{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/67046.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":67046,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Couriers used by online retailers","background":null,"additional_details":"With the increase in online and other distance selling of products there's an increase in the use of couriers and delivery companies.\r\nCurrently there is no requirement for a retailer to inform you which company will be used nor give you a choice.\r\nConsequently some purchasers never receive their product or have to waste time chasing for deliveries.\r\nFor example you may know that courier A is awful in your area whereas courier B is much better and/or has a depot where you can collect it nearby.\r\nI am proposing a law to be introduced that requires online and other distance selling retailers are required to inform you of the courier/delivery company you will use before you place an order and to be required to give you a choice of two or more.","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":4,"created_at":"2014-07-02T17:29:19.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:30:05.583Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-07-09T12:05:04.000Z","closed_at":"2015-03-30T22:59:59.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2014-07-02T17:29:19.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}