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12/01/2021

Important information : Clarification on border documents - UK > FR

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Border documents are now required by the French authorities when travelling from UK to France. Please be aware that ONLY the listed documents below are required to be shown at the Pit stop (or sent via the Border Pass). Any others will interfere with the customs systems and therefore may delay your vehicles unnecessarily.

08/01/2021

Important travel requirements UK to France

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We remind you that all HGV and van drivers and their passengers travelling from UK to France can only cross the Channel with evidence of an authorised negative COVID-19 test that has been conducted within a 72 hours period before the crossing.

07/01/2021

Shuttle Traffic for December 2020

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In December 2020, Le Shuttle Freight traffic was above pre-COVID levels with 131,746 trucks carried. This strong performance, up 8% compared to December 2019, benefitted from the stockpiling effect due to the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, and was achieved despite testing measures imposed by France on 20 December 2020 for all people travelling from the United Kingdom.

24/12/2020

Travel UK to France: update at 11:30

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Trucks are now flowing to France at a higher pace. Since yesterday evening, extra testing teams are deployed on the M20 and their process has been improved.

23/12/2020

Travel UK to France: update at 11:30 CET

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In order to travel from the UK to France, a negative result from a Covid Lateral Flow Test taken within in the previous 72 hours is required and evidence will be checked at the Folkestone terminal before departure. This testing requirement also applies to drivers and passengers in commercial vans.

21/12/2020

Important information

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Following the announcement by the French Government that it will not accept persons arriving from the UK for at least 48 hours starting from 20 December midnight CET, access to the Eurotunnel Folkestone terminal is currently suspended for passenger and freight traffic.

17/12/2020

Recommended travel times until 31/12/2020

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Demand for cross-Channel transport is at an exceptionally high level at the end of the year for all operators combined.

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