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Roads
The M4 Severn Bridge is closed to high-sided vehicles today because they block the view.
Rail
Le Shuttle, the train that carries cars through the Channel Tunnel now carries ships and aircraft as well following tunnel modifications and the opening of loading ramps at Heathrow and Dover. Lorries will now be stored in the roll-on-roll-off holds of the ferries and the cars transported in the backs of lorries. Bicycles will be stored in the cars. Passengers will be required to sit on the saddles.
Buses
National Express overnight coach services are suffering from delays as passengers finally manage to nod off in the early hours of the morning. Drivers have been instructed to stop the coach whenever a passenger becomes unconscious because of fears that they are not deriving the full benefit of experiencing yet another indistinguishable blacked-out market town in the middle of nowhere.
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