Online ticket resellers like StubHub and Viagogo could be shut down entirely for breaking consumer protection rules under new proposals.
Ticket retail platforms are facing strict new measures which could see them slapped with severe fines or even shut down to “help prevent people getting ripped off by unscrupulous resellers online”.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made an uncompromising intervention into the sector, demanding new powers to help it tackle illegal ticket touts who have made millions from such websites.
It said that while it has taken “strong action” to protect consumers, there were “limits to what the CMA and other enforcers can do with their current powers.”
