Port of Dover visitors: Travellers face two hour delays on ‘considered one of busiest days of summer season’
Tens of 1000’s of travellers confronted delays of as much as two hours on the Port of Dover on Saturday morning throughout one of many busiest days of the summer season.
More than 35,000 individuals handed via the Port on Friday with extra anticipated over the course of this weekend, officers mentioned.
A nine-lane-wide queue stretched alongside the white cliffs throughout Saturday morning on the method to the border the place French guards have been checking passports.
An ambulance flashing blue lights was quickly caught in visitors earlier than making it via.
Despite the delays, authorities warned travellers to not arrive greater than three hours earlier than their sail time.
At 7am, they mentioned in a press release: “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.”
By 9.30am, officers mentioned the wait time had been lowered to between 90 to 120 minutes and that travellers should cross via border checks earlier than boarding their ferry.
Traffic queuing on the A20 exterior the Port of Dover on Saturday
Travellers have been urged to make use of foremost routes solely to keep away from additional visitors delays, with officers saying: “This morning is one of our most popular times of travel throughout the summer.”
Google Maps confirmed gradual visitors all alongside the A20 nearly so far as Folkestone.