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Why we havent seen the end of Operation Stack in Kent after the Brexit transition period ends  |  Updated: 14:51, 22 December 2020 As the end of the Brexit transition period looms, many might have hoped the new year will mean the end of Operation Stack, the dreaded traffic management system which has been deployed in the county for two decades to deal with congestion heading to the Port of Dover. Involving the closure of the M20, Operation Stack allows HGVs to be “stacked” on the mo...

comments As many as 1,500 lorries thought to be queued up waiting to cross to the Channel after France shut the border Emergency talks are ongoing today in a bid to end the cross-Channel travel ban, imposed by Emanuel Macron But France wants to implement slower PCR tests, rather than lateral flow, and the results can take three days Drivers fear being left unable to return home for Christmas, while others enjoyed road-side breakfast on M20 European lorry drivers have been seen pouring booze an...

Stranded truck drivers are calling for immediate help from the Government with thousands stuck while the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel remain closed to traffic leaving the country. More than 1,500 lorries are backed up in Kent, unable to make the crossing to France, with drivers having spent a second night sleeping in their cabs. Ronald Schroeder, 52, from Hamburg, Germany, who was turned back from Dover on Sunday night, said the “social situation” for drivers is worsening due to a lack of t...

It’s called Operation Stack for a reason The eastbound carriageway can hold up to 3,000 vehicles. Tonight, there are 945 and counting. Earlier, the prime minister appeared to be strangely unaware of the volume of traffic that was building up. In his press conference this afternoon, Boris Johnson told journalists there were 174 parked lorries. At the time he was speaking, Kent Highways was telling me there were 500 in the queues and that number has risen further. Johnson also said the delays ...

Miserable conditions at Manston Airport as drivers stuck with little food as they wait for French to open port  |  Updated: 19:41, 22 December 2020 "Few toilets" and "little food to eat" is whats facing thousands of lorry drivers in Kent today. Manston airport is being used to park up to 4,000 lorries while the ban on the French borders ban on British traffic. Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the RHA said: “Right now, HGV drivers caught up in this mess have limited access to toile...

Latest as France shuts border after coronavirus strain out of control with lorries stranded in Kent  |  Updated: 19:13, 22 December 2020 The travel ban on anyone from the UK going to France will be lifted at midnight tonight but details of the deal around testing has not been revealed yet. The EU has recommended lifting the travel ban causing chaos in Kent, while one MP has warned the longer the closure lasts the greater the risk of transmission. The entrance to the Port of Dover Picture: Bar...

Lorry drivers appeal for help after being stranded in Kent for second night during Frances 48-hour ban on entry from Britain Freight lorries lined up at the front of the queue on the runway at Manston Airport, Kent, after France imposed a 48-hour ban on entry from the UK in the wake of concerns over the spread of a new strain of coronavirus. Picture by Andrew Matthews/PA Wire Ben Mitchell, Press Association 22 December, 2020 15:23 Stranded truck dri...

Operation Brock in place on the M20  |  Updated: 14:49, 22 December 2020 Drivers using the M20 today will have to use the Operation Brock contraflow system which was set up overnight. The motorway was closed at 8pm last night between Junction 7 for Maidstone and Junction 9 for Ashford so the moveable barrier could be installed for this morning. Any lorries which arrived in the county overnight were re-directed to Manston. The Operation Brock barrier - which was tested earlier this month and t...

French authorities ease UK travel ban - but truckers must be tested for Coronavirus first The conditions may do little to ease congestion in Kent caused by the French decision to stop hauliers using the Channel crossing. Updated (Image: Getty Images) Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer WilliamsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll...

UK working to get a resolution to reopen France border Tom Gillespie, news reporter Talks with France on reopening full trade and transport across the Channel are "ongoing" and "details of a plan could be announced as early as today", Sky News has learned. © PA Lorry drivers on the M20 in Kent France shut its border with the UK for 48 hours on Sunday night, prompting delays for freight lorries heading across the Channel as a new variant of coronavirus spreads across the UK. ...