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Delays at Dover after heightened French border security | Delays at Dover after heightened French border security |
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Passengers are being warned of a 90-minute wait to clear French border controls in Dover due to heightened security checks. | Passengers are being warned of a 90-minute wait to clear French border controls in Dover due to heightened security checks. |
P&O ferries urged customers to arrive at least an hour before their booked sailing times. | |
The delays are due to heightened security checks by French border officials, Port of Dover said. | The delays are due to heightened security checks by French border officials, Port of Dover said. |
Highways England said it expected a backlog of traffic in the surrounding area, on roads such as the A2 and A20. | |
P&O said check-in for each sailing was being held open for as long as possible to ensure passengers could board. | |
It said the delays were improving but there was still some wait for freight traffic. | |
DFDS ferries advised passengers to have their passports ready on the correct page before approaching border control and the check-in booths in order to help the queues move faster. |