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Martin Lewis asked a noisy train passenger to turn down their phone and their eye-popping answer had the entire internet tearing its hair out

John Plunkett. Updated September 28th, 2026

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To the world of Martin Lewis who it turns out isn’t just doing his thing to save us a few quid or two, he’s also trying to make travelling on public transport these days just a teensy-weensy bit less irritating.

And nothing irritates more than someone who insists on watching something on their phone with the volume turned all the way up.

This was the scenario in which the estimable Lewis found himself and it wasn’t just the noise that got people going, it was the woman’s response when he asked them to do something about it.

‘On a packed train with my family. Couple across the aisle both alternatively playing social media videos on speakers at full volume. Managed not to say anything until the woman started playing a documentary about serial killers. I’m here with my daughter.

‘I politely said “please could you turn it down it’s not appropriate.” To which she replied “I’m sure she’s heard worse at school.” I said that really wasn’t her call to make and in general could she please reduce the volume.

‘Her response “Its a public train for heavens sake”.

‘For me that’s exactly why it is anti social (and what headphones were invented for). I’m wondering which one of us is out of kilter on this?

‘Ps I should note she did thankfully reduce the volume and we all left it there.’

And that sound you can hear is the entire internet pulling its hair out.

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