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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rdfcpete on June 23, 2015, 09:25:37 pm
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Anyone been affected by the complete mayhem with the strikes and refugees from beyond Europe?
Looks like the tunnel and ferry ports in the South are all closed tonight while they try and get a grip on things.
Has anyone's journey(s) been affected?
I'm off to the Ring in a month and can see this perhaps being a regular thing with the closures, our governments don't tend to get a grip on things too quickly in this department of affairs :scared:
Plan B looks like an Eastern or Northern ferry port that's not compromised, or plan C will be a train - any train, that heads for Belgium or Germany :ashamed: :sick:
Cheers.
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The company (myferrylink) are the ones who caused the strike and all the disruption. The refugees just take advantage of the static traffic. If you can get into Dover DFDS travel to Dunkerque which is out the way of all the disruption :happy2: but most of the time eurotunnel is the way I travel without problem.
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I'm planning on Eurotunnel mid October
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Using the tunnel Sunday morning hopefully it will be a smooth departure, fingers crossed!
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I'll keep my ears open as I'm in calais at the minute. If anything comes up I'll post
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Euro tunnel might be a bit hit and miss today. All traffic out of Calais stopped about 2 hours ago
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Got through no issues yesterday :happy2:
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Euro tunnel might be a bit hit and miss today. All traffic out of Calais stopped about 2 hours ago
What was that for @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994) was it staff-strike, or border control related?
As I understand it all the shipping co. staff are back at work, but are there any further strikes planned or rumoured?
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Ive got an idea.....
Get big boat.... moor it up in Calais with a big "heading for England.... everyone travels for free" sign.
Sail boat to west coast of Africa and let them off.
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@rdfcpete (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=590) I can't let on too much of what's going but this morning was an immigration problem.
But it's all gone Pete Tong this afternoon. Calais is blocked, possibly until the 2nd of July. Eurotunnel and dfds at Dunkerque are running at the moment. We have been told they may also have to cease travelling in the next day if the ports get blocked.
It's all down to Myferrylink being bought out by DFDS and DFDS not keeping any of the myferrylink staff.
I like the boat idea but I'm not as sympathetic as that
Euro tunnel might be a bit hit and miss today. All traffic out of Calais stopped about 2 hours ago
What was that for @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994) was it staff-strike, or border control related?
As I understand it all the shipping co. staff are back at work, but are there any further strikes planned or rumoured?
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Yeah I understand the buyout.
What were todays issues at a top level summary? More strike talk or immigration influx?
Basically, I just want to be able to plan getting out of country via the Shuttle 10th July onwards. Are outgoing trains an issue at all?
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They would just work there way back down to Morocco get across to Spain and head for the holy grail again (UK).
Why are France and Spain not so appealing for them??
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Why are France and Spain not so appealing for them??
The UK benefits payment system is far more appealing to them. :smiley:
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I was under the impression from tomorrow things would be easing in Dover after the fiasco of the buyout.
They've cut 600 jobs or something like that from like 800 to 200
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Yesterday morning was an immigration problem.
Last night and today is strike action causing major disruption at calais. There's talks of Dunkerque being blocked this morning.
It should all be sorted by July 2nd. I hope so at least, I'd like to get back from work at some point.
Again I'll update you all later this afternoon once I know.
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...It should all be sorted by July 2nd...
What's significant about the 2nd chap?
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The 2nd of July is when MFL are due to cease trading. They'll then have no grounds to strike although we have been informed they want to try and last it out until next Monday.
Again if I hear anymore I'll updste you all
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The 2nd of July is when MFL are due to cease trading. They'll then have no grounds to strike although we have been informed they want to try and last it out until next Monday.
Again if I hear anymore I'll updste you all
Any news @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994) ?
Cheers.
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Getting the tunnel back on Saturday night, fingers crossed its all fine by then.
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Getting the tunnel back on Saturday night, fingers crossed its all fine by then.
Tunnel is already open. Has been since yesterday evening.
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Tunnel is already open. Has been since yesterday evening.
...We know that.
There's substantial disruption and delays though (which is what we're discussing....)
:signLOL:
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http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/latest/
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Tunnel is already open. Has been since yesterday evening.
...We know that.
There's substantial disruption and delays though (which is what we're discussing....)
:signLOL:
Oh yeah but only really the operation stack on the M20 that's delaying anything now.
I booked one of my work colleagues on the tunnel only yesterday evening for 14:00 today and had no real troubles to speak of other than the queues on motorway.
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Literally in the last hour or so one of our guys has been sent down to calais as we've been told it's reopen. I have however spoke to a French collegue and they seem to think it's all going to start again tomorrow for another 2 days.
As for the tunnel, it's a bit hit and miss leaving coquelles and last night tourist traffic was backed up onto the A16 motorway. I believe this may be running better now though as I didn't notice any tourist traffic queuing.
DFDS sailing from Dunkerque is busy but running. Tourist traffic has priority over freight
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Oh yeah but only really the operation stack on the M20 that's delaying anything now.
I booked one of my work colleagues on the tunnel only yesterday evening for 14:00 today and had no real troubles to speak of other than the queues on motorway.
Yeah, that's the point I suppose - I'm hoping that's clear by 10th as I don't want to have to leave any earlier. It's a 7am start and 3.30 hour journey for me when everything is running smoothly you see :sick: :scared:
Even just by running one shuttle train an hour (as opposed to the normal two), that's already half an hour I've gotta add on in theory with the backlog, and they've been reducing and changing the number of trains all week (from the page I linked above).
Literally in the last hour or so one of our guys has been sent down to calais as we've been told it's reopen. I have however spoke to a French collegue and they seem to think it's all going to start again tomorrow for another 2 days.
As for the tunnel, it's a bit hit and miss leaving coquelles and last night tourist traffic was backed up onto the A16 motorway. I believe this may be running better now though as I didn't notice any tourist traffic queuing.
DFDS sailing from Dunkerque is busy but running. Tourist traffic has priority over freight
Reckon you'll be home in 10 days @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994) ? :innocent:
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Oh yeah but only really the operation stack on the M20 that's delaying anything now.
I booked one of my work colleagues on the tunnel only yesterday evening for 14:00 today and had no real troubles to speak of other than the queues on motorway.
Yeah, that's the point I suppose - I'm hoping that's clear by 10th as I don't want to have to leave any earlier. It's a 7am start and 3.30 hour journey for me when everything is running smoothly you see :sick: :scared:
Even just by running one shuttle train an hour (as opposed to the normal two), that's already half an hour I've gotta add on in theory with the backlog, and they've been reducing and changing the number of trains all week (from the page I linked above).
Literally in the last hour or so one of our guys has been sent down to calais as we've been told it's reopen. I have however spoke to a French collegue and they seem to think it's all going to start again tomorrow for another 2 days.
As for the tunnel, it's a bit hit and miss leaving coquelles and last night tourist traffic was backed up onto the A16 motorway. I believe this may be running better now though as I didn't notice any tourist traffic queuing.
DFDS sailing from Dunkerque is busy but running. Tourist traffic has priority over freight
Reckon you'll be home in 10 days @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994) ? :innocent:
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I'll swim if I have to.
There no queues for tourist this morning at euro tunnel but still a 4km queue of freight traffic both directions. I'll know more this afternoon
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^ What are you in, a HGV or something mate? @Rholtby (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=11994)
Why's there still days worth of freight backed up, are they not even clearing a percentage of the backlog every hour/half day/day?
Seems very strange, surely EU health and safety is well and truly breached now?
Must be a pi** take to watch the tourist traffic saunter by... :ashamed: :confused: :sad1:
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@rdfcpete (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=590) nah mate I work over here, something to do with the boarders.
Yeah it probably is. They've had medical staff going up and down checking on the drivers and giving out water from what I've seen.
The freight queues are getting smaller but it's going to take days to clear as Calais is only running partially, the euro tunnel gets queues for freight on a normally anyway. It's just a poor system going in
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@rdfcpete (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=590) nah mate I work over here, something to do with the boarders.
Yeah it probably is. They've had medical staff going up and down checking on the drivers and giving out water from what I've seen.
The freight queues are getting smaller but it's going to take days to clear as Calais is only running partially, the euro tunnel gets queues for freight on a normally anyway. It's just a poor system going in
Ah, Mi6.
I get it :wink: :evilgrin:
Just had this vision taking 7 hours to get there and missing my original train when we head down in week or so.
Didn't realise the tourist traffic was able to board ahead of the freight and so on, so forth...
I'd have been there early anyway, but reckon we should arrive an hour before check in opens? :happy2:
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Yeah something like that :P
Euro tunnels usually how I travel and when I'm early the auto checkin gives me the earlier ticket for nothing usually.
06:00 this morning, the traffic still backed up but its on the hard shoulder. They are attempting to open Calais full time today. P&O have been running a ferry an hour. Problem is there's still disgruntled staff on the 2 boats that are moored in Calais. These are likely to be the ones who cause further disruption in the coming days
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I was due to go to Calais today for a shopping trip but we thought better of it and re-scheduled it for next month.
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Good shout on that. Euro tunnel has gone to crap again due to certain illegal persons causing problems.
P&O are running a ferry every hour
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90 minute wait leaving Dover
http://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/traveller-info/latest/
'Technical fault'.
FFS :scared: :popcornsoda: :fighting: :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Just arrived at the calais terminal got through with no problems and am getting an earlier train at no extra cost. :happy2: