Posted on 12/21/2020 2:10:54 PM PST by RandFan
Lorry drivers stranded in Kent are being slapped with parking tickets as the M20 closes overnight with nearly 1,000 trucks parked along it.
France's decision to close its border with Britain led to a day of chaos on Kent's roads, as lorry drivers were filmed blasting their horns at the Port of Dover in frustration - and another crashed into a car as it made a desperate bid to get into a lorry park.
There is no end in sight either, with France not expected to announce a decision until tomorrow, despite ongoing talks with Britain.
At 8pm tonight Highways England closed 18-miles of the M20 between Maidstone and Ashford as it began Operation Brock - an upgrade from Operation Stack - which will see a movable barrier installed on the London-bound carriageway of the motorway.
The motorway is set to reopen at 8am tomorrow with lanes set out to allow traffic to flow in both directions.
Despite the measure, Highways England is warning hauliers to avoid driving to Kent, as disruption could last 'several days'.
Around 950 lorries are currently parked on the M20 - far higher than Boris Johnson's earlier statement saying there were 174 on the motorway.
New arrivals are being sent to Manston Airport, where there is space for 4,000 lorries, while around 200 other truckers have travelled to Ashford International Truckstop.
Emergency services, Kent County Council and charities have been handing out water and snacks to stranded drivers throughout today.
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That’s good, they’re gonna need some TP while they’re stuck there.
That’s an excellent idea.
Good luck with that. This is the UK we’re talking about. They’ll pull their licenses (both company and individual) if these aren’t paid. The result of decades with no pushback on politicians (there and in the US).
IN less than two days, this has gone from stupid to insane to surreal...
Next parking space is the location of issuing department or city office.
“[O]fficials said that there was “no evidence” as of that date that the new variant caused higher mortality, or was affected differently by vaccines and treatments.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VUI_%E2%80%93_202012%2F01#Virulence
It’s the UK way.
> France’s decision to close its border with Britain
That’s racist!
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