Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Ministers have been urged to impose fines of up to £1,000 on individuals who play loud music on public transport. The Liberal Democrats are calling for a crackdown on "headphone dodgers", highlighting that a majority of passengers often feel too intimidated to confront the culprits and are advocating for new regulations to safeguard the "quiet majority". Have your say! Should 'headphone dodgers' face huge fines? Join the conversation. According to a survey commissioned by the party, nearly four in ten people have endured the annoyance of loud music or videos during their travels. The Lib Dems are pressing the Government to legislate against such disruptive behaviour. Lisa Smart, the Home Affairs spokesperson for the party, expressed concern: "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." The study revealed that 54% of Britons are uncomfortable asking someone to lower their volume. Ms Smart added: "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," according to reports from the Mirror. She goes on to criticise those guilty of this as showing "complete disregard for others" and declared: "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 have suggested amending the Bus Services Bill, which is currently progressing through Parliament, to introduce this new rule. They also propose that railway bylaws be updated to encompass the issue of playing music and videos loudly. A survey conducted by Sevanta, involving 2,174 adults, revealed that 63% of women and 46% of men would feel uneasy confronting loud passengers. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch suggested "people who do those things" would not be able to afford the fine. Having initially said she was unaware of the Lib Dems' proposal, she said: "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 added: "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.