Dover traffic chaos to drag on into Monday after motorists sat in baking heat for 14 hours

Motorists stuck on roads to Dover face another day of tailbacks after Kent Police said their misery will drag on in to Monday. Thousands of holidaymakers on their way to Dover Ferry Port were held in huge traffic queues on the A2, A20 and M20 on Saturday, 23 July, as French authorities beefed up their security checks amid a heightened terror alert there. The roads started to become busy on Friday night, leading to drivers to be stuck for up to 14 hours the next day as temperatures soared toward 28C. Eleven thousand emergency water bottles were handed out as some resigned motorists got out of their car to sunbathe, play football or walk along the jammed roads. On the M20 motorists were treated to an impromptu performance by a steel drummer and tambourine player. -- More...