Operation Stack on the M20 - anyone in a car experienced it?

[Ladytron]

As opposed to a lorry driver, that is! As I understand it, car drivers heading towards the Eurotunnel at Folkestone have to exit the M20 at j8 (?) and use the A20 due to the lorries parked up on the M20.

Is this correct? Do you use the A20 for a while and then get back on the M20 further along? Or A20 all the way to Folkestone?

We are travelling next week and I am getting anxious about how much time we will have to allow in order to make our Eurotunnel slot. It might be me, but I don't think the information given on their website is very clear!

Thanks for any info!

Really easy! Sailed straight through in no time. On the train, leaving in 5! Happy holibobs everyone!

We went through yesterday - were diverted off the M20 just after Maidstone and back on just before Ashford. We arrived really early - were booked on the 3.20 Shuttle and arrived and crossed immediately at 2.15 on a half empty train. I think this may have been some sort of miracle.

Ferry travellers were advised to take the M2 which left the M20 relatively clear.

Me too - booked on 16.30 crossing on sat so set off at 7 from the north - a bit slow on the A20 diversion but arrived much too early! All good as Bumped onto an earlier crossing. If I hadn't heard about operation stack on the news I wouldn't have known anything was amiss.

Just marking on this thread again as it had dropped off threads im on with all the recent changes.
Any recent travellers?

It was fine coming back to England on Monday.