I AM getting tired of having to listen to mobile phones on buses and trains and find them an irritation and an infringement of my personal space.

Teenagers are some of the worst culprits. They seem to let their phones ring and ring, just to let everyone else on the bus know they have one.

I'm sure many people will agree with me on this so I urge them to write to their local bus/train company in a bid to get these infernal phones banned.

On most mainline trains there is a quiet coach where mobile phones are not allowed. After all, smoking is banned on public transport - a move I support, even though I am a smoker.

K S Chapman,

South Drive, Harrogate.

Updated: 11:45 Friday, April 06, 2001