{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/752504.json"},"data":{"type":"petition","id":752504,"attributes":{"action":"Legal tender should mean accepted tender\r\nRetailers & providers must accept cash","background":"Cash is legal tender, yet shops refuse it—excluding millions and risking outages. We demand legislation: retailers must accept cash, not invent “Card‑Only Sterling.”","additional_details":"Inclusion: Millions rely on cash—older citizens, rural areas, unbanked.\r\nResilience: Digital fails; cash doesn’t.\r\nFreedom: Protects privacy, avoids fees.\r\nIdentity: Sterling notes and coins are national heritage.\r\nConsistency: Legal tender must mean usable tender.\r\nSatirical sting: Shops refusing cash invent “Card‑Only Sterling”—a farce unworthy of Britain","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2025-11-28T11:28:44.926Z","updated_at":"2026-01-12T17:41:49.091Z","rejected_at":"2026-01-12T17:41:49.093Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-01T10:03:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"We cannot accept this petition as there is already another petition on this topic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/735459"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}