LOUTS who vape and drop rubbish on buses will be fined £100 under a new government crackdown.
Ministers will this week announce a blitz on on Britain’s transport system.
Councils will be given new powers to fine people who , drop rubbish or carry out threatening behaviour on buses.
A Whitehall source said: “The government knows anti-social behaviour is a nightmare for people who experience it.
“So they are planning a crackdown to show they are on the public’s side.”
A shocking 41 per cent of Brits experienced or saw anti-social behaviour in the past year, according to the latest Crime Survey for England and Wales.
This was considerably higher than the 35 per cent who reported it the year before.
has already vowed to crack down on blighting Britain’s “hollowed out high streets”.
Earlier this summer, announced that local residents will get a say about what shops can open in their town centres in a bid to breathe new life into high streets.
is also expected to announce further measures to ease the cost of living crisis.
The announcements are intended to provide targeted support to help Brits have more “breathing space” amid rising prices.
