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Why we haven't 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 motorway with other traffic diverted on to the A20. The Port of Drover remains closed Picture: Barry ...

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 and decorating a Christmas tree with tin cans amid fears they may be forced to spend the festive seas...

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 toilet and washing facilities. He told the PA news agency: “I am now staying in a hotel, but in fro...

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 were “only occurring at Dover” which handles “only 20%” of the goods sent from the UK to the...

'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 what's 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 toilet and washing facilities - the majority have none. Denying them even the most basic facilities ...