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TRUCKING NEWS * UK: Troubles tunnel crossing to France
* England - Migrant disruption leaves truckers queuing to leave UK
(Video AFP news agency - Jul 30, 2015: Thousands of trucks gridlock the M20 motorway between London and southeastern ports of Folkestone and Dover forming a giant line snaking through the county of Kent that could take days to clear)
-- Truck drivers stuck in Britain waiting to cross into mainland Europe vented their frustration Thursday at their marathon ordeal caused by the migrant crisis on the French side of the Channel... Thousands of trucks gridlocked the M20 motorway between London and southeastern ports of Folkestone and Dover, forming a giant line snaking through the county of Kent that could take days to clear... Trucks at the back of the queue faced at least an 18-hour wait before reaching the terminals, where they would wait for several more hours -- an expensive delay. The Freight Transport Association industry body estimates British haulage firms are losing £750,000 a day because of the delays... The British and French authorities are working together to try to secure the port of Calais against attempts by migrants to cross illegally on board trucks and trains making the Channel crossing...
London, EN, UK - Zee News (India) - July 30, 2015
Labels: border troubles, trucking industry news UK
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