Calls for music played out loud on public transport to be banned with £1k fines
- Liberal Democrats propose banning loud audio from electronic devices on England's public transport.
- They seek amendment to the Bus Services Bill now before parliament to implement this rule.
- The proposal would make playing audio or video aloud from devices explicitly illegal.
- Violators might incur a penalty reaching £1,000.
- This initiative aims to curb antisocial behavior and improve commuter peace.
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‘Headphone dodgers’ on public transport should face £1000 fine - Have your say
A survey conducted by Sevanta, involving 2,174 adults, revealed that 63% of women and 46% of men would feel uneasy confronting loud passengers
We need to crack down on music on public transport
Hold the front page, sound the alarm, remember where you were – the Lib Dems have come up with a good idea for once. Reinforcing the old adage that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, Ed Davey’s party has announced a genuinely sensible policy: that playing music out loud on public transport
'It's time to take a stand!' Headphone-dodging commuters who play music out loud on trains should face £1,000 fines
Commuters who play music out loud on public transportation should face fines of up to £1,000, Sir Keir Starmer's Government has been told. Existing railway byelaws already prohibit various forms of anti-social behaviour on trains and at stations, including the use of sound-producing devices without permission if they disturb others.However, there are now fresh calls for a legal change to specifically ban playing music or videos out loud on phone…
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