Reselling concert tickets for above face value is set to be banned in the U.K. The move comes days after a letter signed by Dua Lipa , Coldplay, Sam Fender and more urged the government to act to protect fans from exploitation.

According to BBC News , U.K. ministers are expected to unveil a plan on Wednesday that will confront resale sites and ticket touting for live music, theater, comedy and sports events. Though fans will still be able to resell tickets to an event if they can no longer attend, the sale limit will be set to the original cost of the ticket and extra fees will be minimized.

The proposed plan from the U.K.’s department for culture, media and sport will strive to make resale tickets £37 ($48) cheaper on average, saving fans a total of £112 million ($137 million) per ye

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