table or 12 it takes the same amount of waiting on and cooking. Often the money is added to the restuarants profits and not shared out amoung the staff. Tips should be given as a display of satifaction by the customer not compulsory to boost profits.
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