our business correspondent reports. the cost obviouslying a problem for people. it the government has stepped in and pegged the increase in ticket prices not to the retail prices index which is the measure of inflation normally used but average growth in wages on the principle that people can keep up with that, nowjust that people can keep up with that, now just to give that people can keep up with that, nowjust to give you an indication of the magnitude of what would have happen, the retail price index, in july, which is when the measure would normally be taken, was 12.3%, so that would have seen the increase in ticket prices capped on average at 12.3%. that was considered to be too much for people and would probably to be fair have caused a fair amount probably to be fair have caused a fairamount of probably to be fair have caused a fair amount of public anger given the amount of disruption with strikes and so, so instead we have
during the pandemic. they are not asking for a pay increase, they are just asking for the 10% that was taken from them in april of last year. following on from the news, the british airways staff at heathrow airport have voted to strike in the dispute about pay. it comes on another day of disruption on the airways in england, scotland and wales as workers walk out for the second time this week. just one in five trains running on half the rail network is closed. leaving some areas with no services at all. tens of thousands of workers are taking part in a strike over pay, and conditions. our business correspondent reports. here we go again. half of britain s railway network brought to a halt. in cardiff, only 10% of services
cause limited in the petrol sector. the cause of limited in the petrol sector. the cause of the apparent problem is a panic cause of the apparent problem is a panic buying episode, people need to start buying petrol as they normally would start buying petrol as they normally would. those people have a tendency to be anxious at these times, they will have to be anxious at these times, they will have built up their cars, there comes will have built up their cars, there comes a will have built up their cars, there comes a point as we saw with the previous comes a point as we saw with the previous episode of panic buying during previous episode of panic buying during the pandemic on food, there comes during the pandemic on food, there comes a during the pandemic on food, there comes a time when things settle down and things comes a time when things settle down and things return to normal, with the quicker and things return to normal, with the quicker people do that the b
migrate years ago. the government is considering a temporary visa scheme to encourage foreign lorry drivers to fill some of the thousands of vacancies in britain plus my couege of vacancies in britain plus my college industry. it comes amid warnings that a shortage will cause further delays to deliveries of food, goods and fuel as our business correspondent reports. the government has told people not to panic buy, but that didn t stop these drivers queueing at petrol stations today, including bromley, evesham and sheffield. this is the third petrol station we have seen queues at. we actually have to get petrol. we are not panic buying. the boss of another in stockport is waiting to hear when his next supplies will arrive. well, they are saying that, we hope you get it, but we can t guarantee it.