Mandate businesses to accept card payment with non-compliance a criminal offence

Make it mandatory for businesses to offer card payment facilities as well as cash. We think this will improve consumer choice. Especially barber shops and take-aways. We believe that when money is traceable it will cut down on illegal activity.

This petition closed on 29 Jan 2026 with 18 signatures


Reticulating Splines

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Make having a card machine a mandatory requirement. Not offering a card payment option should be a criminal offence punishable by a prison sentence and huge fine.


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