The lack of trains means many will switch to road transport instead, with analytics company Inrix expecting journey times by road to be around 14% longer compared with the same period last year.
The insurance company said it has attended 9,000 breakdowns throughout the day, with more expected as commuters continue to join the getaway traffic.
Members of the Communication Workers Union are walking out in a long-running dispute over pay and Royal Mail's modernisation plans.Members of the Communication Workers Union on the picket line outside the Central Delivery Office and Mail Centre in Birmingham Anyone hoping to fly into the UK could face delays as Border Force officials at Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, and Manchester airports, as well as terminals 2, 3, 4, and 5 at Heathrow and the Port of Newhaven go on strike until the 26 December.
They add there have been no flight cancellations and no excessive queueing in the immigration halls, despite the striking workers.on the 18 and 19 January, the Royal College of Nursing has announced.Members of the Royal College of Nursing on the picket line outside the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool
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