BREAKING: Dover port 'chaos' as IT issues see thousands delayed heading away Christmas
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by Joe Smith · The MirrorIT issues at the French border are being blamed for long queues of travellers which have formed at the Port of Dover as drivers try to travel ahead of Christmas.
Images from the port show long queues of vehicles at a standstill trying to access the port with one traveller branding the situation: "absolute chaos".
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Eurotunnel delays at Folkstone
As the Christmas traffic is due to hit its peak the problems with the French border control IT systems are also causing chaos for Eurotunnel customers.
Eurotunnel said it had a waiting time of 60 minutes for freight and 30 minutes for cars at its Folkestone terminal due to "high demand".
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