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Delays at Dover after heightened French border security Tougher security checks delay passengers at Dover
(about 5 hours later)
Passengers are being warned of a 90-minute wait to clear French border controls in Dover due to heightened security checks. Ferry passengers waiting to leave Dover have faced delays of up to 90 minutes due to heightened security checks by French border officials.
P&O ferries urged customers to arrive at least an hour before their booked sailing times. Those arriving earlier faced queues as travellers waited to clear customs.
The delays are due to heightened security checks by French border officials, Port of Dover said. By the afternoon, P&O said check-in "was clear" but advised arriving at least an hour before their booked sailing times.
Highways England said it expected a backlog of traffic in the surrounding area, on roads such as the A2 and A20. Any passengers held up in queues would be put on the next available sailing, they said.
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.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.