France has imposed a 48 hour travel ban on all UK nationals travelling to France, including HGV drivers, in a move which has seen the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel suspend all services for freight.
Yesterday France – which is in national lockdown – said it was restricting travel from the UK from midnight CET on Sunday 20 December, for a duration of 48 hours. This travel restriction applies to all air, car, ferry and train passengers.
The Port of Dover said that as a result access to the Ferry Terminal was suspended for all accompanied traffic leaving the UK until further notice. Operation Stack phase 2 – which sees freight separated into two queues on either side of the coastbound carriageway of the M20 between junctions 8 and 9 – has now been implemented.