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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

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As many as 20,000 coach passengers hoping to sail from the UK’s leading port to Calais and Dunkirk this weekend have endured extremely long waits at Dover – in some cases up to 18 hours – before departing by ferry to France.

The delays coincided with the start of the Easter holidays for many schools, which brought a surge of coaches to the Kent port.

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