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Dover travel chaos - what are your rights if you miss your ferry?

Travel chaos dominated Dover this weekend as holidaymakers found themselves stuck in cars and coaches for up to 18 hours ahead of the Easter holidays. What went wrong and what are your rights when faced with such delays?

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Manchester students among thousands stuck for over 18 HOURS in Dover delay chaos

"Everyone was panicked and wondering what on earth they would do. The whole situation has been a nightmare."

Manchester Evening News

Thousands queue at Dover for second day as Braverman accused of denial

Home secretary says Brexit did not cause chaos seen at port as angry customers see trips cancelled

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Dover delays: School cancels ski trip after being told to wait 24 HOURS for getaway

Louise, whose daughter was on the school ski trip, described the delays as "horrendous" after the coach had to turn back around - leaving pupils bitterly disappointed

Daily Mirror

Children feeling ‘hungry’ and ‘unsafe’ during 16-hour queues at Dover

Schoolchildren are trapped on coaches and have no access to running water, according to one mother

Evening Standard

Dover delays: Children in appalling conditions as tailbacks continue despite extra sailings

One teacher waiting with a coach full of 42 children labelled the conditions as "disgusting", saying they had no water, food or toilet facilities since arriving at the Port of Dover

Daily Mirror

Extra Dover night sailings after traffic 'carnage' sees passengers stuck for 16 hours

The Port of Dover said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday

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Port of Dover working to clear backlog after travellers left waiting for as long as 14 hours

Frustrated passengers have described the situation at the port as ‘carnage’ and ‘a shambles’

Evening Standard

Extra night sailings to try and clear Port of Dover traffic backlog

The port declared a critical incident amid high volumes of coach traffic heading to France for the Easter holidays.

The Independent UK

Dover delays: Coaches full of children stuck for 12 HOURS as thousands in Easter getaway

Fed-up passengers and worried parents took to social media to criticise the delays at Dover this morning, as thousands travel through the port on Easter getaways and school ski trips

Daily Mirror

‘Frustrated’ Dover officials blame ‘lengthy French border processes’ as travellers stranded for over 16 hours

Critical incident declared as travellers stuck in gridlocked ‘carnage’ at port

The Independent UK

Dover ferry passengers warned of severe delays as travellers stranded for over 12 hours

‘Lengthy French processes and sheer volume’ of travellers to blame for long waits as Easter getaway begins

The Independent UK

‘Never seen anything like this’: Travellers stranded in Dover following ‘critical incident’

The Port of Dover said on Saturday morning that coach traffic heading to France was suffering ‘significant delays’

Evening Standard

Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic sparks delays

P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for the queues

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Manchester Evening News

Port of Dover declares critical incident as Easter getaway and bad weather leads to long delays

There's reports of two hour waits at border control

The Independent UK

Port of Dover declares critical incident as high levels of traffic cause delays

Operators also reported delays to services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for waits and queues.

The Independent UK

Legislation aimed at boosting seafarers’ pay gets royal assent

The Seafarers’ Wages Bill was introduced after P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 staff in March last year.

The Independent UK

Government should invest in maritime tech, cleaner fuels and workforce – MPs

The Transport Select Committee has published a report into the UK’s maritime sector.

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The Guardian - UK

One year on, has P&O Ferries got away with illegally sacking all its crew?

Despite outrage at the time, no staff have been reinstated, no law reforms initiated, and no sanctions started against directors or owners

The Independent UK

Labour unveils five-point plan to prevent repeat of P&O ‘brutal mass firing and rehiring’

Exclusive: ‘Never again should any company think they can treat workers with such contempt and be given the green light,’ says Angela Rayner

Insider UK

UK Government criticised over ‘free pass’ for employers a year on from P&O sackings

Hundreds of workers were sacked last year but TUC says no meaningful action has followed

The Independent UK

Union condemns Government amid P&O sackings anniversary protest

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said it is a ‘national disgrace’ that no action has been taken to punish ‘rogue company’ DP World.

Evening Standard

French general strike hits London travellers

Dozens of flights and trains were cancelled and ferries were delayed due to French workers taking industrial action.

The Guardian - UK

Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes

Home Office rejects suggestions strikes by Border Force staff in Calais, Dunkirk, Dover and Coquelles impacting wait times

The Independent UK

Dover-Calais ferries halted for most of day due to French strikes

Warning that ‘the port and local road network in and around Dover may be busier than usual’ on eve of half-term getaway

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