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Previously on "Trucks stuck in Calais for days!"

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by Paddy View Post

    It's too cold to get your chopper out.
    Lightweight!

    https://www.thepinknews.com/2014/04/...ier-in-a-park/

    “The famous story goes that when Winston Churchill was Prime Minister, he was woken one freezing February morning by a Downing Street aide bearing the shocking news that a male Tory MP had been caught having sex with a naked guardsman in St James’s Park.

    “Noting that it had been the coldest night of the winter, Churchill is said to have remarked: ‘Makes you proud to be British.’

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
    I just use my private helicopter.
    It's too cold to get your chopper out.

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  • NotAllThere
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    I just use my private helicopter.

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  • Paddy
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    Originally posted by lara400 View Post
    I remember getting caught in a similar situation a few years ago. My advice would be to make sure you've got enough essentials with you, like food and water, especially if you're stuck for an extended period. Also, it's good to keep updated with traffic reports or any official updates on the situation. Last time, I found a local radio station and some online forums quite helpful for real-time updates.
    Try the other routes, via Portsmouth, via Newhaven, via Harwich.

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  • lara400
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    My truck got stuck due to unexpected road closures and severe weather conditions. It was a logistical nightmare, and I needed more time and money. The situation got so bad that I had to buy another truck to ensure I had a backup plan in case something like that happened again. <mod snip>sleeper spammer<mod snip>
    Last edited by lara400; 22 November 2023, 22:22.

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  • MasterBait
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    If you zoom in on the satellite image in Google maps you can even see the queues on the A20 near Dover
    https://www.google.com/maps/@51.1116.../data=!3m1!1e3

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  • darmstadt
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    I presume switching traffic cameras off on the M20 to avoid pictures of horrendous Lorry queues into Folkestone/Dover is where… “I have seen no evidence of this…” starts. Obviously denying reality is very much the best and bravest way to fix the problems that it presents.

    https://twitter.com/CommonsTrans/sta...41557878669316

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  • darmstadt
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    I see that there are very long queues although they've now turned off the cameras that show them on the M20

    https://trafficcameras.uk/m20/?s=09

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  • Eirikur
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    Live updates on lorry border waiting times here: https://live.sixfold.com/
    And before the brexsh!teers start shouting I can see red in other place on the map; Note that the colours are misleading as it can be red for 1 hour waiting time for one particular crossing or amber for 27 hours for another

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  • vetran
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    Originally posted by WTFH View Post
    https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...y-driver-chaos

    (Note that the references to EU-UK red tape are slightly disingenuous as the issue is due to HMRC)
    Actually they are due to HMRC deploying a new customs system to EU users as a result of us leaving the EU, they mention some users have confusion over the new codes, there is no suggestion the system is not working just that the users don't understand it. I personally would have phased it so heavy users were trained up and using it months ago.

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  • WTFH
    started a topic Trucks stuck in Calais for days!

    Trucks stuck in Calais for days!

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/15...y-driver-chaos

    (Note that the references to EU-UK red tape are slightly disingenuous as the issue is due to HMRC)

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