Latest update 18:10 UK time.
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in brief:
Channel: P&O and DFDS Dover-Calais+Dunkirk delays.
Weather: hot but stormy in places.
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Sweden. Couldn’t really be anywhere else, could it? From a trip ironically called ‘Winter Sun’ in October 2010, though actually we were blessed with a few rays here and there. The best thing was that everywhere was deserted and the hotels were half price. October is probably pushing it a bit, the Scandinavian winter officially starts on the 15th, but as all the families enjoy the beating hot summer months, come September it’s time for the old and childless to have some fun. Pic: heading south from Gothenburg on the coastal E20 towards Malmö and the (fearsomely expensive) Øresund Link back to Denmark.
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TRAVEL/WEATHER:
Meteoalarm weather risk alerts – Amber risk of: storms eastern France, Luxembourg and Germany; high temperatures in southern Hungary and forest fire southern Norway and Slovenia. Red alert for thunderstorms western Germany, Nordrhein Westfalen.
Weather in brief – very warm to hot but a band of storms across UK, east France, Low Countries, southern Germany and the Alps.
Crossing the Channel:
P&O Dover-Calais: All operating to schedule, apart from: Calais to Dover 17h55 now expected to sail 18h45 and Dover to Calais 19h15 now expected to sail 20h00. Calais to Dover 18h50 now expected to sail 19h30 and Dover to Calais 20h15 now expected to sail 20h50. Calais to Dover 19h55 now expected to sail 20h20 and Dover to Calais 21h20 now expected to sail 21h40.’
DFDS Dover-Calais/Dunkirk: ‘Dover – Dunkirk services are operating with a delay up to 20 minutes to the advertised schedule. Dover – Calais services are operating with a delay up to 75 minutes to the advertised schedule.’
No other operators currently reporting any delays. See our Traffic/Travel/Weather page for the latest.
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TRAFFIC. Major delays as at 16:15 UK time (final update).
Netherlands: A28 northbound between Amersfoort and Zwolle up to the junction with A50.
Italy north: big jam heavy traffic both directions at the bottom of the A22 Brenner motorway, either side of Bolzano. Southbound jam 8 miles, northbound 5 miles.
France north: in and around the junction between A29 and A28 north of Rouen, road works, likely to cause delays again today. Also, keeping an eye on the N171 westbound towards St Nazaire. Slow/stationary traffic in the past few minutes.
Germany west: A60 westbound from Mainz/Wiesbaden towards junction with A61.
Germany north: the A1 in and around Hamburg, and north towards Lubeck, is busy again today but no delays so far. The A3 northbound from Duisburg, problems last few days, road works.
Germany south: the A5 southbound at Karlsruhe slow for road works and the A8 from there to Stuttgart very busy. The A6 westbound between Heilbronn and the junction with A7. The A7 at Ulm both directions, southbound from J124, northbound from J128. A7 busy in places right up to Wurzburg where it meets A3 from Frankfurt, also very busy. A8 westbound towards Salzburg, after junction with A93.
Austria: A9 northbound into Graz, road works. Shorter queues southbound.
Belgium: E17 northbound between Kortrijk and Gent.
Switzerland: 3km southbound queue, 30min delay, at the Gotthard Tunnel, 4km, 40mins northbound.
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NOTE:
Bulgaria – anti-govt demonstrations becoming a permanent feature, stepping up a gear last night (23 July) with a blockade of parliament. 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.
Turkey – after some time without protests the situation is unpredictable again. See latest FCO travel advice.
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