Thread by @TOrynski

Polish trucking magazine 40ton.net reports: A Polish truck driver entered Kent on Monday with valid Kent permit. He turned up at Ashford when they told him that his documents need to be double-checked, so he was sent to a different truck park to wait. 1/4

On Wednesday (!) he was informed his paperwork got a green light and told to come back to Ashford custom place only to find that custom truck park is full. He was told to park on yet another truck park which serves the queue. 2/4

There, the police come and fined him 300 pounds because his Kent access permit has by this time expired. So apparently the document called "kent access permit" needs to be renamed to "Kent accessing and then sitting for days, waiting for the paperwork permit". 3/4

Also, in Ashford drivers have to wait up to 4 hours outside in the rain in the queue to the customs office:

Cc: @donnyc1975, @mrjamesob @BBCSangita @aljwhite

Source in PL: 40ton.net/przerzucanie-z…
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Found in comments:

"The English tell you to leave the compound after paperwork is done even if your driving time is over. You can't just drive out and park in the lay-by, as they will slam a wheel clamp on you for that..."

"I've been fucked about for two days in United Whoredom. Now the best thing: I arrived in Germany, it took 15 minutes".

Most comments though are along the lines of
"Why do you ever go there? Haven't you learned anything after that infamous Christmas in Dover?"
"Fuck them, as if there was not enough job in civilised Europe!"
"If they are so wise, let them send British drivers through this crap"