The border queue that became a political problem
Four-hour waits, a staffing shortfall and two governments blaming each other in public.
The queues began in June and were dismissed as seasonal. They are still there, and now they have a hashtag.
Freight operators say the delays are costing them more than fuel, with drivers timing out mid-route and deliveries slipping by a full day.
A staffing gap with a long tail
Recruitment for the posts closed months ago, but training pipelines mean new officers will not be on the booths until next year.
Temporary measures have been announced twice. Neither has produced a measurable change in wait times.
Local businesses on both sides have started publishing their own live queue estimates, which are now more trusted than the official ones.
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