Holiday rush

[essbee]

Long delays at Dover and getting to Heathrow a nightmare.

I know some people have no choice as to days they can get away - but surely
they must realize that today was likely to be the worst day of the year to travel. And yet
every year, it's same story.

I don't really get it.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Long delays at Dover and getting to Heathrow a nightmare.

I know some people have no choice as to days they can get away - but surely
they must realize that today was likely to be the worst day of the year to travel. And yet
every year, it's same story.

I don't really get it.

Dover is down to the French not employing enough boarder staff. Personally, if I were the Home Minister I'd order Dover to cease checks on outgoing people and get the queues moving.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Dover is down to the French not employing enough boarder staff. Personally, if I were the Home Minister I'd order Dover to cease checks on outgoing people and get the queues moving.

Is that possible? These are French checks by French border patrols. Surely we have no jurisdiction over them.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Is that possible? These are French checks by French border patrols. Surely we have no jurisdiction over them.

They are taking place on British soil though. No idea what the legal issues might be.

 

[beorhthelm]

Dover is down to the French not employing enough boarder staff. Personally, if I were the Home Minister I'd order Dover to cease checks on outgoing people and get the queues moving.

and have the French reciprocate with suspension of checks in to UK? not sure that would be a great idea.

 

[Bozza]

What are you suggesting?

A nationwide "day we're going to set off on holiday" rota covering the first couple of weeks of the school Summer holiday period, with only a limited number of slots per day?

If your name's not down you're not getting out.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

What are you suggesting?

A nationwide "day we're going to set off on holiday" rota covering the first couple of weeks of the school Summer holiday period, with only a limited number of slots per day?

If your name's not down you're not getting out.

Maybe that's what "taking back control" means?

 

[essbee]

What are you suggesting?

A nationwide "day we're going to set off on holiday" rota covering the first couple of weeks of the school Summer holiday period, with only a limited number of slots per day?

If your name's not down you're not getting out.

Well Bozza, when the Olympics came to London everyone was warned that the first day on the travel system in London
would be a nightmare. As it turned out, the tubes and trains were quiet as anything.

I just find it bizarre that people don't stagger their journey more rather than this "have to get away on the first
Saturday after schools break up".

I'm questioning people's thought processes here.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

What are you suggesting?

A nationwide "day we're going to set off on holiday" rota covering the first couple of weeks of the school Summer holiday period, with only a limited number of slots per day?

If your name's not down you're not getting out.

No. But if you DO make your plans for that specific day, then there's no point in moaning about it, is there?

All these people sat in traffic jams, moaning on social media about the traffic jams, entirely failing to grasp the notion that they ARE the traffic jam.

OK: it seems like there are some issues with under-staffing on the border control front. But I daresay the French have one or two pressing security concerns lately, so who knows, perhaps they're a little stretched? The fact remains that if you decide to head to the Continent, in sunny weather, on the first day of the school holidays, and you don't have a carload of food, cold drinks & entertainment on board, a lot of patience, and a steady supply of old fashioned British stoicism...well that's not great planning, is it?

 

[glasfryn]

No. But if you DO make your plans for that specific day, then there's no point in moaning about it, is there?

All these people sat in traffic jams, moaning on social media about the traffic jams, entirely failing to grasp the notion that they ARE the traffic jam.

OK: it seems like there are some issues with under-staffing on the border control front. But I daresay the French have one or two pressing security concerns lately, so who knows, perhaps they're a little stretched? The fact remains that if you decide to head to the Continent, in sunny weather, on the first day of the school holidays, and you don't have a carload of food, cold drinks & entertainment on board, a lot of patience, and a steady supply of old fashioned British stoicism...well that's not great planning, is it?

spot on
and you could always have a staycation and spend your money in the UK

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Come to Wales, it's wonderful

spot on
and you could always have a staycation and spend your money in the UK

 

[essbee]

Come to Wales, it's wonderful

Tidy!

 

[glasfryn]

Come to Wales, it's wonderful

as long as you avoid the welsh
it is a beautiful place .................................its just a shame the welsh do not appreciate it

 

[Bozza]

No. But if you DO make your plans for that specific day, then there's no point in moaning about it, is there?

All these people sat in traffic jams, moaning on social media about the traffic jams, entirely failing to grasp the notion that they ARE the traffic jam.

Fair enough. I don't know who "all these people" are though, I've not seen a single moan.

In fact if it wasn't for this thread, I'd not even know there were problems for people to moan about.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Fair enough. I don't know who "all these people" are though, I've not seen a single moan.

In fact if it wasn't for this thread, I'd not even know there were problems for people to moan about.

"Dover" has been trending on Twitter all morning with exactly such complaints

 

[Bozza]

"Dover" has been trending on Twitter all morning with exactly such complaints

Not sure I've ever noticed anything trending on Twitter.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I drove to France a few years back in the summer hols. Never ever again. You just know 2 days of your journey will be sat in tailbacks to any number of French toll booths (3 mile queues to each one), under manned borders, the M25 or caravans.

It's not a holiday sat in traffic for 2 days solid.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

What are you suggesting?

A nationwide "day we're going to set off on holiday" rota covering the first couple of weeks of the school Summer holiday period, with only a limited number of slots per day?

If your name's not down you're not getting out.

Term times finishing in different counties at different times would be a start.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Come to Wales, it's wonderful

I just spent a couple of days in Dolgellau, and gold panning on the Wawddach. Beautiful area - so much to do and see.

 

[essbee]

Not sure I've ever noticed anything trending on Twitter.

Resign Bozza