🔴 Chaos at Dover could continue into tomorrow after port delays force drivers to queue for hours
The Port of Dover boss could not guarantee that the huge border delays that saw holidaymakers and lorry drivers forced to queue for up to seven hours on Friday would be resolved before a busy travel day on Saturday.Doug Bannister,, attacked French authorities for “woefully inadequate” border control staffing, and local MP Natalie Elphicke claimed French border officers “didn’t turn up for work”.
“Currently, the traffic difficulties in the Eurotunnel have been resolved, but very heavy road traffic is still observed in British territory, with slowdowns of several kilometres,” Mr Leclerc added. French authorities blamed an ‘unforeseen technical incident’ in the Channel tunnel for staffing problems
Apologising for the situation on Friday – one of the busiest periods for foreign travel from the UK as most schools in England and Wales break up for summer – he said: “I am so sorry that the travellers we have going to the port today are being impacted. In a statement on Friday afternoon, the port said it was urging the UK Government to “continue working with French counterparts” to “adequately resource the border” throughout the summer to “keep our community clear, to get families on their holidays and to keep essential trade moving”.
It added: “Regrettably, the PAF resource has been insufficient and has fallen far short of what is required to ensure a smooth first weekend of the peak summer getaway period.”
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