Half-term travel: Dover passengers 'stuck for hours' at border control

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Dover passengers 'stuck for hours' at border control

Some passengers trying to leave the UK via Dover say they have been stuck "for hours" due to a lack of open French border control booths.travellers experienced extremely busy roads and cancelled Easyjet flightsP&O Ferries said delays were "out of their control" as border controls were operated by French border police.In a statement the Port of Dover said the situation was likely to remain in place for "a number of hours".

"The Port is very busy working with all the Ferry Operators to minimise delays once through the Border Controls." On Sunday one passenger tweeted they had missed their 09:15 BST crossing with P&O despite queuing since 06:30 BST, and described having only two border control booths open as a "total outrage".

We have been in the queue since 06:30 for the 09:15 to Calais. We have missed the sailing, and we probably have another 2hours of queues ahead. Total outrage having only two border control booths open on such a busy weekend.

 

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Why is this country in such a mess? Answers fairly obvious. And today I read that you cannot book a driving test for months. Add that to passports, pensions and driving licence delays. Sort it out Boris.

It's because of brexit bureaucracy, stupid and UK red tape.

Hmmm, the benefits of Brexit Britain eh BBC?

Brexit benefits

And you can't blame Covid, P&O or lack of lorry drivers anymore. And the consequences of Brexit will get worse.

What an outstanding lie and lack of journalism this hit piece is. French border control were able to get us through much quicker than the check-in gates could handle people and the 'every man for himself' chaos that was the organisation leading up to the check-in gates.

Another article where BBC fails to mention Brexit but of course it does it’s useless anti French xenophobia.

Must have some good food banks there...

Yeah, but pounds and ounces and blue passports.

Honestly, I was there yesterday and the passport check was not the problem. The main problem was the Ferry companies check-in. It tooks about 3-4 minutes per car which is insane according to the large number of vehicles.

This will all be sorted when the rest of the EU leaves the EU like we were told it would. Any day now, you’ll see.

ToryBrexitDisaster ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern JohnsonOut126 JohnsonTheDictator JohnsonMinisterialCodeBreaker JohnsonOut126 JohnsonOut126 JohnsonOut126

But there's a cost of living crisis. 🙄🙄

It be faster when Russia starts moveing into EU need help

Good 😂😂😂Brexit and Cowboy Ship Crews Enjoy Welcome to Tory Land

You need to do faro too as spent hours in queues with Jet2 today standing in the none EU gates . Total shambles which some of us could foresee BrexitReality BrexitHasFailed . BorisJohnson Is this your ‘levelling up’ ?

Its great being like Belarus. Everything we voted for and more. Sure we can even make alliances with Belarus now. We like being 3rd instead of 1st. 3rd Country that is. Now, how many yards in a furlough?

Well it's here to stay whether you like it or not so it needs someone who can fix it so these problems cease. I don't care who voted for brexit, I just want it fixed.

Stay home

TheformerD Combination of Brexit and lack of P&O staff!

You guys good with this? NatalieElphicke

Of course there are queues at the EU border because Britain is not in the EU and delusional people voted for it

Because of.............. say it BBC NEWS. . say it......... Brexit

Ah ... the BrexitQueue, such a joyous sight to behold.

Dover air must be well polluted from those wanting a holiday. No doubt when they come back they’ll take up the pollution banner from where they left it Dover

But yeah will have a crown engraved on a pint glass 🥳

Thanks brexit!

Why the hell did we do this to ourselves

B-R-E-X-I-T.

You had people vote for this 😂

If only BBCLauraKT had been true to journalistic principles, instead of being part of the ToryCriminalsUnfitToGovern cabal, more questions of Brexit impact would have been asked 🤷🏼‍♂️

Brexit

Not like Boris Johnson to tell porkies about the benefits of Brexit. BorisJohnsonMustResign

Don't mention Brexit The BBC haven't and they think they've got away with it

Those Brexit benefits eh? JohnsonOut125 JohnsonOut

Oh Well ,

It happened to me five years ago, wrong lane (I was in the slow one), then control, of course I missed the ferry although I arrived 2h ahead of departures and then I had to wait miserably until 3am for the following ferry..... Eurostar is so much better and faster

And people didn’t see this coming? 😂🤣😂🤣😱😂🤣😱😂🤪

USISC1 Brexit is working as intended to create misery for British subjects in every possible ways

Shame the same couldn't be said for all the illegal immigrates coming into the country. Passengers should just buy themselves a rubber dinghy a make their own way across...

More Brexit benefits

Oh dear 😅

We stuck for 5 hours already and didn't even hit the UK border side yet

Brexit in action

The nasty French strike again. Why do these morons go there? This is a typical spiteful act on their part, we should have followed J Porrits advice from 1985, when they sank the Rainbow Warrior and boycott everything French!

It's called Boris Johnson's poundland brexit deal! Blame him for it!

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Good, we've taken back control of our borders and we're controlling them the 'British' way, with nice long orderly queues. Look at this Jacob_Rees_Mogg genuine brexitbonus lovely queues and a return to British people grumbling and muttering. Anyone spotted any knotted hankies?

Well that’s what you wanted,so stop complaining and get used to it.

The so called exaggerated media cost of living crisis must really be biting hard with so many passengers waiting at Dover to travel abroad! I don’t think! The media need to give up this cost of living crusade as I just don’t believe it any more!

Another Brexit benefit

Hmmm. I’m starting to think the French dislike Brexit.🤪

Another Brexit benefit ?

Brexit- the gift that just keeps on giving! Please re-direct all Brexit complaints to Nigel Farage.

Welcome to a third country status. BrexitBenefits

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