uues at the Port from dover is expected to last just one more hour on Sunday, after two days of holidaymakers who had to endure jammed roads and long waits as the summer break kicked off.
Traffic was said to be “normal” as opposed to scenes of bumper-to-bumper traffic that caused thousands of travel chaos in recent days.
Extra post-Brexit border controls and French The understaffing of the Dover checkpoints by the authorities is blamed for the robberies.
More than 6,000 tourist cars are expected in the port on Sunday as people continue their summer travels this weekend after most schools in England and Wales broke up for the holidays.
A port spokesman said: “The French border is fully staffed and everything is running normally.
“There will be queues, but at short notice (less than 60 minutes) during the day.”
He said the port “will continue to signal the need to be prepared” when people are asked whether people should still make sure they have enough water, food and medical supplies with them when they travel.
In the early hours of Sunday, a tweet from the port said that the “system temporarily turned on to manage excess traffic in the area has been terminated and traffic can go directly to the port”.
Shortly before 9:30 a.m., the port said tourist traffic was moving “slowly” through border controls with an average wait of 60 minutes.
“The flows of goods flow freely,” it added.
Mark Simmonds, director of policy and external affairs at the British Ports Association, said he was pleased to hear that the situation had improved.
He told BBC Breakfast: “We are pleased to hear that things are going a little better today. The queues have decreased this morning.
“The cabins are fully staffed and we have been told that the port expects those cabins to be fully staffed throughout the summer.”
Port authorities said the work they and their partners have undertaken, “including strong support from colleagues at the French border” to clear traffic this weekend, shows that the Port of Dover’s “summer plan will work for the rest of the year.” the holiday season”.
Some 72,000 passengers — more than 200 miles of tourist and freight traffic combined — had been processed Sunday morning.
Port chief executive Doug Bannister thanked travelers and residents of Dover for their understanding during what he described as a “challenging period”, saying he was “incredibly grateful to everyone who has changed this situation, from the French and British authorities to our ferry companies.” , Kent partners and our own port staff”.
Secretary of State and Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss said disruption at the port was blamed on French authorities when asked if Brexit was the reason for the transport chaos.
On Saturday, Ms Truss said she had spoken to French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna.
She said: “I was clear that the French authorities have not put enough people at the border and that from then on we need to see action to resolve the dire situation facing travelers, including families.”
The message came after a tweet from Ms Colonna, who said the couple had a “good conversation”.
Ms Colonna added: “We welcomed the cooperation between our competent technical services to reduce delays. Also need to improve the facilities of the Port of Dover.”
French politician Pierre-Henri Dumont, Republican MP for Calais, blames delays in the UK’s exit from the EU. few kiosks due to lack of space.
Passengers crossing the Channel from Dover must pass through French border controls before boarding a ferry.
Mr Simmonds said Brexit “definitely adds” to the situation, with “a harder border than before”.
He added: “We have been saying for years that additional controls would have an impact on capacity in certain ports and could cause congestion and disruption at certain times and Port of Dover has worked very hard to ensure that this is mitigated.
“But in the end it just takes a little longer to do checks in those ports and that can add up if you have thousands and thousands of passengers.”
Natalie Chapman, from the logistics UK transport group, expressed concern about the French workforce and the Brexit changes.
She said: “Like I said, the cause was the lack of resources yesterday, but of course it also takes much longer to process through traffic than it used to.
“In the past, before Brexit, you just waved your passport and they may or may not be viewed, but now everyone is checked and stamped.”
Meanwhile, Eurotunnel warned of a delayed service at Folkestone, with Sunday morning processing time from check-in to boarding estimated at around 90 minutes.