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AA issues first ever amber traffic warning as severe congestion expected this weekend

Heavy traffic is expected on UK roads due to a combination of factors, including switchover days for holiday lets, a rail strike and major sporting events

Chronicle Live

Go on holiday to Portugal to avoid Dover queues, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

This comes as the AA has issued an amber traffic warning for heavy congestion over the weekend

Evening Standard

AA issues first ever amber warning for eight hours of traffic hell

Perfect storm of holiday traffic, rail strike, Commonwealth Games, football season, and concerns over Port of Dover

Wales Online

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Travel operators demand action, not blame, over cross-Channel delays

Eurocamp executive says more passport capacity needed, after Port of Dover gets just one-thousandth of the Brexit funding it requested

The Guardian - UK

Why there are so many travel disruptions right now - from train strikes to flight delays

As we head in to the peak of the school Summer holidays, many plans could be scuppered by problems with UK transport. Here we take a look at all the travel disruption

Daily Mirror

Will Dover and Folkestone travel chaos continue and is Brexit to blame?

The UK asked for an European Union external frontier, similar to the hard borders the EU has with Russia and Turkey, to take effect in Kent

The Independent UK

The Standard View: Best of luck if you’re trying to head abroad

The queues are building up again at Dover, where passengers are advised that there are continuing delays at French passport control. Meanwhile, those hoping to avoid travel chaos by taking the train have been delayed by the disruptions to Eurostar services in France.

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Dover ferry passengers advised to arrive early amid fears of summer-long disruption

Cross-Channel ferry passengers told to arrive in good time for border checks after weekend of delays

The Guardian - UK

Will Dover and Folkestone travel chaos continue and is Brexit to blame?

The UK asked for an European Union external frontier, similar to the hard borders the EU has with Russia and Turkey, to take effect in Kent

The Independent UK

Summer getaway queues ease amid concerns weekend travel chaos could be repeated

The Port of Dover said its summer plan will work for the rest of the holidays but the AA said ‘significant progress’ is needed.

The Independent UK

Inside Dover hell as hard shoulders become 'urinals' with people 'treated like cattle'

Volunteers handed out emergency rations to families stranded on routes leading to the Eurotunnel as they were forced to use the hard shoulder as a toilet

Daily Mirror

Leave voters finally get their wish at Dover

Brief letters: Brexit gridlock | Liz Truss’s rewards | Sex work toolkit | Steeling yourself against the heat | Useful defibrillators

The Guardian - UK

Folkestone becomes new ‘hotspot of holiday hell’ as disruption at Dover clears

Lanes towards the Port of Dover were clear on Sunday in contrast to the scenes of gridlocked traffic on Friday and Saturday.

The Independent UK

Brits warned travel chaos 'the new normal' after days of gridlock at Dover

Post-Brexit checks and a shortage of French officials at checkpoints in Dover have been blamed for travel misery as holidaymakers face the long queues at the border

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The Guardian - UK

Channel travel chaos continues with ‘holiday hell’ at Eurotunnel

Holidaymakers hoping to cross from Dover and Folkestone to France on Sunday told to expect long delays

The National (Scotland)

UK Government ‘shirking responsibility' by blaming France for Dover chaos

THE UK Government has been accused of “shirking responsibility” by trying to blame the French and not Brexit over the chaos at Dover.

The National (Scotland)

'Way to go' before chaotic Brexit delays at Dover port are cleared, travellers warned

HOLIDAYMAKERS and residents have been warned there is a “way to go” to clear the backlog at Dover with a “very busy” day expected but port…

The Guardian - UK

France rejects blame for Dover gridlock, saying it is ‘not responsible for Brexit’

Travellers told to allow three to four hours to pass through security and French border checks at port

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The Independent UK

Holidaymakers warned there is a way to go to clear Port of Dover backlog

Travellers got out of their vehicles to stretch their legs while traffic was at a standstill in queues on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Dover traffic - live: French MP blames Brexit for chaos as queues form for second day

Busiest travel weekend since 2019 kicks off as school holidays begin

Daily Mirror

Travel madness at Dover and UK airports as Brit holidaymakers in queues for hours

Saturday is expected to be even busier than 'frantic Friday' for those hoping to begin their summer getaway at the Port of Dover, with trapped motorists airing their frustrations online

Wales Online

Dover Port boss says to expect six hour delays today in even busier day

Brexit is being blamed for the chaos seen yesterday, which will continue this weekend

Daily Mirror

All you need to know about Dover travel nightmare as summer getaway causes chaos

Some of the worst scenes were at Dover yesterday, where travellers reported being stuck in five-hour queues to complete border checks before they could check in for their ferry

Evening Standard

UK travel latest: Dover chaos set to continue on Saturday amid blame game over six-hour queues

Asked whether he can reassure travellers planning a trip over the coming days that the backlog will ease, Port of Dover boss Doug Bannister said: ‘I really wish I could’

Daily Mirror

Dover: Warning 6-hour queues 'just the start' as woeful weekend follows frantic Friday

Saturday could be even busier for travellers after the Port of Dover declared a critical incident and the RAC estimated a whopping 18.8 million leisure trips are planned in the UK between Friday and Monday

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