Petition · Department for Transport

Make it illegal for sound to be played on public transport without headphones.

Closed 155 signatures

What the petition asks

Make this behaviour to be classed as anti social behaviour.
In a world already full of stress, we think commuters should be able to travel to work, without excess anti social behaviour. We feel people playing sound directly from their electronics is on the rise. We think it should be made law, that anyone must use headphones on public transport. We think the stress and mental frustration for people dealing with this constantly is simply not acceptable. Furthermore, we feel anyone who speaks up, runs the risk of an argument to a physical fight. We think the government needs to act now.

Timeline

17 Feb 2025 Petition opened for signatures
17 Aug 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 155
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 17 Feb 2025
Closed 17 Aug 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 10 Aug 2026.