Rejected petition Reduce train fares

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Legislate against the 'private enterprise' style price hikes on fares. Legislate specifically towards the emphasis of an 'affordable public/ municipal transport system'. Investigate and legislate against the 'tricky' way in which ticketing is administered to the public and in turn take the emphasis of the private enterprise 'sales' system of ticketing, Legislate against the 'Airline' style technique of charging 'extortionate premiums' on 'last minute travel' All telephone enquiry system to be based in UK.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Although the petition calls for legislative reform, it is expressed in negative terms, rather than saying what should be allowed.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 November 2011
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