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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Eu biometric entry system could multiply delays at dover - You Need To See This

Long queue of lorries at Dover
Logistics UK has warned of huge queues if lorry drivers are forced to leave their cabs for biometric checks. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Post-Brexit Channel border delays could multiply from next May, with a five-person vehicle being held for up to 10 minutes if the EU goes ahead with a planned biometric entry system, the Port of Dover has said.

The entry-exit system (EES), which is due to start in May 2023, will require all non-EU nationals to register their fingerprints and be photographed before entering the bloc.

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