Politicians and TfL are focusing on cutting down anti-social behaviour on public transport.

TfL has launched a new poster campaign encouraging people who play content using their device’s speakers on services to be considerate towards others and use headphones. It comes as new TfL research shows that 70% of 1,000 customers surveyed said they find loud music and phone calls without headphones a nuisance.

With 4G and 5G now available across large sections of the London transport network, bringing more opportunities to stay connected, TfL has launched this new campaign to remind people to be considerate of others when using their devices. It’s the latest phase of TfL’s existing #TravelKind campaign, launched in 2017, which encourages customers to be considerate of one another when using public transport.

Conservative crackdown

The Conservative Party’s Richard Holden, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and MP for Basildon and Billericay, has also rallied against anti-social behaviour onboard public transport.

He said the Conservative Party is tabling amendments to the Bus Services Bill to give bus passengers the same protections already in place on trains and enable enforcement. Additionally, it is to push for all new enhanced partnerships, franchises and new municipal bus operators to impose these bylaws and to enforce them as a condition of contract.

Richard Holden’s comments follow the Liberal Democrats’ call for fines on ‘headphone dodgers’ on public transport in April.