Rejected petition Make parking in supermarket car parks cost as much as average parking costs in the nearest town centre

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A petition to create a level playing field for small town centre businesses, especially food businesses. Parking at supermarkets is free, why not make it cost as much as the average nearest town-centre parking?
Small town centre businesses need this to make the competition between them and the supermarkets more fair.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

Supermarket parking charges are the responsibility of the supermarket companies, not the Government.

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

Date submitted 4 August 2011
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