SA_SA_SA wrote:The uk gov can introduce its own cap.
The UK used to be called 'Treasure Island' by the automotive industry, because of how UK governments had allowed big businesses to exploit consumers by taking advantage of low levels of competition to keep prices inflated well above what consumers elsewhere in Europe paid.
That was before the UK became part of the single market with free movement of goods and services etc., and also with its regulations and enforcement to prevent anti-competitive behaviour by big businesses.
Based on past experience, there is little reason to believe UK governments will take effective action to prevent large businesses exploiting consumers, i.e. not to the extent that the EU has done (both directly by enforcement of its rules and regulations on practices that are anti-competitive and unfairly exploit consumers, and indirectly by the operation of the single market to keep prices down for consumers).