EES farce as £1.6m spent turning race tracks into car parks

The UK spent £1.6 million preparing two emergency car parks near Dover for possible queues linked to the EU’s Entry-Exit System, but neither site was used. The facilities at Lydden Hill motor racing circuit and the former Folkestone Race Course were stood down in August after expected summer delays failed to materialise. The Department for Transport disclosed the cost following a freedom of information request; some remedial costs were excluded.