Latest update 18:10 UK time.
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in brief:
Channel: severe delays Eurotunnel passenger and freight. Some delays P&O Dover-Calais-Dover.
Weather: warm and sunny or hot and thundery.
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Scottish Highlands. A well-timed tweet from the new @TheAA_Lifestyle as we consider wonder whether we’ll have enough energy for a massive transcontinental expedition come September. Instead maybe lovely little Glenelg on the banks of the Kylerhea River in west Scotland, just across from the Isle of Skye. What with Skyfall and all it might be just the ticket.
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TRAVEL/WEATHER:
Meteoalarm weather risk alerts – Amber alert for risk of heavy thunderstorms northern France, Luxembourg and south Germany. Amber risk of heavy rain northern England and north east Spain. Also, amber risk of forest fire south Norway and Slovenia.
Weather in brief – Warm and sunny across the south, and Holland, Denmark and Germany, but thundery showers UK and northern France and in the eastern Baltic.
Crossing the Channel: ‘due to an earlier incident now resolved’ there are delays on Eurotunnel services, passenger and freight.
Eurotunnel passenger: There is a waiting time of 2 hours on the UK terminal and 30 minutes at the French terminal.
Eurotunnel Freight: Technical problem now resolved but severe delays. UK terminal: 60mins queue before check-in, transit time 2.5 hours. French terminal: 60 minutes queue before check-in, transit time 2.5 hours.
P&O Dover-Calais – ‘the following services are running with delays due to earlier loading delays and technical problem. Dover to Calais 17h25 now expected to depart at 18h00. Calais to Dover 19h55 now expected to sail at 20h20. Calais to Dover 20h35 now expected to sail at 21h10.’
No other operators currently reporting any delays.
See our Traffic/Travel/Weather page for the latest.
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TRAFFIC hotspots: 15:00 UK time.
France north: In and around the junction between A29 and A28 north of Rouen has been slow due to road works for the last week. Slow moving traffic on the A10/A6a northbound into Paris.
France south: A9 northbound into Nimes.
Belgium: the A2 westbound queuing up to the junction with E40/A3 east of Brussels. E40 is also slow into the city centre, as is the A13 westbound into Antwerp.
Netherlands: A2/N2 northbound at Eindhoven. A59 westbound delays, towards S’Hertogenbosch, up to the junction with A27.
Germany north: the A1 at Hamburg, northbound to Lubeck. Very busy recently, and today. Also, A27 southbound at Bremerhaven. Northbound A7 towards Flensburg/Schleswig, after junction with A215. (all improving).
Germany west: Intersection of A3 (southbound) and A40 (westbound) at Duisberg, the latter now seriously congested. A61 southbound between Koblenz and Mannheim, congested into Bingen and Worms. northbound A1 after junction with A60 from Trier to Koblenz (a hotspot recently).
Germany south: Munich A9 northbound from A99 ring road. accident at J68, queues until J67. Westbound A8 out of Augsburg. A93, between Munich/A8 and Austrian border busy both ways, particularly southbound from Junction with A8. A3 eastbound past Nuremberg, and westbound, queues from Helmstadt, west of Wurzburg. A6 westbound towards Heilbronn. A5 southbound at Karlsruhe (as ever).
Italy – westbound A4 into Milan.
Switzerland: no delays reported at the Gotthard Tunnel currently.
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NOTE:
Turkey – after some time without protests the situation is unpredictable again. See latest FCO travel advice.
Bulgaria – anti-govt demonstrations becoming a permanent feature. The British Embassy says, ‘There is a small risk of violence. Avoid large gatherings in public spaces and follow local media and the advice of the local authorities.’ For the latest FCO travel advice click here. For Bulgarian news in English see www.Novinite.com or @novinite_com on Twitter.
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