Congestion eases at UK border but hauliers warn ‘it’s not over yet’

Drivers walk along the road next to freight lorries lined up on the M20 near Ashford, Kent (PA)

Thousands more lorries have been allowed to cross the English Channel after being held at the border on Christmas Day, but hauliers have warned “it’s not over yet”.

Congestion continues to ease at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel on St Stephen's Day after thousands of drivers spent days in queues, but more who held off leaving for the border over the festive period are expected to join the queue soon.