CONTACT THE PORT OF DOVER
Harbour House
Marine Parade
Dover
CT17 9BU
Tel: +44 (0) 1304 240 400
For all lost property enquires, please contact:
Tel: +44 (0) 1304 245 392
Email: property.office@doverport.co.uk
CONTACT MEDIA
For all media enquiries, please contact the Corporate Affairs team:
TEL: +44 (0) 1304 240 400 Ext. 4410
E-mail: communications@doverport.co.uk
CONTACT POLICE
The Port of Dover Police can be contacted 24 hours a day and 365 days of the year, please contact:
Port of Dover Police
Floor 4. Terminal Control Building,
Eastern Docks,
Dover, Kent,
CT16 1JA
TEL: +44 (0) 1304 216 084
FAX: +44 (0) 1304 241 956
E-mail: police@doverport.co.uk
22nd December 2020 - News Articles
Port of Dover set to re-open to accompanied traffic cleared to travel following negative COVID test
The Port of Dover is set to re-open (2300hrs GMT) to traffic heading to France following an agreement between the UK and French authorities, but only for customers who have had a COVID test with a negative result.
Freight traffic
No freight vehicle drivers should attempt to travel directly to the Port until they have a valid COVID test. All freight drivers in Kent requiring a test must head to Manston to prepare for a lateral-flow COVID test unless already queueing on the M20, in which case drivers and any passengers will be tested in situ.
Passenger traffic
Passenger traffic including French nationals, EU citizens, those with French residency and those carrying out essential trips must procure a COVID test (PCR or lateral-flow) and achieve a valid negative result less than 72 hours before attempting to travel to and from the Port.
Do not travel to the Port without having undertaken the COVID test with a subsequent negative result as you will not be permitted to enter the Port. Please have your email or text message certificate issued by the testing facility ready for inspection.
We thank our customers and our local community for their patience during this period of disruption caused by border restrictions in France related to COVID-19. We will be working with our ferry operators and partner agencies to clear the backlog as quickly as possible.
For more information on ferry sailings, please contact your ferry operator:
P&O Ferries - https://www.poferries.com/en/help
DFDS - https://www.dfds.com/en-gb/passenger-ferries/customer-service/contact
You can also check the latest information on the Port of Dover website www.doverport.co.uk or on Twitter @PoD_travelnews.
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