Traffic?

[dickydo]

Hi, has anyone travelled to Dover Port during the last week - if so did you have any delays getting there, or delays in the Port prior to boarding the Ferry?
Thanks

 

[Brains]

Drove westbound up the A2/M2 yesterday.
Miles of tailbacks coastbound at exit 5 (to join the M20) and exit 7 (to drive direct into Dover)

The tailbacks are caused by people queue jumping.
A simple line of cones between lane one and two would keep the M2 running and the queues in the left lane.

 

[Brains]

M20: There is currently a 20 mile tailback between exit 10 (Ashford) and exit 8 (Leeds Castle)
This is mostly lorries queueing for the port, at the moment around 12hrs in the queue for freight

(Plus 2hrs in the port and 2hrs for clearance, plus 2 hrs from load to discharge on the boat and 60 mins to clear Calais.)
20hrs to travel 50 miles.

The lack of working P&O ships has not made a difference yet, but it will by next week when the Easter holidays start.

 

[EuroTrotters]

The exact reasons we stopped using Dover/Folkestone routes some years ago.

Sadly, one of the options, Zeebrugge has closed.

Still Rotterdam and Amsterdam available . Other than that, it’s Brittany Ferries routes .

 

[mitzimad]

we drove back along the a20 last friday big tail back of lorries but everything else appeared to be flowing normally

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[Ivory55]

The exact reasons we stopped using Dover/Folkestone routes some years ago.

Sadly, one of the options, Zeebrugge has closed.

Still Rotterdam and Amsterdam available . Other than that, it’s Brittany Ferries routes .

Newhaven/Dieppe ?

 

[nicholsong]

we drove back along the a20 last friday big tail back of lorries but everything else appeared to be flowing normally

What do the lorry drivers do in those queues if they exceed Tacho times in the queue?

Put the handbrake on and go to bed, blocking the lane?

 

[Ivory55]

What do the lorry drivers do in those queues if they exceed Tacho times in the queue?

Put the handbrake on and go to bed, blocking the lane?

They will be on break or poa

 

[nicholsong]

They will be on break or poa

But not if they shuffle forward 1/2 mile in their 10 hour break.

Maybe they just do not put the card back in the Tacho?

 

[Tea Bag]

Maybe they just do not put the card back in the Tacho?

Hi.
" Sinners " did....... When i were a lad..... Switches ? PERISH the thought... . Did you know..SOME Tacho companies put " Anti Tamper " devices in later on......... . So a mate told me....................................
Tea Bag.

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[mitzimad]

Hi.
" Sinners " did....... When i were a lad..... Switches ? PERISH the thought... . Did you know..SOME Tacho companies put " Anti Tamper " devices in later on......... . So a mate told me....................................
Tea Bag.

the good old days of three log books

 

[Tea Bag]

the good old days of three log books

Hi.
Not many of us left...........
Tea Bag.

 

[Ivory55]

But not if they shuffle forward 1/2 mile in their 10 hour break.

Maybe they just do not put the card back in the Tacho?

Poa you can legally move, some older tacos if moving very slowly don’t register, or pull a fuse

 

[The Coops]

Hi.
Not many of us left...........
Tea Bag.

Dropping the line as the police did a spot check?

 

[Clipgate]

Will P&O be in business next year?
Plus delayed traffic not wholly due to cross channel capacity I am advised.
Allow plenty of time in my view

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[EuroTrotters]

Newhaven/Dieppe ?

I’ve never used it yet.