New EU Border Checks May Lead to 17-Mile Delays at Dover, UK Lawmakers Told

New EU Border Checks May Lead to 17-Mile Delays at Dover, UK Lawmakers Told
New European Union border identity checks could lead to 17-mile queues of lorries at Dover, MPs have been told. Undated file photo. Gareth Fuller/PA
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New EU border identity checks could result in a 17-mile tailback at the port of Dover, a representative of the UK logistics industry has told a parliamentary committee.

The EU is scheduled to implement a new system in April 2022 to monitor non-EU travellers entering the bloc’s Schengen Area. It is proposed that UK citizens embarking on cross-Channel trips from Dover will be checked by French police at the Kent port.