Chaos on the buses, roads and trains: Millions of commuters endure misery as striking tube drivers shut down the whole network and mayor blasts union bosses as 'totally bone-headed' In London

Millions of commuters are stuck in travel misery this morning as London experienced more travel misery caused by the latest Tube strike.

Some 250 extra buses have been put on to cope with the disruption - while there is high demand for taxis, London Overground and National Rail trains.

Large queues have been building up for buses outside stations this morning and Metropolitan Police officers were called to help control the crowds.  

And furious commuters were heard heckling picket lines this morning, with one cyclist shouting 'get back to work' at strikers near Edgware Road station.

But others were taking it all in their stride, describing an air of 'British wartime spirit' on the streets and boasting how they got into work early.

London Mayor Boris Johnson this morning urged trade unions to call off their ‘stupid’ strike and branded their leaders ‘totally bone-headed’.

Roads in the capital are gridlocked this morning - and the streets are feared to be clogged again this evening during the peak time of 4pm to 7pm.

Shortly before 9am there were 428 separate traffic jams on London's roads - causing 197 miles of tailbacks, according to traffic experts at TomTom. 

The rush this morning came as TfL admitted that it is impossible for an outsider to become a Tube driver, with the jobs not advertised externally for at least seven years. 

'They are trying to put a gun against our head the whole time – and it is the travelling public who are suffering

Nick Brown, Transport for London

Underground services will not resume until tomorrow morning at about 5.30am, meaning passengers will be forced to find alternative transport methods.

  

It has left buses, Overground trains, National Rail services and roads heavily congested.  

Underground staff are walking out over pay and working conditions for the new Night Tube, which is expected to launch on September 12.

Unions are locked in a bitter dispute with Tube operator London Underground over plans to run trains through the night on Friday and Saturdays.

After talks broke down again on Monday, union leaders called for the new service to be postponed until a deal is reached on pay and work conditions.

Mick Cash, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, said the all-night service was 'rushed and botched from the off'.