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Roads leading to the county's Channel ports could become "impassable" during peak holiday periods next year thanks to stricter EU border rules.
The introduction of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) will require non-EU passengers to have fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken when they pass through the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone and the ferry port at Dover.