🚍😱 Unbelievable 58-hour journey! Lincolnshire coach driver endures a nightmare trip due to Dover chaos. Find out what happened and how passengers coped with the unexpected delays.
A Sleaford coach driver who got stuck in the Dover port chaos saw a day-long coach trip drag on for 58 hours.
The coach ran into queue troubles at Dover, like hundreds of others over the weekend. | Photo: Dave StewartDelays of several hours were reported due to the need for individually processing each vehicle that passes through. The great news is that the kids did eventually arrive for their holiday – just a couple of days later than expected! | Photo: Dave StewartNo food and only “a small amount of water” was handed out to passengers on the hundreds of coaches waiting in queues.“The only updates we got time wise were through other drivers too. We did not hear anything from any staff at Dover.”He continues: “It is a worry that these issues are happening more often.
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