Dont Go To Dover Or...

[piggynose]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/eight-hour-delays-dover-security-tightened-085700239.html

[mikey4444]

Piggy...we already have two threads about this !

[dieseldick]

blame the immigrants not the dep of transport or the police.

[gulliver1]

D/D what a stupid reply , these people are trying to get out of the UK, not in

[mikey4444]

gulliver1....we don't half have some numpties on here !

[TWR]

I think it's about time they started thinking about an alternative port than Calais, they seen to give problems to travellers all the time.

[mikey4444]

I last crossed the Channel by Ferry about 40 years ago, and that was at Dover-Calais. But isn't there alternatives to using Dover, or are these just as bad ?

I am thinking of Folkstone perhaps. Or Newhaven-Dieppe.

[Hypognosis]

French security workers punishing us for Brexit, already?

(I've not seen the other threads about this yet and can't believe this is an original thought I've just had).

[mikey4444]

And why don't people use the Chunnel ?

[TWR]

Mikey, the best way to get back at the French Authorities is in the pocket, the revenue they get from the crossings must be in the Billions.

[TWR]

It's nothing to do with Brexit Hypo, they have taken the Izzz for years with their arrogant strikes, slowness, let them suffer with less travellers using the port, that will give them some thing to think about.

[-Talbot-]

There's a stupid reply to a stupid reply on this thread which I suppose means there is a third stupid reply.

The problems are on both sides of the water and we have the terrorist to thank for that. Many people coming back from Europe also had long delays at the French/Belgium border.

[TWR]

The Fourth stupid reply, I have never ever seen / heard of queues on the French side Talbot, have you?

[Hypognosis]

@Mikey

Ferries must be keenly priced, relative to Chunnel if they're still drawing this many customers. I know nothing of actual prices.

Alternative ferry routes do exist… if you want to explore Normandy or Brittany. For points south, you want the Route du Sud, so you'd start with a far longer ferry crossing and then have to navigate your way south, rather than just follow the "no brainer", purpose-built route, from the Calais docks.

@TWR

Some of them must be using British ferry companies, so there's only the docking fees for them to make. If the Brits are on their way to Spain then it's only petrol, a few meals, possibly a one-night hotel stop. Not a lot of spending, all told.

[-Talbot-]

No never, I just felt like saying something.



Lol ... of course I have because I have been in them. Friend returning home from Germany yesterday was delayed 90 minutes at the French/Belgium border.

[mikey4444]

Hypo....I accept that Dover-Calais will always be the most popular route, but I haven't heard of people having to wait days to use the Chunnel.

At this time of year, its hardly unusual for people to experience delays, even when terrorism wasn't a concern.

[-Talbot-]

Once my friend got passed the French/Belgium border he didn't have any problem with the shuttle.

[gulliver1]

Talbot, do you mean there is a delay for the immigrants coming to the UK from France. Is there a notice on the other side saying to them Dont go to UK , long delays possible!.

[TWR]

As we all know T they are always either going slow, striking, putting the public motorist to inconvenience, If Dover done the same thing the French would start suing us for delayed Deliveries, every few months these clowns at the port do it, is it to get back at the Brits? I don't know, but instead of putting train Chunnel they should have put a road Chunnel that would have fecked their port up.

[-Talbot-]

gulliver1
Talbot, do you mean there is a delay for the immigrants coming to the UK from France. Is there a notice on the other side saying to them Dont go to UK , long delays possible!.



What on earth are you talking about?

[Baldric]

TWR, the problem is in Dover
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36877177