EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms
Technical issues with the EU’s new Entry-Exit System (EES) are causing fears of significant traffic congestion at the Port of Dover, particularly as the busiest summer weekend approaches. French border police will be forced to manually register non-EU travelers due to software problems, potentially leading to long queues and impacting domestic holiday travel.
Why it matters
This situation highlights ongoing post-Brexit operational challenges at UK-EU borders, potentially disrupting travel for millions of holidaymakers and impacting the UK's tourism and transport sectors, especially during the peak summer season.
Technical issues with the EU’s entry-exit system has caused massive congestion on Dover’s roads. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Technical issues with the EU’s entry-exit system has caused massive congestion on Dover’s roads. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Road transport EU border chaos feared at Dover crossing as busiest summer weekend looms British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since Covid
Prefer the Guardian on Google The start of the peak summer season is set to bring millions of drivers on to British roads, with concerns of traffic chaos as the port of Dover faces its biggest test yet of new EU border controls.
The semi-functioning entry-exit system (EES) is credited, along with the heatwaves and fears about flights after the war in Iran , with helping push British domestic holidays to its highest levels since Covid halted international travel.
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