"Data revealed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows that just three fines worth 705 in total have been issued. The Liberal Democrats urged TfL to bring in "real consequences" to those breaking its byelaws on nuisance noise while Reform UK called it a "dire record of enforcement". TfL said the "vast majority of our customers are considerate" and that "enforcement is a last resort"."
"The transport authority's byelaws state that no passenger "shall, to the annoyance of any person, sing or use any instrument, article or equipment for the production or reproduction of sound". The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) found that in the fourth case covered in the FOI, the defendant had already returned to their home country, meaning no action could be taken. An additional two warnings in 2021 and 2023 were handed out."
"In August the transport body rolled out a new campaign encouraging people to use headphones when playing music on the Tube, with posters seen on the Elizabeth and Piccadilly lines. That same month, TfL research found that 70% of customers find loud music and phone conversations made in speaker mode disruptive. At the time, TfL confirmed to the LDRS that there would not be any extra enforcement officers roaming various services as a result of this campaign."
Freedom of Information data shows Transport for London brought four prosecutions for loud phone conversations or playing audio since 2020 and issued just three fines. One defendant in a fourth case had returned to their home country so no action could be taken, and two warnings were recorded in 2021 and 2023. TfL's byelaws ban making sound to the annoyance of others. TfL ran an August campaign encouraging headphone use and found 70% of customers view loud music and speakerphone calls as disruptive, but declined extra enforcement officers, calling enforcement a last resort.
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