Yes, you can. Open cans or bottles of alcohol are not permitted…..it’s against the law. However, people do frequently eat & drink on the tube. Expect a few dirty looks if you’re eating smelly food such as a kebab though!
Can you eat and drink on London Underground?
You can eat on the tube, but if you decide to eat your triple garlic kebab, or a whole octopus (as two extreme examples of strongly smelling food) you’re going to upset people. Try and avoid eating food that smells on the tube just to show consideration.
Can you drink on the Tube in London?
Customers are prohibited from drinking or carrying open containers of alcohol on the London Underground, buses, Docklands Light Railway, tram services and London Overground. These rules play an important part in ensuring that everybody travelling on our transport network has a safe and pleasant journey.
Can you take drinks on tube?
Answer. Under TfL’s conditions of carriage it is now prohibited to carry opened containers of alcohol and to drink alcohol on TfL services. Where necessary, London Underground staff will initially simply ask people, in a polite, courteous and non-confrontational way, to comply with the ban.
When did they ban drinking on the tube?
1 June 2008
Answer for Alcohol Ban (1)
From 1 June 2008, drinking of alcohol or carrying open containers of alcohol was prohibited on all Tube, bus, DLR, London Overground and tram services and stations.
What happens if you dont tap in London Underground?
Charges if you don’t touch in and out
If you don’t touch in and out, we can’t tell where you’ve travelled from or to, so your journey will be incomplete. Maximum fares don’t count towards capping. If you don’t touch in, you may be charged a penalty fare.
Can you bring coffee on the tube in London?
The rules aren’t limited to the items named, so coffee could be classed as a dangerous item. It has the potential to be spilt on someone, which is not a rare occurrence on the Tube when it suddenly comes to a stop. Anyone found to be carrying an item in breach of the byelaw will be asked to remove it.
What are the drinking rules in London?
You can be stopped, fined or arrested by police if you’re under 18 and drinking alcohol in public.
If you’re under 18, it’s against the law:
- for someone to sell you alcohol.
- to buy or try to buy alcohol.
- for an adult to buy or try to buy alcohol for you.
- to drink alcohol in licensed premises (such as a pub or restaurant)
Is it legal to drink on the train?
On most trains in England and Wales, drinking alcohol is allowed. However, train operators may opt to run “dry” trains, meaning passengers cannot bring alcohol on board nor consume it.
Can you eat on the train London?
Don’t buy before you board. Get your fill of delicious hot food, sandwiches, snacks and drinks from our Let’s Eat Cafe Bar.
Can you use your phone on the tube?
Mobile payments
Using a mobile payment to pay as you go is the same as using a contactless card. You can make mobile payments with devices such as phones, watches, key fobs, stickers or wristbands. You can use different mobile payments to travel on our transport services: Apple Pay.
Can I tap my card on the tube?
On the underground/overground
Tap your card on the yellow card reader to open the ticket barriers at the start of your journey. Do the same when you arrive at your destination. Even if the barriers are open, tap the reader otherwise you are charged the full fare.
Can I take a chair on the tube?
There’s absolutely no way you’d be allowed, or even able to take that at any point on the tube. Assuming you could fit them through the ticket barrier, the network is full of stairs and passageways. There’s loads of people, and as has already been pointed out, the tiny amount of time that trains stay at a platform.
Why did they stop Night Tube?
All night services across the Tube network were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic. They were reinstated on the Central and Victoria lines in November last year, and on the Jubilee line in May. The transport body added that night services on the Piccadilly line would return later in the summer.
Could you ever smoke on the Tube?
cigarette, that was the main trigger for the smoking ban, along with the not inconsiderable benefit of reducing overcrowding in the non-smoking carriages on the trains. So a ban on smoking inside the trains came into effect on the 9th July 1984.
Can you drink on the street in London?
There is no general prohibition on drinking in the street but certain offences relating to alcohol may be committed in public places. Councils can use public spaces protection orders to restrict the consumption of alcohol in a public space where it is associated with anti-social behaviour.
Is it cheaper to buy a train ticket or use contactless?
You can add money to an Oyster card or use contactless (card or device) straight away. You only pay for the journeys you make and it’s cheaper than buying a paper single or return ticket (train companies may offer special deals on some journeys).
What is the maximum charge on the tube?
Your journey time
If you spend longer than the maximum journey time, you could be charged two maximum fares. A single maximum fare is: up to £8.90 in Zones 1-9. up to £26.00 beyond Zone 9, including on the Heathrow Express.
What is maximum oyster charge per day?
So no matter how many times you travel on public transport using your Oyster card in London’s zones 1 and 2, you will never be charged more than £7.40 a day. As of September 2021, Oyster cards also have a weekly cap.
Can you take large items on the tube?
Can you take suitcases on the tube? Yes, you can take as much as you can comfortably carry on the tube, as long as it’s under two metres.
Do London tubes have toilets?
TfL toilet facilities are free to access, but some non-TfL facilities may be chargeable. Other public toilets may be available near to stations. Some facilities are inside the station’s ticket gates.