This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Refund/pay compensation for passengers when disrupted by train/tube strike
Why should passengers still have to pay for a service which is sevierly disrupted or one they simply cannot use?
Why should passengers suffer at the expense of trade union strikes?
With little notice sometimes it is inevitable that tickets have already been purchased e.g weekly/monthly tickets
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The reason behind this petition is due to the strike that took place on Monday 9th January 2017. Little notice was given and false hope was promised by several stations due to poor planning, therefore leaving several thousands, if not millions of people in a tough and unnecessary situation. As a result of these strikes, jobs could've been lost etc. Why should commuters suffer as a result of strike action? Not only delayed journeys, long queues and disruption. Refunds are not accepted!
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The decision to offer refunds or compensation is one for the individual train companies, not the UK Government.
We could accept a petition that asked for all train companies, including Transport for London, to be required to do this.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.