The half-term travel chaos has begun on one of the busiest days on the roads and at the ports and airports in years, with massive queues building up on Friday.
Hundreds of motorists found themselves waiting to get onto ferries at the Port of Dover this morning in what is expected to be a very testing day for the country's transport infrastructure.
Lorries are being forced to queue on the outskirts of the Kent town, in what is now a common scene on busy weekends following the UK's departure from the European Union and the extra checks Brits must undergo before entering the block.