‘Headphone dodgers’ on public transport 'should face £1,000 fine' The Liberal Democrats are calling for a crackdown on 'headphone dodgers' who play loud music on public transport, saying a majority of passengers are too intimidated to confront them England could ban playing music and videos on public transport - with £1,000 fine as punishment Ministers are being prompted to enact fines of up to £1,000 for individuals blaring music loudly on public transport. The Liberal Democrats are pushing for strict measures against "headphone dodgers", citing the discomfort felt by a large number of passengers too daunted to challenge such behaviour and calling for the establishment of new laws to protect the "quiet majority". ‌ Have your say! Should 'headphone dodgers' face huge fines? Join the conversation. ‌ The party took action after receiving results from a recent survey they commissioned, which revealed that around 40 percent of patrons have suffered from the disturbance of loud tunes or videos during their journeys. The Lib Dems are adamant that the Government needs to introduce legislation to combat this nuisance. as reported by the Mirror. Crusading for the cause, Lisa Smart, the Home Affairs Spokesperson for the Lib Dems, stressed the negative impact on commuters: "Far too many people dread their daily commute because of the blight of antisocial behaviour - and headphone dodgers playing loud music on buses and trains are some of the worst offenders." Further insights from the survey show that more than half of Brits feel uneasy about asking someone to quieten down. Speaking to the Mirror, Ms Smart lamented: "Time and time again, I hear from people who say they feel too intimidated to speak up when someone is blasting music or other content from a phone or speaker,". Article continues below She further condemned the disruptive individuals as showing a "complete disregard for others" and firmly stated: "It's time to take a stand for the quiet majority who just want to get from A to B in peace." The Liberal Democrats are pushing for a change in the Bus Services Bill, currently making its way through Parliament, to enforce a new rule against loud music and video playback on public transport. They're also calling for railway bylaws to be updated to cover this issue. A Sevanta poll of 2,174 adults found that 63% of women and 46% of men would feel uncomfortable confronting noisy travellers. Article continues below Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch weighed in on the matter, initially admitting she hadn't heard about the Lib Dems' suggestion, but remarked: "I'm not somebody that looks at the Lib Dems for policy ideas. I think that they have a lot of silly people there who don't necessarily understand how things work." She continued: "What I would say, though, is that nuisance is a problem. It is very, very irritating having people playing loud music and just being antisocial for all of the other passengers on public transport and more should be done around that. I don't know whether many of the people who do those things could even afford to pay £1,000 fines, I'm not sure whether it would work, we would have to look a little bit more at that, but I'm very, very much against antisocial behaviour and I think that that's something that we could be looking more at." Have your say! Should 'headphone dodgers' face huge fines? Join the conversation.