'Headphone dodgers' could face £100 bus fines in Burnham crackdown, but drivers will not enforce them
Train passengers who refuse to turn music down already risk fines of up to £1,000. A nationwide campaign launching today urges them to 'share the carriage, not the noise'. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said blasting phones 'gets on your nerves'. Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden called on Labour to 'get serious' about enforcement.
Transport safety officers and police, not bus drivers, will handle offenders.
Vaping, littering and threatening behaviour on buses are also in the firing line.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander must sign off any new council bus rules first.
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HuffPost UKThe Most Annoying People On Public Transport Could Soon Face £100 FinesMetro‘Bare beaters’ face a £1,000 fine for blasting music on British public transportThe IndependentPassengers playing music out loud face fines amid new crackdownThe Independent‘Headphone dodgers’ face new fines as Burnham launches crackdownThe TelegraphPeople who blare out music on public transport warned of £1,000 finesCity A.M.Fines up to £100 in new crackdown on playing music on buses and trainsEvening StandardLondon bus passengers face £100 fines for blasting music out loud in antisocial behaviour crackdownDaily Mail NewsOrdeals on the bus! £100 fine for people who play music or litterBBC News - BusinessPeople playing loud music on buses could face £100 fineGB NewsPassengers who blast music without headphones on buses and trains could be hit with £100 finesThe GuardianAndy Burnham launches campaign against ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transportLBCGovernment to target anti-social behaviour on buses with fines for playing music without headphones and vaping
