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Holidaymakers face 90-minute waits at Port of Dover with longer queues expected

Large numbers of cars were arriving at the Kent port on Good Friday morning, but traffic was moving and ferries were sailing well.

The Independent UK

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

Delays return at Dover as Easter weekend getaway begins

It comes after lengthy hold-ups last weekend

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Delays return to Port of Dover at start of Easter getaway

There were queues of ‘approximately 90 minutes’ for passport checks by French officials at the Kent port on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

Brexit played role in Dover chaos, No 10 admits as coach bosses call for crisis meeting

Time to ‘resolve this mess once and for all’, says Confederation of Passenger Transport

The Independent UK

No 10 concedes that post-Brexit checks played role in traffic chaos at Dover

PM’s spokesperson acknowledges ‘new processes’ after home secretary was ridiculed for blaming ‘bad weather’

The Guardian - UK

Coach firms ‘treated unfairly’ during Dover disruption

Many holidaymakers travelling by coach during the weekend were delayed entering the Kent port and being processed.

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Dover delays and queues - your refund rights if border chaos hits your holiday

Dover delays and chaotic queues meant that the Easter holidays were not off to a strong start for Brits - we take a look at refund rights when it comes to ferry and port delays

Daily Mirror

Thousands queue at Dover for second day as Braverman accused of denial

Home secretary says Brexit did not cause chaos seen at port as angry customers see trips cancelled

The Guardian - UK

‘Gutted and livid’: parents vent anger over children caught in Dover chaos

Families of pupils whose foreign trips were cancelled owing to the delays blame border staff, Brexit and ferry companies

The Guardian - UK

'Brexit not to blame' for Dover chaos, insists Home Secretary Suella Braverman

There have been lengthy waits as the Easter getaway begins

Wales Online

Brexit not to blame for Port of Dover delays, insists Braverman

Extra sailings were run overnight to try and clear the backlog but passengers still face long queues on Sunday.

The Independent UK

UK Government drafts in disaster charity to help with Channel lorry queues

THE UK government has drafted in a disaster response charity to help stuck lorry drivers in the event of future chaos at Dover, it has emerged.

The National (Scotland)

Brexit: disaster relief charity hired to help drivers stuck at Dover

Post-Brexit problems have seen major standstills in the roads leading up to UK’s busiest port

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Daily Mirror

New EU fingerprint checks could make leaving the UK ‘four times longer’ for Brits

The European Union's new Entry Exit System could see much longer queues at UK ports including Dover and St Pancras International, Folkestone and Dover when it comes into force next year

Daily Mirror

Brits warned Dover chaos could last 'very long time' with new post-Brexit processes

Doug Bannister, CEO of the Port of Dover, has expressed concerns that the time it takes to process a car at Dover will increase from around 90 seconds to 10 minutes when the European Union's incoming Entry/Exit System is brought in

The National (Scotland)

Scottish salmon industry warns over impact of Dover delays

SCOTLAND'S salmon industry has called for urgent action to tackle Brexit-related delays at Dover, with concerns over fresh fish being left…

The Independent UK

‘I was wrong about post-Brexit queues at Dover but for the right reason’ – Rees-Mogg

‘Go to Portugal not France,’ urges the Brexit opportunities minister

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The Independent UK

Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

Leaders of a number of local councils as well as Visit Kent and Eurotunnel have penned an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport.

Chronicle Live

AA issues first ever amber traffic warning as severe congestion expected this weekend

Heavy traffic is expected on UK roads due to a combination of factors, including switchover days for holiday lets, a rail strike and major sporting events

Evening Standard

Go on holiday to Portugal to avoid Dover queues, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

This comes as the AA has issued an amber traffic warning for heavy congestion over the weekend

Wales Online

AA issues first ever amber warning for eight hours of traffic hell

Perfect storm of holiday traffic, rail strike, Commonwealth Games, football season, and concerns over Port of Dover

The Guardian - UK

Travel operators demand action, not blame, over cross-Channel delays

Eurocamp executive says more passport capacity needed, after Port of Dover gets just one-thousandth of the Brexit funding it requested

Daily Mirror

Why there are so many travel disruptions right now - from train strikes to flight delays

As we head in to the peak of the school Summer holidays, many plans could be scuppered by problems with UK transport. Here we take a look at all the travel disruption

The Independent UK

Will Dover and Folkestone travel chaos continue and is Brexit to blame?

The UK asked for an European Union external frontier, similar to the hard borders the EU has with Russia and Turkey, to take effect in Kent

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