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Should the Channel Tunnel be closed and demolished? |
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You think France will no longer want British tourists? Haha, that's one of the funniest and most stupid things I've read today, as is the idea that the channel tunnel should be closed.
Closing it will not solve any problems at all. Some people still have this stupid idea that the tunnel is some sort of free for all where immigrants can just walk or get a train through with no controls. It's not, it's got security just as great or even greater than the ferry ports and almost on a par with airlines. I should know, I travelled on Eurostar just a few months ago. |
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We use the tunnel for France and Harwich for Easter in Holland and theres hardly any security at Harwich the tunnel is very thorough. When I went in November they were checking door handles and steering wheels for traces of explosives,dogs sniffing cars and coaches as well
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When we leave the EU France will close it down anyway, they will not want the likes of us travelling to and through France. They will only open a small door at their end to let migrants walk though it to England, that is their plan.
The majority of cars on the French toll roads are from other countries and are not French the French never seem to use their toll roads. Has far as passport is concerned I have crossed many times and can assure you there is stringent controls both sides of the channel mostly by British immigration. |
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Do you go to Butlins for your holidays?
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The only way in and out of the UK would then be flight and ships, who would carefully check passports and boarding passes before allowing people in. Furthermore it would lead to less trucks on the road and more factories creating goods from home.
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I can only assume that the OP thinks that the Channel Tunnel is a bit like a road underpass where anyone can just wander down a few steps and walk through at will...
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Given that Trump will be building a wall across the southern border, I agree.
KEEP JOHNNY FOREIGNER OUT
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Fill it with water, turn the trains into submarines on wheels.
Let's see Johnny Migrant swim through it then. |
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Fill it with water, turn the trains into submarines on wheels.
Let's see Johnny Migrant swim through it then.
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Aye, never used it anyway.
Oh, and build a catapult as a replacement. |
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A trebuchet.
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A trebuchet.
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I can only assume that the OP thinks that the Channel Tunnel is a bit like a road underpass where anyone can just wander down a few steps and walk through at will...
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Odd idea as you do realise OP that the trucks go back with goods too? Also, passports can be checked as well as they are at airports or ports so your reasoning falls a little flat.
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Typical brexiteer thread.
Pull up the drawbridge! Take back control! Flood the tunnel! Sovereigntyyyyyy <cums> |
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I think the OP means, that less means of entry is more stable, than adding more structures allowing more people to enter. The tunnel is a bit of a risk, as anyone can slip through easily, but it can be closed at both ends if the need arises.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Security |
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The only way in and out of the UK would then be flight and ships, who would carefully check passports and boarding passes before allowing people in. Furthermore it would lead to less trucks on the road and more factories creating goods from home.
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You think France will no longer want British tourists? Haha, that's one of the funniest and most stupid things I've read today, as is the idea that the channel tunnel should be closed.
Closing it will not solve any problems at all. Some people still have this stupid idea that the tunnel is some sort of free for all where immigrants can just walk or get a train through with no controls. It's not, it's got security just as great or even greater than the ferry ports and almost on a par with airlines. I should know, I travelled on Eurostar just a few months ago. Also, other countries need to use passports, not so called I.D cards, tat every would have in some E.U countries, at least you can take passports off people to at least try and stop them travelling. |
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It should never have been built in the first place.
And if we finally get our high speed train network up and running, the UK and continental networks can be directly linked up. Even domestically it has had some benefits, as HS1 would never have been built if the Channel Tunnel hadn't, as part of HS1 is used for domestic high speed train services. And there is still the possibility of being able to get direct high speed train services to countries like Germany and Spain, rather than having to change in France or Belgium. |
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It should never have been built in the first place.
…if the tunnel roof develops a catastrophic leak it would quickly drain the English Channel and permanently flood the entire South East of England to a depth of 20 feet. It’s an accident waiting to happen;…brick it up at either end I say! |
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Stupid idea.
The only reason the South of England gets decent weather in Summer is because it comes in from the continent via the Tunnel. ![]() |
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What a moronic idea.
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The only way in and out of the UK would then be flight and ships, who would carefully check passports and boarding passes before allowing people in. Furthermore it would lead to less trucks on the road and more factories creating goods from home.
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Other than there being border control at either end.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel#Security |
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No it shouldn't.
Next question. |
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