Almost 4,000 London Passengers Fined for Breaking COVID-19 Mask Rule

A passenger wears a mask as she boards a London Underground tube train in London on July 17, 2020. Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Almost 4,000 passengers were fined for breaking COVID-19 mask rules on London’s public transport, Mayor Sadiq Khan revealed on Monday.

Khan, who also chairs Transport for London (TfL)—a local government body responsible for most aspects of London’s transport system—said more than 7,000 people were denied service for not wearing face coverings.