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People Playing Loud Music on Buses Could Face £100 Fine
Passengers could face fines of up to £100 as local authorities gain new powers to curb vaping, littering and loud music on buses.
- On Monday, the Department for Transport published guidance enabling local authorities to enforce new bus rules with fixed penalty fines of up to £100 for littering, vaping, and playing loud music.
- Local authorities gained powers to set bus network rules earlier this year, which Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said "can make a massive difference to people's experience on public transport."
- Enforcement will rely on Transport Safety Officers and police rather than bus drivers, though Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Olly Glover MP warned that without government funding, "these new rules won't be worth the paper they're printed on."
- Simultaneously, Prime Minister Andy Burnham launched a national rail campaign on Monday urging passengers to "share the journey, not the noise" as part of a wider crackdown on antisocial behavior.
- Unite general secretary Sharon Graham warned the measures were "well meaning" but "wholly inadequate" to address the "avalanche of escalating abuse" faced by transport workers, calling for greater protection.
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Passengers who blast music without headphones on buses and trains could be hit with £100 fines
Passengers who blast music without headphones on buses and trains could be hit with £100 fines . Passengers who play music out loud on public transport could face £100 fines in Labour's newest crackdown on antisocial behaviour
·London, United Kingdom
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People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains. A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent (US)Burnham's war against 'headphone dodgers' as people who play music on buses face fine
Other nuisance behaviours include littering, vaping and listening to music without headphones
·London, United Kingdom
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