oad obstacles to enable the movement of targeted visitors have been re-erected in Kent irrespective of current limitations for cross-channel journey from France.

Procedure Brock came into drive on Monday as the limitations have been placed on the M20 “in anticipation of elevated international vacation by car or truck motorists from Monday”, according to Highways England.

The procedure was built to tackle post-Brexit queues and was eliminated in April.

It has been reinstated to aid with the movement of major traffic expected at the begin of summer months holidays, although ‘Freedom Day’ was predicted to have even far more targeted visitors on the streets in Kent.

From Monday, double-jabbed people arriving into England from international locations on the Government’s amber checklist will no extended have to self-isolate for 10 times – apart from if they are arriving from France.

Gemma Antrobus, of the Affiliation of Unbiased Tour Operators, mentioned the journey market experienced not expected the step taken by the Governing administration on Friday night.

She advised BBC Breakfast on Saturday: “This new amount of website traffic light, this fifth targeted traffic light-weight that we now have – amber-moreover – was not one thing that is ever been mentioned, so no one expected this to come.

“So really the travel marketplace are in as significantly shock as the buyers are right now, and genuinely we would just have to select up the parts and deal with it and support our consumers as a result of this quite awful condition.”

EasyJet main Johan Lundgren reported it “pulls the rug” from less than persons who have been currently in France or had booked vacations there.