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Faced lengthy delays. got into the queue about 2:30am and we were about number 33 and we are now down to 31 and we reckon we have probably got another 12 hours left waiting. this group are en route to luxembourg but have been queueing since yesterday. i've got mostly elderly passengers that paid good money for a holiday and basically i think some of them now want to go home. the blame game has begun. the port of dover said ferry companies accepted extra easter bookings, adding pressure to the system. the companies said they shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra cross...

The port of dover said ferry companies accepted extra easter bookings, which added pressure to the system. the companies say they've shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra crossings overnight to help get things moving. the port is also blaming french border processes. since the uk left the eu, there's no longer freedom of movement to the continent, so passport checks are much more rigorous. and they happen here on english soil, so when you've got, say, a coachload of 80 schoolchildren, every single person has to get off, have their passport examined and stamped. freig...

We got here, down into the queue, about 2:30am this morning. we were about number 33, we're now down to 31, and we reckon we've probably got another 12 hours left waiting. this group are en route to luxembourg but have been queueing since yesterday. i've got mostly elderly passengers on that have paid good money for a holiday, i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun. the port of dover said ferry companies accepted extra easter bookings, which added pressure to the system. the companies say they've shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra c...

Extra easter bookings, which added pressure to the system. the companies say they've shared all booking information in advance and have laid on extra crossings overnight to help get things moving. the port is also blaming french border processes. since the uk left the eu, there's no longer freedom of movement to the continent, so passport checks are much more rigorous. and they happen here on english soil, so when you've got, say, a coachload of 80 schoolchildren, every single person has to get off, have their passport examined and stamped. freight traffic and cars haven't been affected. the h...

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