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Is This What Brexiteers Wanted?
Queues at Dover:
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I wonder how many of those caught up in the queues voted for Brexit. We travelled to France dozens of times when we were in the EU and were never held up at French border control (which was often unmanned as it didn't need to check anything). I hopr Brexiteers are sent to the back of the queue.
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I wonder how many of those caught up in the queues voted for Brexit. We travelled to France dozens of times when we were in the EU and were never held up at French border control (which was often unmanned as it didn't need to check anything). I hopr Brexiteers are sent to the back of the queue.
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//Little Englanders all of them. //
Haha! Rather that than a little European, diddly.
What was it that nasty little control freak of a European said? Oh, I know ..... //Leave the EU and we’ll make your lives a misery//
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They're doing their best. ;o)
Haha! Rather that than a little European, diddly.
What was it that nasty little control freak of a European said? Oh, I know ..... //Leave the EU and we’ll make your lives a misery//
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They're doing their best. ;o)
theshedman
//I struggle with the bit that was on the news that said only 6 of the 12 booths were open, no mention of the just 5 that you say which was over 2 years ago.//
You’re struggling with a lot today!
Not read anything about the 6-12 story but one side is claiming there was a problem in the Tunnel when the other claims there wasn’t or that it was very minor.
I guess I’m struggling too with who to believe when the problem was forecast by the CEO of Dover Port some 2 years ago and the government ignored him.
It’s a quandary isn’t it?
//I struggle with the bit that was on the news that said only 6 of the 12 booths were open, no mention of the just 5 that you say which was over 2 years ago.//
You’re struggling with a lot today!
Not read anything about the 6-12 story but one side is claiming there was a problem in the Tunnel when the other claims there wasn’t or that it was very minor.
I guess I’m struggling too with who to believe when the problem was forecast by the CEO of Dover Port some 2 years ago and the government ignored him.
It’s a quandary isn’t it?
Lord Ricketts assessment on Sky News.
Delays at Dover 'will be the new normal'
Lord Ricketts, a former ambassador to France, has this morning warned that long delays at the Port of Dover "will be the new normal" after Brexit.
He told the Observer that the delays were an unavoidable outcome of the UK's decision to leave the European Union - and the bureaucracy it created.
"The long-term, serious issue is that this is the first time we've seen the full pressure on the border after Brexit. Even if it was a full complement of the French border force there would still be massive delays, because Dover port can't cope with the volume.
"The underlying reality is that no matter how many they have, given the size of the port, given the fact that the government failed to invest in expanding the facilities, it is going to be like this – this will be the new normal."
Fairly honest appraisal yet gloomy forecast, best we get used to it.
Delays at Dover 'will be the new normal'
Lord Ricketts, a former ambassador to France, has this morning warned that long delays at the Port of Dover "will be the new normal" after Brexit.
He told the Observer that the delays were an unavoidable outcome of the UK's decision to leave the European Union - and the bureaucracy it created.
"The long-term, serious issue is that this is the first time we've seen the full pressure on the border after Brexit. Even if it was a full complement of the French border force there would still be massive delays, because Dover port can't cope with the volume.
"The underlying reality is that no matter how many they have, given the size of the port, given the fact that the government failed to invest in expanding the facilities, it is going to be like this – this will be the new normal."
Fairly honest appraisal yet gloomy forecast, best we get used to it.
The British passport has now to be stamped to enter a Schengen area because of the 90 day rule. The British passport has ALWAYS had to be opened & examined because the UK has never been in Schengen.
The added time to stamp it from examining it would take, I estimate, 1 second, that's about the time it takes the world over to stamp a passport.
That has not been the problem for these delays.
The added time to stamp it from examining it would take, I estimate, 1 second, that's about the time it takes the world over to stamp a passport.
That has not been the problem for these delays.
Simon Calder, the BBC Travel correspondent said yesterday that prior to Brexit it might take a family of 4 some 45 seconds for a passport check.
Following the rules post-Brexit now means it’s double that, hence the delays.
Couple that with half the number of booths required, as forecast by the Dover CEO and you have the current situation.
Following the rules post-Brexit now means it’s double that, hence the delays.
Couple that with half the number of booths required, as forecast by the Dover CEO and you have the current situation.
Khandro, your estimates are ridiculous! People have actually measured it and for a typical car containing 3 or 4 people (average is 3.5) to pull up to a stop, hand over the passports, have them stamped, get them back and drive off out of the way so that the next car can do the same is 80 to 90 seconds. Whereas pre-Brexit, cars were typically waved through.
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