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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Britain braces for long, hot traffic queues amid extra border checks

Traffic queuing for the Port of Dover on Friday
Traffic queuing for the Port of Dover on Friday. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

An especially hot late May bank holiday weekend is expected to bring more traffic to the roads than usual at the start of the half-term break taking place in parts of the UK, motoring organisations have warned.

With temperatures forecast to pass 30C in places by Monday, coastal roads are predicted to be among the busiest, with long queues expected towards seaside resorts and the Port of Dover, where delays in border checks are compounding the holiday rush.

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