UK MP Wins IRON MAIDEN Support In Ticket Tout Bill Battle
January 21, 2011, 13 years ago
According to the BBC, IRON MAIDEN are looking to a Wearside MP to tackle ticket touts.
Usually politicians are happy to win the support of their constituents or colleagues, but one North East MP has gained the backing of Iron Maiden and the ARCTIC MONKEYS this week.
It's all because Wearside's Sharon Hodgson has decided to take on the scourge of music fans and artists - the ticket tout.
She's drafted a Private Members' Bill which is designed to prevent touts snapping up tickets and then offering them up at stratospheric prices to genuine fans.
The Washington and Sunderland West MP wants to put in place a system of fines for anyone caught selling on a ticket at more than 110% of its face value.
Attempts to beat touts in the past seem to have floundered and tickets for most popular events usually end up being resold on various websites at premium prices.
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