Wetherspoons bans people from using their phones to do two things

JD Wetherspoon has banned customers from doing these two things after complaints that fellow pub-goers were being 'driven nuts'

The pub chain says the decision followed complaints about "other people's videos and amplified phone conversations".

Chairman and founder Sir Tim Martin labelled the pubs as ‘an oasis of tranquillity and contemplation’

Wetherspoons BANS customers playing music or taking phone calls on loudspeaker  GB News

Wetherspoons to become ‘oasis of tranquility’ after ban on music from phones Luke Alsford | News Reporter Published August 17, 2026 10:20pm Updated August 18, 2026 9:21am Wetherspoons has received a flood of complaints from customers over the loud noise (Picture: Maureen McLean/Shutterstock) Wetherspoons has barred cus

Wetherspoons bans playing music or calls on phone loudspeaker  The Times