Holidaymakers could face weeks of severe delays at Dover, police said yesterday, as it was revealed that the government had been warned several days ago about problems with French border checks.
The difficulties, which brought traffic to a standstill in Kent, may affect Britons throughout the summer as they try to reach cross-Channel ferries. Motorists queued for up to 15 hours over the weekend, with some families sleeping in their cars, after France stepped up security checks following the Nice terrorist attack.
British officials were sent to help after more than half the French border control booths at Dover were left empty on the busiest weekend of the year. One French official was on duty to check the identities of passengers on hundreds of coaches.
