Striking tube drivers have proved a point | Brief letters

Chaos on London roads | Smiling drivers | Samantha Cameron’s trading woes | Banksy’s gavel | A harsh recovery

Anyone caught in the chaos of the mad, traffic-infested streets in London as they tried to get home during the strike by RMT tube drivers might realise how important those drivers are in keeping London running smoothly (Report, 8 September). Perhaps it’s worth paying them more and reducing their working hours.
Dr Alan Lafferty
London

• Regarding the letter on smiling (Letters, 10 September), I am told by my son that no one gives way to another vehicle in the south. While this is possibly a wild generalisation, I find that letting a vehicle into a queue of traffic in front of you changes a stressed face to a smile of thanks.
Jeanette Hamilton
Buxton, Derbyshire