Susan Hall vows Tube ban for people who don't follow certain rules in London Underground 'crackdown'

London Underground passengers who listen to music aloud or take calls on speakerphone could risk being thrown off the Tube and fined if the Conservative London mayoral candidate has her way. Susan Hall said she would update the rules for using the Tube to include a ban on playing loud music and videos.

People who break the proposed new conditions could face a fine of up to £1,000 or a ban from the network in Hall's anti-social behaviour crackdown. There is a similar ban in place currently for those under 16 who have concession Oyster cards which means they are not allowed to listen to music without headphones.

Hall's policy would extend the ban to all Tube users as well as on London buses and other TfL transport. Hall said that Londoners “deserve a safe and quiet journey home”, and that “under Sadiq Khan, the London Underground is less safe and less civil than it used to be”.

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She added: “I will overhaul the rules to ban disruptive anti-social behaviour and ensure that existing rules are enforced better by TfL staff,” The Telegraph reported.

A spokesperson for London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that policing such restrictions would be "very difficult" and put "impossible pressure on hard-working transport staff."

Beyond this Hall has plans to make rules about filming videos for social media more clear. Platforms like TikTok or Youtube have seen a rise in videos on the Underground in recent years.

There are other bans in place on the Tube and TfL networks already, like Boris Johnson's drinking ban introduced in 2008, a ban on smoking or vaping, using roller skates or skateboards or taking flash photographs.

A spokesman for Mr Khan said: “With millions of journeys every day on London’s transport network, we should all be considerate of other passengers around us, including the noise coming from our personal devices.

“Implementing formal restrictions would likely be very difficult, requiring bus and Tube staff to police how passengers operated their individual phones. It would require huge extra spending on enforcement and put impossible pressures on hard-working transport staff.”

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