…on the first day of the UK school summer holidays. Never was going to be a busy day, was it…..
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That can't be possible!
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Soon people will realise that we only started going to Europe in large numbers after we joined the EU. There's probably a reason for it, just can't put my finger on it ...
Before the 80s most people stayed in the uk for their holiday.
Brexit, sponsored by Butlins.
There weren't delays before.
What do you think would happen when passport checks increase massively
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I went through at least 3 times I can remember and was just waved on.
I thought the majority of the additional post Brexit checks on individuals aren't scheduled to be applied until August.
Brexit hasn't helped this, after all the increased checks for some goods are slowing the border down, but we still haven't applied the full scheme yet.
Brexit hasn't helped this, after all the increased checks for some goods are slowing the border down, but we still haven't applied the full scheme yet.
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Yep, a deck of playing cards. Spending the summer holidays sitting alone, playing solitaire, just like the good old days.
Most sane people would expect a system that might entail a cursory document check of say, one in every ten or twenty people, that's certainly how it worked for decades before joining the EU. What we're witnessing now is spite on the part of the EU. We should retaliate by not exporting gas and electric, I doubt we will though, the UK is above that sort of childish behaviour.
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Not quite, Scotland have earlier dates
No, the government caused the problem, then blame someone else. Suppose the French are responsible for the miles of queues at our airports too?
What will it be like when every passenger has to be scanned for biometric checks coming soon? 
Who will the Tories be blaming then?
Who will the Tories be blaming then?
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Everyone was warned Brexit was going to cause border friction, but would they listen?
Brexit - utter pile of poo and getting worse every day.
Brexit - utter pile of poo and getting worse every day.
Yes, well you know what I mean. it’s not a hard and fast rule. Let’s say the last day of the week in which most schools in the UK break up for their summer break then. Next doors kids broke up on Tuesday. When we were in Jersey last week, their schools all broke up on Friday 15th.
Let’s not forget that for the last couple of years, very few people have been able to go abroad for their holidays. This is the largest amount of people going to France in one time that the UK has ever seen (apart from the D day landings when we were waved through with no checks and no bother!) so the scoundrels have seen an opportunity to chuck a sickie.
In a week or two or three, presumably all those British holidaymakers will be returning home to the UK by the same means. Lets see if there are similar queues in Calais when the UK border agency has to carry out similar checks.
In a week or two or three, presumably all those British holidaymakers will be returning home to the UK by the same means. Lets see if there are similar queues in Calais when the UK border agency has to carry out similar checks.
