Latest as France shuts border after coronavirus strain out of control with lorries stranded in Kent
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Updated: 19:13, 22 December 2020
The travel ban on anyone from the UK going to France will be lifted at midnight tonight but details of the deal around testing has not been revealed yet.
The EU has recommended lifting the travel ban causing chaos in Kent, while one MP has warned the longer the closure lasts the greater the risk of transmission.
The entrance to the Port of Dover Picture: Barry Goodwin
Even if the stalemate is broken and France follows the EU s advice it will take many hours to clear the backlog.
Road Haulage Association say lorry drivers should not be blamed for road chaos in Kent after Brexit transition period
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Updated: 16:06, 16 December 2020
From residents being kept up all night by beeping HGVs, to Amazon drivers using lay-bys in Hoo as a toilet, tensions surrounding freight traffic in Kent are increasing as the Brexit deadline edges closer.
Some even protested about mass lorry parks being built in the wake of Britain leaving the EU, although existing parking provision for hauliers in the county has been described as the worst in the world .
In the wake of potential traffic mayhem after the Brexit transition period, a logistics expert has urged the public not to blame hauliers for using lay-bys and parking on road across Kent - and that governments past and present are to blame for chaos on the county s roads.