Thousands of lorry drivers could spend Christmas in Kent traffic backlog Drivers coming from the UK need to be tested to be allowed into France – causing huge delays despite the borders being opened. By Press Association Thursday 24 Dec 2020, 12:01 PM Dec 24th 2020, 12:01 PM 25,458 Views 18 Comments A man conducts a Covid-19 test on a driver at the Port of Dover. Image: PA Image: PA FERRIES WILL RUN on Christmas Day and French firemen are in the UK to help test drivers for coronavirus as thousands of lorry drivers wanting to cross the Channel remain stranded in the Port of Dover, Kent. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said ferries from Dover to Calais would run on Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day as French firefighting teams and the British military work with NHS Test and Trace to continue testing the thousands of hauliers parked waiting to make the crossing.