Travellers hit by traffic chaos at Dover as P&O crisis causes huge queues
FRUSTRATED locals claim they are trapped in their homes as a mix of Operation Brock, the P&O crisis and bad weather caused travel chaos.
Dover residents claim the port is "currently the worst place on earth" after the roads were essentially turned into a car park for lorries.This has caused a knock-on effect in surrounding townsWorkers have now resorted to walking miles from their homes to make it in as the roads are unusable,And others claim they are trapped inside and unable to grab shopping or medicine as Operation Brock rumbles on.
Kent Police launched the scheme to stack HGVs heading to the coast on the M20 in an attempt to ease congestion. But there are now severe delays on the motorway, which has caused a knock-on effect on the A2, A20 and surrounding villages.
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