Holidaymakers face two hour queues amid journey chaos at Port of Dover
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ravellers are going through waits of as much as two hours on the Port of Dover throughout some of the in style mornings of the summer season, officers have stated.
A nine-lane-wide queue stretched alongside the white cliffs all through Saturday morning on the method to the border the place French guards have been checking passports.
Port of Dover officers stated in a single day that over 35,000 individuals had handed via on their technique to France on Friday and had instructed travellers on Saturday to not arrive greater than three hours earlier than their sail time.
At 7am, they wrote: “The current average processing time through to the border is 120 minutes, as per our peak travel plan for the busiest times.
“Rest assured, you will be on the next available sailing upon reaching check in.”
Google Maps confirmed darkish purple strains, the slowest class, reaching into the city, with sluggish site visitors all alongside the A20 virtually to Folkestone.
Some drivers have been venting their frustration by honking their horns and an ambulance flashing blue lights was quickly caught in site visitors however has now obtained via.
By 9.30am, officers stated the wait time had come all the way down to 90-120 minutes, and that travellers should cross via border checks by Police Aux Frontieres earlier than boarding their ferry.
They have instructed travellers to make use of the principle routes solely to keep away from additional site visitors delays, including: “This morning is one of our most popular times of travel throughout the summer.
“The current processing time reaching border controls is 90-120 minutes.”