It is. Try getting your 'information' from something other than the Express!
Congestion on the route to Portsmouth and major tail backs (similar to the delays at Dover) heading to Folkestone.
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yawn.
I got it from the Chief Executive of the Port of Dover Jon, who I suspect knows more about it than your goodself. I'll remind you, he said:
"The chief executive of the Port of Dover said being “let down” by poor resourcing at the French border was “immensely frustrating”.
How about this from the Port of Portsmouth (what do those idiots know, eh!? I know a bloke on twitter who says different!)
"For anyone departing from Portsmouth in the coming days, you'll be reassured to know that operations are currently running smoothly."
How's this for a deal? If the queues are the same in a weeks time, I'll admit it's Brexit related. If they aren't, then you admit that perhaps it is to do with something not related to Brexit? After all, we will still be outside the EU in a week but perhaps they will have sorted out staffing issues in France? Deal?
Yawn indeed.
You are cherry picking quotes from the Port of Dover Chief Exec. I gave you one above saying Brexit was a cause of delay.
Of course the queues aren't going to be constant. The Dover infrastructure (and several other ports or points of exit) cannot cope with traffic spikes (after several years of Covid quiet) in combination with the additional post-Brexit checks.
You claim no-one has made this point and that only Dover is affected. Completely wrong on both counts.
So no deal then? You admit that queues will subside and that therefore it's likely due to staffing issues in France?
Afterall, in a weeks time we will still be outside the EU, but the other will have changed?
I have never said Brexit is a saviour to all problems - it isn't. And even if it makes 100 things better, it's still possible it makes 90 things worse. There are greater checks now, thats undeniable. When I entered Spain in May my passport was stamped, previously it wasn't, but it took literally 1 second.
The far bigger issue, and the issue seemingly at play here, is that the French side was understaffed yesterday and that is going to play a far bigger role in delays than anything else.
How many times?
No.
That is what you say, and keep on saying.
You talk about an additional 1 second to stamp a passport when almost every other commentator describes a longer and more involved process.
When Simon Calder tells you that you've got it wrong it is time to admit defeat, take down your Liz Truss poster and put the Daily Express in the bin - where it belongs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62273289
Glad to help. :thumbup:
I've literally done it though Jon - I've been through passport controls, twice this year.
There is more than one link between the UK and the EU. There are dozens, and we left many many busy weekends ago. Yet the problem seems to be particularly bad this weekend on one particular crossings.
Does that not pinpoint that the problem may be more specific? Maybe it isn't, maybe you are correct, but maybe you aren't.
We will tell in due course, and like I said, in one week, the reasons you give for the problems (leaving the EU) will still all exist, so we will be able to see more clearly will we not?
Classic case of brexiter meeting someone who knows what they're talking about https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status...3waLmjbXQ&s=19
Just listening to a phone in about.all of the queues at ports on the south coast and most callers were taking what seems to me to be the entirely reasonable line that Brexit was one of a few contributory factors that led to the situation, but there were a couple of callers who said it was down to this, that and whatever, but absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Brexit.
What is it is with people like that? It’s as if they see Brexit as a living, breathing thing, a six year old tha needs loving and nurturing - it’s quite creepy actually.
Very effective closing shot in this video.
https://twitter.com/bydonkeys/status...LwH1hvIBrCbJDg
Eurozone economy
Europe’s stretched tourist workforce struggles to meet surge in demand
JULY 24, 2022
Bookings up 20% .
Holiday companies have been accused of over Booking slots.
Folks at Dover will tell you this is the worse week every year .
Even Eurotunnel called the French staffing arrangements poor soon fixed couple days later ..
It seems no one is prepared , main problems are ground staff and costs its the same in North America ...
Another cult is being formed called everything is down to Brexit if the City don't go up we know what to blame ..
Disabled drivers have been warned that their blue parking badges will not be recognised in some of the most popular EU destinations for British driving holidays, because of Brexit.
UK travellers are also being told to check for the best phone packages to mitigate against roaming charges most mobile companies are reintroducing.
Also, Britons who have become accustomed to spending lengthy periods including winters in Spain or other EU countries are now restricted to a maximum stay of 90 days at a time and a total of 180. This has affected workers including musicians and theatre companies on tour in Europe.
Next year the EU plans to introduce the EES (Entry/Exit System), which will electronically log entry and exits to the EU and for the first time automatically capture data on overstayers from Britain.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/...-due-to-brexit