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Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delays
Another 6,500 cars are expected at the port on Sunday, following two days of gridlock.
Travel chaos is 'the new normal' after Brexit, British tourists are warned
Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates vie to blame France for delaysLong summer queues at the border risk becoming the 'new norma'¯ after Brexit, holidaymakers have been warned, as a fierce diplomatic row erupted with France over the lengthy tailbacks affecting Dover.Both Tory leadership candidates rushed to blame a shortage of French border staff for delays that saw some travellers waiting for hours. Former chancellor Rishi Sunak said the French 'need to stop blaming Brexit and start getting the staff required to match deman'¯. Foreign secretary Liz Truss said she was i...
French insistence on passport stamps causing holiday chaos at Dover [subscription]
Grant Shapps has blamed France for “unacceptable” delays in cross-Channel travel that left thousands of holidaymakers stuck for up to ten hours in squalid conditions on the busiest weekend since before the pandemic.
Sunday, 24 July 2022
BBC News
- Dover and Eurotunnel queues: Travellers warned of third day of delaysAnother 6,500 cars are expected at the port on Sunday, following two days of gridlock.
The Independent
- Roads to Port of Dover 'flowing normally' after days of traffic chaosThe port said on Twitter that as of 2.15am on Sunday traffic can proceed directly to the port.
- Dover queues: Travellers braced for third day of border delaysP&O Ferries has warned of further delays Sunday morning
Times Online
- French insistence on passport stamps causing holiday chaos at Dover [subscription]Grant Shapps has blamed France for “unacceptable” delays in cross-Channel travel that left thousands of holidaymakers stuck for up to ten hours in squalid conditions on the busiest weekend since before the pandemic.
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- Motorists are being urged to ensure they have breakdown cover in placeA mix of hot weather, traffic jams and long holiday journeys will combine to create a huge demand for call-out support as engines overheat and tyres get punctured.
Sky News
- 'Severe' traffic delays expected again as Port of Dover insists services are 'flowing normally'Drivers should brace themselves for a third day of delays with backlogs still gridlocking roads, officials have said, as the Port of Dover said traffic is "flowing normally".
Belfast Telegraph
- Roads to Port of Dover 'flowing normally' after days of traffic chaosTraffic at the Port of Dover is once again 'flowing normall'¯ after days of lengthy queues created travel chaos for holidaymakers.
Bolton News
- Bolton haulage boss says fuel companies are 'ripping us off'Petrol companies are profiting double the amount than they were in 2019 and triple the amount they were before the first Covid lockdown, research suggests.
Other Regional Press
- Roads mayhem 'could last all summer', warns traffic chiefA lack of customs 'resource' will lead to travel chaos strangling Kent continuing throughout the summer unless the problem can be resolved.
- Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens and Porsches set to roar into Coventry for MotoFest festivalAround 70 supercars are coming to the city in September
Other News Sources
- Dover gridlock due to 'post-Covid rush', says British Ports Association chief executiveWe spoke to Richard Ballantyne, chief executive of the British Ports Association, and began by asking him if the situation today is an improvement compared to what we have seen over the last few days.
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