JD Wetherspoon has banned speaker phone calls and music on phones in pubs across UK.
The national chain has outlawed punters from playing music or taking calls on speaker after complaints the noise was driving people “nuts”.
The ban has been introduced at its 792 pubs, with bosses saying sounds from smartphones and tablet computers had become an “increasing problem in recent years”.
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“Following complaints from customers, who are being driven nuts by other people’s videos and amplified phone conversations, Wetherspoon has asked customers to switch their phones to silent or to use earphones," a spokesman for the chain said.
Wetherspoon has three pubs in Oxford as well as venues across the wider county including Abingdon, Didcot, Bicester, Banbury and Witney.
Wetherspoon chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin added: “In a world dominated by other people’s music and amplified sound, Wetherspoon pubs are an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation.
“In order to avoid customers being driven chicken jalfrezi by a cacophony of sound, we are kindly asking phone users to pipe down.”
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