Franglais:
2017 tunnel 1.6million trucks. Dover 2.6 m
“T” forms 1990-ish? Dover (no tunnel) 1million trucks…
There is about four times as much cross channel traffic today as then, and isn`t there less parking in Dover now?
Isn’t there also a lot less ferry capacity too.IE Dover-Zeebrugge,Ostende,Dunkirk, and Folkestone-Boulogne and loss of other North Sea crossings in the form of Harwich-Hamburg,Bremerhaven,Esbjerg,Gothenburg.Most of that traffic now goes through Kent with the lose lose of less crossing capacity when it gets there.Remind us what caused the closure of all those sea routes and resulting loss of UK to mainland Europe crossing options and capacity.
Meanwhile four times as much freight traffic but remind us how much less UK based hauliers involved in carrying it and why ?.So not only a massive trade deficit but also even our road transport industry loses out on shifting all those imports.What’s in this for us other than paying and being ruled by the EU for the privilege while being told it’s good for us. 