Logistics UK HGV driver members are advised to ensure they have the correct permit before attempting to enter the Port of Dover, or face being turned back.
How does the permit system work?
- Freight drivers must follow the correct route on the M20 and collect a permit at the front of Operation Brock. If they do not, they will not be able to access the Port of Dover.
- Permits apply to Port of Dover bound freight drivers only and will be issued at the front of the Operation Brock queue.
- Permits will be checked at the A20/B2011 Courtwood Interchange in Dover TAP.
- If drivers have a valid permit, they will be allowed to re-enter the TAP queue on the A20 and continue their onward journey to the port.
- If they do not have a valid permit, they will be turned back to join the Brock queue
- REMEMBER: no permit means no access to the Port of Dover.
What happens if hauliers try to bypass this system?
- Kent Police and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency can issue on-the-spot £300 fines to lorry drivers stopped attempting to avoid the traffic management system.
- Teams are stationed at points along the Kent road network to enforce the legislation and redirect port-bound freight traffic to the back of the Brock queue on the M20.
What arrangements are in place for local hauliers and deliveries?
- Local HGVs and deliveries WILL NOT be pulled off the A20, but allowed to continue their journey, with passenger and local traffic, onwards into Dover.
