Heard on the new this lunchtime that traffic going from Kent knows the EU as from 1st Jan might be held up due to the new customs /border checks.......whereas traffic coming into the UK might not be subject to checks for up to 6 months.
The New Tiger's Head at Lee has been empty for ages, and over the road is the bleakest 'shopping centre' ever created, but someone told me both places were going to be converted into the first world class facility for fractured eyelashes for that £350 million per week. Eyelashes being manufactured nearby in Deptford, and all excess being fast tracked in refrigerated trucks through Kent en route to Mongolia. Brilliant sovereignty statement I've been told.
Expect the French and Spanish fishermen to block Calais, and other ports, when they don't get the fishing rights they want! Bad weather disrupts sailings and the Shuttle stops running because of the wrong type of snow. The post Xmas COVID spike. Much too look forward too!
The New Tiger's Head at Lee has been empty for ages, and over the road is the bleakest 'shopping centre' ever created, but someone told me both places were going to be converted into the first world class facility for fractured eyelashes for that £350 million per week. Eyelashes being manufactured nearby in Deptford, and all excess being fast tracked in refrigerated trucks through Kent en route to Mongolia. Brilliant sovereignty statement I've been told.
Operation Brock is a traffic management system designed to keep Kent’s roads open in the event of disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
When Operation Brock is in force HGVs travelling to Port of Dover and Eurotunnel must use the signed routes only. Enforcement officials will be deployed to intercept vehicles trying to use alternative routes. Drivers who are caught will be turned around and risk a £300 fine.
Kent Police take decisions on when to use the different phases of the system, depending on the scale of any disruption. Options include:
A20 Dover TAP
A queuing system which holds lorries until space becomes available at the port.
M20 moveable barrier
A concrete barrier than can be deployed quickly between junctions 8 and 9 of the M20 to install a contraflow. HGVs bound for Dover and/or Eurotunnel will be held on the coastbound carriageway.
Manston Airfield
An off-road site designed to hold traffic heading for the Port of Dover. Border readiness checks will take place here to ensure hauliers have the correct paperwork.
Ashford Sevington Inland Border Facility
An off-road site next to junction 10A of the M20, likely to be used if the M20 contraflow approaches capacity .
Signs, diversions, and speed restrictions will be in place to help drivers reach the designated holding areas.
Failure to comply with instructions may result in fines and delays.
Driver welfare
Drivers who plan to travel through Kent in early 2021 should be aware that there is potential for disruption in the event of delays at the border.
Plan your journey to ensure you take breaks and rest periods before entering Kent to minimise the risk of hitting drivers’ hours limits.
Make sure you have enough food and water. Welfare will be available for drivers stuck in stationary queues for extended periods of time.
Check an HGV is Ready to Cross the Border service
Hauliers travelling to the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel need to use the Check an HGV service to:
get a Kent Access Permit
check they have the right EU import and commodities documents for the goods they are carrying
All HGVs that are travelling to the EU via the Short Straits will need to have a valid Kent Access Permit (KAP), whether they are carrying goods or not. If an HGV is empty or carrying post, the driver should still declare this on the Check an HGV service and obtain a valid KAP.
You can be fined £300 if you do not use the service when you travel via the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel, or if you provide a fraudulent declaration.
The service will be available via GOV.UK from the week commencing 14 December 2020.
Hauliers making local journeys, or travelling within Kent, will not require a Kent Access Permit.
Published 30 January 2020 Last updated 3 December 2020 + show all updates
Despite spending millions and causing disruption in Kent for the last 3 years, the traffic management systems put in place have proved to be woefully inadequate. We are days away from leaving the transition period and I hope lessons have been learned.
Complete waste of fucking time and money. How they expect any lorries to leave in an orderly fashion from Manston is beyond me. Most of the lorries clogging Dover decided to ignore any instruction to go to Manston or park on the M20. It's been carnage here all week.
And we pick up the bill for this shit. Well done Macron!
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Eyelashes being manufactured nearby in Deptford, and all excess being fast tracked in refrigerated trucks through Kent en route to Mongolia.
Brilliant sovereignty statement I've been told.
What were you lot up to up there?
Part ofBrexit transition: new rules for 2021
Measures to manage traffic flow on Kent’s road network in the event of severe disruption to services across the English Channel.
Last updated 3 December 2020 — see all updates
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Operation Brock
Operation Brock is a traffic management system designed to keep Kent’s roads open in the event of disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
When Operation Brock is in force HGVs travelling to Port of Dover and Eurotunnel must use the signed routes only. Enforcement officials will be deployed to intercept vehicles trying to use alternative routes. Drivers who are caught will be turned around and risk a £300 fine.
Kent Police take decisions on when to use the different phases of the system, depending on the scale of any disruption. Options include:
A20 Dover TAP
A queuing system which holds lorries until space becomes available at the port.
M20 moveable barrier
A concrete barrier than can be deployed quickly between junctions 8 and 9 of the M20 to install a contraflow. HGVs bound for Dover and/or Eurotunnel will be held on the coastbound carriageway.
Manston Airfield
An off-road site designed to hold traffic heading for the Port of Dover. Border readiness checks will take place here to ensure hauliers have the correct paperwork.
Ashford Sevington Inland Border Facility
An off-road site next to junction 10A of the M20, likely to be used if the M20 contraflow approaches capacity .
Signs, diversions, and speed restrictions will be in place to help drivers reach the designated holding areas.
Failure to comply with instructions may result in fines and delays.
Driver welfare
Drivers who plan to travel through Kent in early 2021 should be aware that there is potential for disruption in the event of delays at the border.
Plan your journey to ensure you take breaks and rest periods before entering Kent to minimise the risk of hitting drivers’ hours limits.
Make sure you have enough food and water. Welfare will be available for drivers stuck in stationary queues for extended periods of time.
Check an HGV is Ready to Cross the Border service
Hauliers travelling to the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel need to use the Check an HGV service to:
All HGVs that are travelling to the EU via the Short Straits will need to have a valid Kent Access Permit (KAP), whether they are carrying goods or not. If an HGV is empty or carrying post, the driver should still declare this on the Check an HGV service and obtain a valid KAP.
You can be fined £300 if you do not use the service when you travel via the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel, or if you provide a fraudulent declaration.
The service will be available via GOV.UK from the week commencing 14 December 2020.
Hauliers making local journeys, or travelling within Kent, will not require a Kent Access Permit.
Last updated 3 December 2020 + show all updates
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Exact same benefits.
Huge delays have started easing on major routes across Kent after bad weather led to several crashes and travel congestion.
A2
Ten-mile queues have been tailing back from Bean to beyond Rochester due to emergency repairs on the A2.
The Londonbound carriageway was closed after an earlier accident added to delays around the roadworks.
There are many minor roads closed due to flooding.
It hasn't been a good day on Kent's roads.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/m20-closed-london-bound-for-more-lorries-239794/
Despite spending millions and causing disruption in Kent for the last 3 years, the traffic management systems put in place have proved to be woefully inadequate. We are days away from leaving the transition period and I hope lessons have been learned.