Dover Drivers 'Frustrated, Tired And Angry'

Drivers and their families trapped in huge tailbacks heading to Dover have described their frustration as they sit and wait.

Many holidaymakers stuck on the roads to the Port of Dover for many hours have said the situation was "completely chaotic" and complained about the lack of information over the disruption.

Chris Bussell, who had been waiting in his car with his four children, told Sky News: "We joined queue at 8.30am this morning (Saturday) and have been sat in it ever since.

"We are hanging in there. We don't know what's going on, we are looking on our phones but there is no real update."

Despite advice from the police for people to stay in their cars, many stepped out of their vehicles as temperatures soared and children played football to entertain themselves.

Sonia Tutt, 38, from Kent, was travelling with more than a dozen people, including her 14-year-old twin daughters, to the Mounted Games European Championships in Germany.

Speaking as she sat in traffic, she said: "Everyone is out of their vehicles, kids are playing football. There's not been one police car or anything.

"Even when we went to join the motorway there was no indication that when you joined you were likely to be sitting here all night."

She added: "Situation is tragic. And I'm carrying horses on board, we have had no help or information, very poor situation."

A female German motorist, who did not want to be named, told Sky News: "We just came from Dorset. We were standing still in a tunnel for an hour, which is dangerous.

"The British never have a plan what to do. It's nothing to do with Brexit. Your organisation is completely chaotic."

Another driver told Sky: "We are very frustrated, tired and angry.

"We set off from Scarborough at 4am and we have now gone three miles in four hours.

"I can't see why it has to be like this. There is not much you can do."

Joerg Walther, 50, and his family had been stuck around five miles from Dover since 11am on Saturday and said they were appalled at how little information they had been given.

The IT worker was travelling with his wife and 12-year-old daughter to his home town of Giessen, near Frankfurt, taking a ferry crossing to Calais first.

He said: "It's worrying us that we don't know the progress. We don't know what's going on and how long it's going to be.

"We are really kind of enclosed, we can't even turn around here."