Dover’s new EU border processing facility for car passengers is ready to operate, but its planned opening is delayed because French authorities have not yet switched on the EU’s computer kiosks used for checks. Port operators say the £40 million site itself is prepared, while French police are still completing steps required on their side of the system. As a result, the port chief says the facility is unlikely to be fully operational in time for the summer holiday period. The reporting focuses on how the rollout depends on both infrastructure in Dover and the functioning of the EU’s IT components overseen by French authorities. It also highlights that delays are tied to the activation of the kiosks rather than to completion of the physical border-processing centre. The situation affects planning for travel volume during the summer months and underscores the interdependence of cross-Channel border infrastructure and software activation.