Rejected petition Implement a temporarily raised limit to contactless payments during pandemic.

Raise the limit for contactless payments to £100 or £200 during the outbreak of Covid-19.

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This will reduce the need for physical contact with chip and pin machines and may help slow the spread of the virus.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The contactless payment limit is set by banks.

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

Date submitted 14 March 2020
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