All roads from Dover gridlock lead to Brexit Letter: An extra minute of processing time for each car at border control means hours of queueing for travellers, says David Hammond The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022
‘Blame Brexit not the French for delays,’ says Calais MP National Assembly member says British excuses for tailbacks were ‘silly’ Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2022
There is one man to blame for the lorries backed up in Dover: Boris Johnson Tory leadership candidates, as they spout their pseudo-Thatcherite cliches, lack the guts to admit Brexit is not working, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022
Kent travel chaos: is there a fix and should Brexit take the blame? With roads leading to Dover and Folkstone gridlocked, it was a miserable start to the holidays for many The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022
Dover businesses say Government ‘must do more’ to solve port travel chaos Business owners say they are used to problems at the port causing gridlock in the town centre. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
Busy start to week at Dover amid fears for ‘vulnerable’ summer P&O Ferries said queues ‘picked up’ on Monday morning, and it took an hour for passengers to clear French passport control. The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022
France refuses to increase Eurostar services amid travel chaos Travel chaos in France extended to Eurostar services between Paris and London on Sunday night as stranded passengers endured “a nightmare” and “bedlam2 because of cancelled and delayed trains.Videos produced by those caught up in Sunday night’s disruption showed thousands packed into the overflowing departure lounge at Gare du Nord,… Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2022
'You got exactly what you wanted': Viewers react as GMB guest put in place over France travel chaos Massive queues have been building up at Dover due to post Brexit passport checks Chronicle Live · Jul 25, 2022
Dover becomes ‘hotspot of holiday hell’, but queues easing after three-day gridlock The equivalent to more than 200 miles of holidaymaker and freight traffic had been processed through the weekend up until Sunday morning The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Congestion eases at English Channel port of Dover Officials at the English Channel port of Dover on Sunday said operations had returned to normal, after two days of lengthy delays blamed on post-Brexit border checks. Radio France Internationale · Jul 24, 2022
Dover queues down to an hour after days of gridlocked roads around UK port More than 6,000 tourist cars are expected at the port on Sunday. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Folkestone becomes ‘new hotspot of holiday hell’ as travel ‘chaos’ hits drivers crossing channel on Eurotunnel Holidaymakers and hauliers faced major delays at the Channel Tunnel after delays at Dover eased Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2022
Dover queues: Travellers braced for third day of border delays P&O Ferries has warned of further delays Sunday morning The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Roads to Port of Dover ‘flowing normally’ after days of traffic chaos The port said on Twitter that as of 2.15am on Sunday traffic can proceed directly to the port. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022 Dover travel delays: who is to blame? Ministers have pointed to a shortage of French border officials, while Paris says it is not responsible for Brexit
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022 Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, British tourists are warned Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates try to blame France for delays
Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022 Pensioners heading to France for summer holiday brand Dover travel chaos 'a disaster' Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 Holidaymakers face waits at Channel with Brexit and French authorities blamed Holidaymakers and lorry drivers have endured long waits to cross the Channel in a second day of chaos blamed on Brexit and French authorities.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 Over from Dover? Leaving the EU has made it much tougher to leave the UK The Man Who Pays His Way: How satisfying for a prime ministerial contender to blame the French for the effects of Brexit
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 Dover traffic delays - live: French MP blames Brexit for chaos as queues form for second day Busiest travel weekend since 2019 kicks off as school holidays begin
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 Dover: Busiest day since 2019 begins with go-slow Exclusive: ‘I’m so terribly sorry for all the travellers caught up in the severe disruption yesterday’ – Doug Bannister, CEO, Port of Dover
Chronicle Live · Jul 23, 2022 Warning that Dover-Calais queues expected on Saturday as summer getaway continues If you are heading down to Kent to cross the Channel to Calais, expect disruption as the gridlock seen on Friday is likely to be repeated
Reuters · Jul 23, 2022 UK holidaymakers face more long delays at Port of Dover Long queues of holidaymakers and lorries built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, and officials said the disruption could be worse than the logjam seen on Friday.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022 ‘Brexit to blame’ for travel gridlock at Dover, union says EU withdrawal means France has ‘taken back control’ of its border
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2022 France says it is ‘not responsible for Brexit’ amid row over Dover travel chaos – as it happened French transport minister hits back at Liz Truss’s suggestion that France needed to fix the ‘avoidable and unacceptable’ situation