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Extra sailings will run through the night at the Port of Dover to help clear the backlog that left passengers stranded for up to 14 hours.
A spokesperson for the port said they hoped to clear the backlog by Sunday lunchtime, blaming increased Easter t…
Maryam Zakir-Hussain and Andy Gregory
Updated 1 April 2023, 7:07 pm
Officials at the Port of Dover[1] say they are “deeply frustrated” about significant traffic delays[2] that have seen thousands of travellers queueing for up to 16 hours as the Easte…
Stranded coaches with tired and hungry passengers, lorries going nowhere fast and people living nearby fed up as local roads yet again clogged
Hundreds of people have faced long delays at the Port of Dover[1] on Saturday, April 1, after the port declar…
The Port of Dover has said it is “deeply frustrated” as coach traffic faces “significant delays”. The port, which has declared a critical incident, said the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume”.
Additional coach booking…
Severe delays at Dover[1] are continuing today, after the port declared a critical incident over waits of up to 14 hours.
Among those stranded yesterday evening were schoolchildren who were reportedly left without food for more than five hours[2].
Th…
The Port of Dover has declared a critical incident as high levels of traffic caused coach passengers to experience lengthy delays.It comes as operators P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, citing bad weather an…
Londoners who live or drive inside the current Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)[1] in the centre of the city are very used to navigating its boundary. But after it is expanded on August 29, some motorists in the capital’s outer boroughs will face the £12…
Storm Mathis brings chaos to Britain’s roads and seas: Ferry services are disrupted, lorries grind to a halt on motorways and hundreds of homes are left without power as ‘100mph gales’ batter the country Hundreds of homes were left without power in the…
A couple walk their dogs along the beach during strong winds in Folkestone, Kent. (PA Images via Getty Images)Hundreds of homes were left without power by Storm Mathis on Friday, as 93mph winds battered the south of the country.Up to 700 properties in …