Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
- Posts: 2,438
#1
Audere est facere.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#2
surprised that brian has not filled us in on it.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#3
howard,have been out of town since 0930 this morning,but did notice heavy traffic at 1330 this afternoon.took it to be the normal heavy tuesday traffic,in which there to say about it.but if doc.bob and his cronies got there fingers out it wouldnt happen full stop.
Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
- Posts: 490
#4
This can't help:
"Eurotunnel - - delayed
Waiting time of up to two hours to freight Eurotunnel service at Folkestone due to high volume of traffic."
Guest 762- Registered: 12 Jul 2012
- Posts: 21
#5
Apparently this gantry was such that it denied entry to the docks until checked or repaired. Traffic quickly backed up and whilst most lorries were sitting in the nearside lane allowing local traffic along the outside, some foreign lorry drivers seem to delight in blocking the roundabouts. Give the Port of Dover police their due ( and I don't usually, as I usually blame them for causing any hold-ups!) but they were out on the roundabouts trying to keep them clear. Unfortunately there are more roundabouts than Police so as fast as they directed impatient lorries back towards Folkestone they only went as far as the next roundabout and clogged it all up there. Our tourist buses were stuck on the viaduct from the Cruise terminal preventing passengers getting in to spend their money in Dover! Whatever the problem was it was soon sorted but the traffic backs up so quickly it took a while to get back to "normal".
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#6
Thanks Dave
Those cruise passengers must have been wondering if they were in Northern Norway, rather than Southern England.
Hope they all enjoy their days in Dover through the summer.
Roger
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#7
Here's a copy of an email received at my work today:
FRANCE - STRIKE ACTION - CALAIS PORT
Following failed talks in Paris yesterday, the French port control officers have confirmed (at this stage) to hold a national day of industrial action commencing at 0800hrs Thursday 28th March.
It is likely to affect all the major French ports.
At this stage it is unclear as to what kind of action will take place, it may vary from a 'GO SLOW' to temporary or total suspension of services for the 24 hour period (0800hrs 29th March local time).
Bar a last minute breakthrough in negotiations, it must be assumed that there will be a good deal of disruption getting across the Channel.
Ferry customers are advised to liaise with their chosen operator for updates on sailing schedules.
We've been advised that Eurotunnel will be unaffected by this action, but they are aware of it and intend increasing the number of trains to assist with the volume of traffic.