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Truck traffic record through Channel Tunnel in 2016
00:00, 10 January 2017
updated: 10:17, 10 January 2017
Truck traffic through the Channel Tunnel ended the year at an all-time high.
Operator Eurotunnel recorded more than 1.64 million vehicles through the route last year, up 11% on 2015.
December was also the 14th straight month where the Folkestone to Coquelles tunnel carried record truck traffic.
Passenger shuttle traffic grew by 2% last year, with 2.66 million vehicles transported.
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