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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

Kent travel chaos: is there a fix and should Brexit take the blame?

Cars queue at the check-in for the port of Dover in Kent.
Cars queue at the check-in for the port of Dover in Kent. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Travel gridlock hit the Kent roads around Dover and Folkestone again over the weekend as British tourists were confronted with the realities of travelling to the EU during a busy period for the first time since Brexit came into force in January 2021.

It was a miserable start to a holiday on the continent with queues of five to six hours, and travellers were warned the disruption is set to continue through the summer.

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