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This petition is now closed, as its deadline has passed.
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to urgently work with the European Commission to strengthen and increase consumer protections within the current Package Travel Directive and thereafter within the Package Travel Regulations. More details
Submitted by Frank Brehany of HolidayTravelWatch – Deadline to sign up by: 07 February 2009 – Signatures: 110
More details from petition creator
The Package Travel Directive, and the UK Package Travel Regulations, are in urgent need of amendment. Following the Court of Appeal case of R v CAA, and the recent issuing of a Guidance from the DBERR, the rights of the Consumer are at risk. Travel Consumers face a continued battle to right the wrongs within their holiday contracts, as is evidenced by our report to the EU Commission & DBERR, in October 2007. The present Guidance on what constitutes a 'package' adds further confusion, and does not adequately protect the consumer from an industry apparently intent on 'de-regulating' the package holiday. This is a consumer product enjoyed by many millions of working people and their families, only the amendment and strengthening of those hard fought rights, will promote a fair and balanced travel market. We call on the UK Government to work toward pressing the EU Commission, and EU Parliament, to urgently work toward amending and updating the current Directive, before more consumers suffer detriment within their holiday contracts.
Current signatories
Frank Brehany, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- D Smith
- Susan Macdonald
- Muriel Williams
- Matt
- Michael Kincaid
- Robert M. Flinn
- trev keeling
- Chris Rowbury
- Sue Duncan
- Thelma Bennett
- IRENE REYNOLDS
- Lesley Glover
- Debra Lee
- Tim Hart
- Jean Howard
- peter bridgen
- Lyda and David Glazebrook
- trevor noble
- John Sandford
- SAMANTHA J SABATINO
- PETER R SABATINO
- a gibbs
- Sonia Robertson
- pauline robson
- David&Sandra Brown
- Lynn Ferguson
- beverly bishop-stevenson
- Angela Ballantyne
- Peter Smith
- barrie jermy
- L Ince
- Samuel Perks
- Doreen Y Kingston
- Julie Arnold
- richard Hardy
- Dr. PREMRAJ PUSHPAKARAN
- Maureen Falklkingham
- kath harvey
- Brian Hammersley
- Anthony Cook
- katie kipling
- colin kenney
- Corinne Simons
- Michelle Roberts
- Huw Davies
- Diane Ellis
- Arthur Saunders
- J. Campbell
- sally allen
- Mrs Hazel Gotts
- jesse sims
- helen coates
- Lesley Taylor
- Peter Finch
- david spoor
- michael carreno
- Antony Costello
- Pat Mullen
- Ian Hamilton
- Thomas Stocker
- Manus Mc Geady
- Gillian Spibey
- Irene Christian
- Nicholas Hofman
- chris weaver
- Steve Kuspert
- anthony foster
- daniel mchugh
- julie smyth
- Dawn Lewis
- ian bray
- Keith Neville
- Donna Pease
- Christopher Standring
- Michael Weir
- Louise Watson
- simon wyatt
- susan shields
- mel whiting
- george kilna
- j craven
- Elizabeth Knapper
- wendy tomlinson
- Jenny Marshall
- D.B.Beckley
- Daphne Houston
- John Hogan
- Catherine Dove
- M Williams
- Miss.R.L.Spilsbury
- v lombardi
- L Jones
- Barbara Lofthouse
- Bill Lloyd
- william stanley johnson
- Sandra Ross
- Christine Williams
- Christian Schmidt
- Maurice A. BATEY
- George Inman
- alan walton
- Laurence Oliver
- a m jewitt-holder
- Julie Gunn
- Sandra & Jeff Sweeney
- David Jackson
- Mr.A.Wrigglesworth
- debbie kiteley
- Paul Lockhart
