Petition · Department for Transport

Ban the use of electronic device loudspeakers in public & require headphone use

Open for signatures 144 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban any use of electronic device loudspeakers in public places, such as using your loudspeaker for phone calls, private conversations, videos, music, social media, etc, to protect others who don’t wish to listen to the content they’re playing.
Require the use of headphones to listen to this content in public spaces. I believe it’s an invasion of one’s downtime / travel time / private time / personal time when members of the public play whatever they want on their electronic devices on loudspeaker in spaces where they can wear headphones to listen to their content of choice.

It is invasive for many around them, can be rude and embarrassing if they are having conversations on phone calls which the whole train carriage of people may not wish to hear.

Timeline

20 Feb 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 144
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Transport
Opened 20 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.