Brexit's Bureaucratic Boomerang: EU Border Checks Bring Dover to a Standstill The summer holidays got off to a chaotic start at the Port of Dover on one of the busiest days of the year.
Thousands of families heading out of the UK were faced with long queues and gridlock traffic due to the introduction of the EU's entry exit system (EES).
The EES, touted as a means of streamlining border checks and improving security, has instead created a bureaucratic headache for travellers.