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‘Total gridlock’ at Dover as 8,000 travellers face new EU border checks on busiest day of year so far

Travellers faced long queues on what was one of the hottest days of the year so far

The Independent UK

Port of Dover warns of two-hour long queues for processing amid EU border checks

The port is preparing for 18,000 travellers between Friday and Sunday, and warned that the busiest periods each day will be between 6am and about 1pm.

Evening Standard

Ferry passengers told to prepare for long queues and delays at Port of Dover

The port is preparing for 18,000 travellers between Friday and Sunday.

Evening Standard

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Motorists face major Easter holiday getaway disruption amid ‘unpopular’ emergency traffic measures

The measures were first designed to curb post-Brexit disruption around the Port of Dover but were later made permanent

The Independent UK

Disruption to Christmas getaway amid queues to ferry and train cancellations

Ferry passengers faced queuing traffic towards the Port of Dover and some Cross Country trains between Manchester and Bournemouth were cancelled.

Evening Standard

Long queues at Dover as French IT issues delay Christmas getaway

The Port of Dover is working with partner agencies to resolve the issues

The Independent UK

Christmas travel chaos at Port of Dover as IT issues cause long queues

There are queues of around 60 minutes on the approach to the Port of Dover as French border controls were hit with IT issues.

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New EU Entry/Exit System border checks for tourists paused at Dover

The digital border system was due to come into force at the Port of Dover for tourist traffic on Saturday, 1 November.

Euronews

First Channel crossing migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover

Evening Standard

Large queues of holidaymakers and lorries at Port of Dover

The Port of Dover Travel account on X said there is a 50-minute processing time at the entrance on Saturday morning.

Evening Standard

Traffic jam warning for holidaymakers at Port of Dover

Port of Dover say they are expecting nearly 40,000 cars this weekend

The Independent UK

Queues of lorries and holidaymakers at Port of Dover

Vehicles are moving very slowly through Dover from the A20, and down Jubilee Way towards the port in Kent.

Evening Standard

Cruise ships will sail from the Port of Dover this summer – with sailings to Norway, Malta, Portugal and more

Cruise passengers have plenty of choice when it comes to Dover depatures this year – here’s where the cruise lines will sail

The Independent UK

UK ports given £10.5m to prepare for EU biometric checks

The Port of Dover, Channel tunnel and St Pancras International will increase facilities to avoid tailbacks

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Dover queues begin to shorten after morning of long waits for travellers

Port says waiting time down to 45 minutes after ferry passengers faced two-and-a-half hour delays on Saturday morning

Evening Standard

Holidaymakers face two-hour queues through Dover on one of ‘most popular mornings of summer’

Over 35,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday, officials said, with thousands more expected over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Travellers hope for an easier summer getaway on Sunday

It comes after a rail strike ended and queues at border control at the Port of Dover eased on Saturday

Evening Standard

Rain and thunderstorms likely to affect holidaymakers on big summer getaway weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers, and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

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The Independent UK

More than two million expected to head overseas for summer getaway this weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks.

Daily Mirror

Dover bank holiday misery strikes AGAIN as families face major tailbacks at port

Drivers are reporting waiting for hours in major tailbacks to the Port of Dover causing them to miss ferries for bank holiday getaways as air travel has also ground to a halt due to IT issues

Daily Mirror

BA cancels MORE flights amid half-term travel carnage with chaos at airports and ports

Long queues have formed at the Port of Dover, Manchester Airport and Bristol Airport ahead of the long Bank Holiday weekend and May half term, with strike also ongoing at Heathrow Airport

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers forced to wait for hours amid large queues for trains and ferries

People faced 90-minute waits at the Port of Dover on Good Friday.

Daily Mirror

Brits' Easter travel chaos begins as 'nightmare' queues form at Dover ahead of weekend

P&O Ferries was reporting delays of at least an hour to the Port of Dover as early as 8am today, following chaotic scenes last weekend which saw thousands of Brits delayed

Daily Mirror

Easter getaway travel misery for Brits amid long road queues and plane cancellations

Despite emergency plans to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s 'horrible' delays, travellers at the Port of Dover still faced long waits, with cars being left in jams for hours

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Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

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