Travellers making the most of the Easter weekend are stuck in 'horrendous' 20-mile long queues on major motorways - as staycationers clog up routes to Devon and Cornwall.
Travellers making the most of the Easter weekend are stuck in 'horrendous' 20-mile long queues on major motorways - as staycationers clog up routes to Devon and Cornwall and holidayers are met with long delays at the Port of Dover.
Meanwhile, the western side of the M25 was described as 'pretty bad' and a 'lot worse than normal', with 40-minute queues.Build ups on the M25 near Addlestone, Surrey, earlier on Friday as the getaways began. More than two million car journeys will set off today Hundreds of people queue for Eurostar train services at St Pancras International Station as they make their Easter getawayREAD MORE: Millions face nose-to-tail Good Friday tailbacks as 2.6million cars hit the roads as train lines close - threatening to ruin thousands of holidays
'It's a complete nightmare. You'd think they'd changed something with the systems but no, they just can't cope. Unbelievable.' And incidents on some of the motorways on Friday have threatened to disrupt thousands of journeys across the country. A quiet concourse at London Euston station on Good Friday. Engineering works at the southern end of the West Coast Mainline mean fewer trains are running than normalNo such disruption at London King's Cross where families set off on railway journeys along the East Coast Mainline without issue
He said: 'Of course people don't want to come into Dover today. I won't be taking my car out. Not a chance.'I mean, they're prepared a bit but there's no real preparation. No one had ever made think about the actual problem, which is capacity.' 'But the congestion on the M20 today means locals just don't come into town - on a busy days like Good Friday.
And in West Yorkshire, work will continue on the TransPennine Route Upgrade, with new tracks being laid around Huddersfield. This will mean changes to trains on routes such as Sheffield to Leeds and all trains to Huddersfield itself. Network Rail's network strategy director Laurence Bowman said: 'There's never a good time to do the work we need to do but the four days of the bank holiday, when fewer people are travelling, give us the opportunity to do major work we couldn't do in normal weekend.'
Cars queueing at the Port of Dover as they wait to make journeys overseas. French passport control may be imposing additional security checks following the Moscow terror attack The Port of Dover said queues were moving well in Kent this morning - but this has been disputed by travellers said to be among those waiting to set off on holiday
'Horrendous queues at 2am, 3hrs to get through, and you say it's due to enhanced security checks?' asked one traveller on X. Port workers in bright orange jumpsuits could be seen directing traffic into the lengthy queues as travellers and truckers alike made for the continent. 'Please check-in as normal, we will transfer all passengers onto the first available sailing on arrival. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.'
Journeys could also be delayed due to extra border security checks by the French after the concert hall attack in Moscow last Friday that killed more than 130 people. The Port of Dover said earlier that queues were running in excess of 90 minutes but that French border controls were 'flowing well' 'They know this is coming. They could have got more passport control officers and got more organised but they haven't.'
Richard said: 'The communication was all right when they told us the crossing was cancelled last night because the information came as soon as they got it.Karrin added: 'It's a bank holiday. Surely they must know and can put measures into place?Ben Oswald, from the Isle of Man, was heading to France for a week-long fishing trip - only to find himself in a queue up to four hours long on the A20 and at the port itself as he waited for Border Control.
'But the congestion on the M20 today means locals just don't come into town - on a busy day like Good Friday. It seems that when everywhere else gets a bank holiday boost - Dover ends up with fewer people than it would on a weekday.Ferry company DFDS reported that its services at Dover were running with delays 'due to strong winds in the Channel'.As for Britons taking to the skies, trade organisation Abta said airports are reporting 'strong numbers'.
Bristol, which predicts 30,000 holiday trips on Easter Sunday alone, advised: 'If travelling with Easter eggs, passengers are advised to keep any chocolate treats in your cabin baggage and to make sure they're easily accessible as they may need to be opened for a quick check.' Trade union PCS, which balloted its members on the walkouts, labelled a lack of consultation with staff ahead of changes to shift patterns a 'farce'.
The driest weather is expected in the far north east of the UK and there could be a windy start to the day in many regions. 'Eastern coastal districts are also likely to feel increasingly cold as an onshore breeze develops, threatening persistent low cloud in some areas too.'
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