Dover is closed to outbound traffic

Why only outwards from the U.K.?

Probably to make sure all the germ laden british drivers can leave france .



But seriously drivers from outside the UK are not going to want to come here in case they get stuck.

Maybe the French are giving us a taste of how we will be treated when ‘that which shall not be named ‘ takes effect?

Perhaps we should just give in on fishing rights.

Good point

Riggie

*Why only outwards from the U.K.?*

Probably to make sure all the germ laden british drivers can leave france .



But seriously drivers from outside the UK are not going to want to come here in case they get stuck.

And who could blame them? If I were an EU driver, I wouldn't be in any hurry to bring a delivery to the UK any time soon.

Oopsadaisy1

Maybe the French are giving us a taste of how we will be treated when ‘that which shall not be named ‘ takes effect?

Don’t worry, that’s what’s been on the cards since the Out vote. At the moment, if Manson airport is filled with 4,000 lorries, our roads will be awful. There is are barely 5 miles of dual carriageway between there and Dover. Life can be very unpleasant over here when there are French blockades for whatever reason.

So the extremists on here will use this as proof that the UK, especially England, is the worst place in the world. PaddyAnne will be at the border with her breeze blocks. Panic buyers will add to their loo roll stocks, just as well they can’t have overnights guests cos their spare room is full of pasta, flour and loo rolls.
The rest of us will keep calm and carry on doing our best. Merry Christmas ?

Rosalyn69

Perhaps we should just give in on fishing rights.

Certainly NOT. Which bit of “sovereignty” don’t they understand?

grandMattie

Rosalyn69

Perhaps we should just give in on fishing rights.

Certainly NOT. Which bit of “sovereignty” don’t they understand?

Are you being sarcastic?

grandMattie

Rosalyn69

Perhaps we should just give in on fishing rights.

Certainly NOT. Which bit of “sovereignty” don’t they understand?

Are you being sarcastic?

Oops! Don't know why that posted twice.

Oh the irony!

Farage is trending because he’s complaining about France closing their borders??????

I absolutely cannot bear ‘panic buying’ .... if you listen to the news the warehouses are all full.... lorries will get back on the move once they start testing the drivers..... there is NO need to ‘stock up’.........!!!!!!!!

It's not just Dover and the French, it's most of Europe. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9074677/British-travellers-held-German-airports-mutant-Covid-strain.html
Here's a question- Could they have done this if we were still in the EU?

LauraNorder

So the extremists on here will use this as proof that the UK, especially England, is the worst place in the world. PaddyAnne will be at the border with her breeze blocks. Panic buyers will add to their loo roll stocks, just as well they can’t have overnights guests cos their spare room is full of pasta, flour and loo rolls.
The rest of us will keep calm and carry on doing our best. Merry Christmas ?

I'd be manning Offa's Dyke but the new variation is in Wales anyway.

According to a friend's DD, trolleys were being piled up with toilet paper after the announcement of the Welsh lockdown.

Sainsbury has announced that there will be a shortage or no certain fresh veg as it is all imported from the EU.

So lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and other veg will be very difficult.

Time to work out the alternatives.

Panic buying is the most selfish thing anyone can do in my opinion, it’s ok for those with money in the bank I’m all right Jack to stuff their cupboards and fridges.

Spare a thought for the young families and older folk with limited income who exist day to day, can you just imagine how they will feel when they get to the shops and find the shelves empty, particularly at this time of year.

Anyone panic buying/stock piling should have the items removed from them at the checkouts.

It will only get worse after 1st January with a combination of Covid and leaving the EU. Who can blame the French and other countries, they didn’t want us to leave the EU. It’s of our own making and the ineptitude of this government.

There has been tail back of lorry's for the last week . They are trying to say this is because of brexit and Christmas . This is only applying to lorry's leaving England not coming in . All these lorry's would have had tickets to board the ferries , so that isn't the problem . Do you think it is because the french are playing up because they can't get there own way over fisheries .

I ordered vegetables for last week as that was the last delivery I could get before Christmas; however, I think they were trying to get rid of them before the Christmas supplies came in. They were ok but not as fresh as they could have been.
They're blanched and in the freezer now.

BusterTank

There has been tail back of lorry's for the last week . They are trying to say this is because of brexit and Christmas . This is only applying to lorry's leaving England not coming in . All these lorry's would have had tickets to board the ferries , so that isn't the problem . Do you think it is because the french are playing up because they can't get there own way over fisheries .

Hope you have your tin hat on as according to some the French are saints and can do no wrong, how dare we pesky Brits want control of our territorial waters, it’s as if we are the only other country in the world to have sea boundaries and want control on who enters them

Is France flexing its muscle because of Brexit!!!!

I can understand as an island nation we are very protective of our fishing rights, but it is only a teeny part of our GDP I understand. Surely we should be able to compromise on this.

I know Scottish & Irish fishing quotas and boats are mainly family owned, but over half of the English fishing quota is foreign owned, and catches are mostly sold abroad.

The French are using their sovereignty over their borders, and the Brexiters complain?

Quilty

Is France flexing its muscle because of Brexit!!!!

No the list closing their country off to the U.K. is enormous. It includes Europe but also countries like Canada, Ecuador, Israel on and on.

So no it is nothing to do with Brexit.

But the huge queue is undoubtedly to do with both covid and Brexit.