- Passengers playing music out loud on buses could face fines under a new crackdown on antisocial behaviour across public transport.
- Local authorities are being encouraged to use new powers to penalise nuisance behaviours on buses, including vaping, littering, and playing audio without headphones.
- The Department for Transport has published guidance on how local rules, enforced by specialist transport safety officers, can be drawn up and implemented.
- A nationwide campaign titled 'share the journey, not the noise' is also launching to remind train passengers to use headphones.
- Prime minister Andy Burnham and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander emphasised that tackling inconsiderate actions will improve public transport for everyone.
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