The Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, is set to launch a new Transport for London (TfL) campaign to encourage travellers to use headphones to listen to music on the public transport network.
On Tuesday, posters emerged on the Elizabeth Line urging passengers not to disrupt others by blasting music out loud or have phone conversations on speaker mode.
The latest scheme, which is part of TfL's Travel Kind campaign, is expected to be rolled out on London buses, Overground and the Docklands Light Railway.
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On Tuesday, posters emerged on the Elizabeth Line urging passengers not to disrupt others by blasting music out loud
| GettyThe campaign comes following voices from within both the Liberal Democrats and Conservative Party urging the Government to crackdown on people blasting loud content on public transport in recent months.
Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, Seb Dance, said: “The vast majority of Londoners use headphones when travelling on public transport in the capital, but the small majority who play music or videos out loud can be a real nuisance to other passengers and directly disturb their journeys.
“TfL’s new campaign will remind and encourage Londoners to always be considerate of other passengers.
“However Londoners spend their journey, whether catching up on their favourite series or listening to music, we want everyone to have a pleasant journey.”
Deputy Mayor of London for Transport, Seb Dance said 'TfL’s new campaign will remind and encourage Londoners to always be considerate of other passengers'
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As part of the campaign, new posters will urge the public to look up from their devices and be alert to passengers who may require a seat.
The Travel Kind campaign has also put up posters reminding travellers to move down inside carriages on the tube to ensure others can get on and reminders to users to look out for sexual harassment taking place.
Last week, the Liberal Democrats called on the Government to "take a leaf out of Irish Rail's book" after Ireland's rail operator announced €100 fines for those who don't use headphones.
The party's transport spokesman said: "I’m pleased Transport for London are listening to the Liberal Democrats.
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Last week, the Liberal Democrats called on the Government to 'take a leaf out of Irish Rail's book'
| PA"We’ve been campaigning on this issue for a number of months and I’m glad TfL and others are finally paying attention to our campaign.
“Playing music and videos out loud on public transport has a real impact on other passengers’ lives. It’s often thoughtless, and sometimes deliberately intimidating, but always wrong.
“It’s now time for the Government to face the music by silencing it, with tougher action including fixed penalty notices across all public transport and a publicity campaign to put an end to headphone dodging.”
The Liberal Democrats proposed policy would see fines of up to £1,000 to those guilty of the anti-social behaviour.
According to a recent YouGov poll, the outlined measure is backed by nearly two-thirds of Britons (62 per cent).
The TfL's move comes just days after the Conservative Party called for bans for passengers who play noisy music out loud on buses.
Shadow Transport Secretary, Richard Holden, said that public transport users should not be forced to “endure somebody else’s choice of crap music”.