Waiting times at Dover could quadruple to 10 hours under new EU border rules, port bosses warn

The Port of Dover boss warned that the new system, which will apply to the UK due to Brexit, poses a “strategic” threat to the “health of the nation” due to the prospect of freight traffic being snarled up in delays

Dover ferry and Channel tunnel passengers could suffer up to 10-hour waits at UK ports next year when theJohn Keefe, public affairs officer at Eurotunnel operator Getlink, said the time required for passengers to hand over facial scans, fingerprints and biographical data, travellers are being warned of two-and-a-half hour queues at Dover

It came as Doug Bannister, the Port of Dover boss, warned that the new system, which will apply to the UK due to, poses a “strategic” threat to the “health of the nation”, due to the prospect of freight traffic being snarled up in delays due to the queues that could be caused.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

i newspaper /  🏆 8. in UK

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Dover ferry passengers warned of long queues ahead of summer holidaysHolidaymakers have been told to arrive three hours early this weekend
Read more »

Politics latest: Rishi Sunak blames doctors and nurses demanding more pay for waiting times'However much we may find them tiresome, members of the opposition deserve a bank account.' Jacob Rees-Mogg asks the Prime Minister about Coutts cancelling Nigel Farage's bank account. PMQs Sky's Politics Hub live blog 👉 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube
Read more »

New surgical unit in Bradford aims to cut waiting listsA new £19m surgical day unit will be built in Bradford to help reduce waiting lists for patients.
Read more »

Children waiting over a year in pain for NHS tooth removalA BBC investigation finds some have been left with prolonged dental pain as they wait.
Read more »

Enter your postcode to see number of patients on NHS waiting lists in your areaFor many of us, the NHS feels like a postcode lottery, as some areas are seeing more than one in eight patients stuck on a waiting list for a year or more
Read more »

The use of waiting areas as a place to contribute to health literacyThe use of waiting areas as a place to contribute to the health literacy HealthPromInt healthliteracy waitingareas health research publichealth
Read more »