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If you * '''Natural Halts''' Waiting at places where cars have reached Dover without to stop because of traffic lights or where traffic naturally periodically comes to a halt. What worked for [[Tzuiop9c]] in October 2019 was to wait at a pedestrian crossing at a ride across point on the Channel, go A20 where traffic naturally comes to the BP petrol station a halt. One such spot is [https://goo.gl/maps/3gCJTpxM1vX4zW6G9 at Marine Rd Pedestrian Crossing] (51°07'0651.125312, 1"N 1°18'25.0"E323558) and catch a ride from the bus stop just outside it. Your sign should say * '''Busstops'FRANCE'' (or ''FRANCE (ferry)Megger Factory''(probably bad/senseless), not ''Hammond'FERRYs Garage'', otherwise people will be offering you rides which is opposite the BP at Limekiln Street an average spot at best. Drivers are often mildly disoriented when they exit the roundabout and have to decide too quickly to stop at the ferry portbus-stop. This road is swarming with Some drivers on their way do however go to the ferryBP and what you could do is wait for them at the exit of the BP. ''Leisure Centre'' seems alright. Stay here and * '''Petrol Stations''don't go : October 2019: Unfortunately I was not allowed to talk to drivers at either of the ferry port!two BPs in Dover (Limekiln Street (51°07'06.1"N 1°18'25.0"E) and Folkestone Rd). * '''The Ferry Port''' : There's no point since you won't be allowed on the premises of the port (confirmed 2017). But Tzuiop9c was able to stand at the very entrance (at the roundabout) of the premises for thirty minutes without being bothered (several employees drove past with bothering to tell him to go away.) But this spot is problematic since drivers are concentrating on finding the right lane and lorry drivers don't have to stop there. * Burger King / the St James Retail and Leisure Centre [[Tzuiop9c]]: It took me five hours to get out of Dover. If I did it again I would not bother with the busstops. People have an even higher threshold to take people because of concerns about legality, confusion and making it on time. At all busstops traffic was moving quite quickly. Try places where traffic comes to a halt naturally. My sign said: ''Just on ferry. (Doesn't cost more)''.
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* Ferries from Dover go to both Dunkerque and Calais. If you are trying to hitch down to Paris or further south then make sure your ride is going to Calais as you will find it difficult to find a lift otherwise. However, if you are hitching to Belgium, Germany etc. then you should get the ferry to Dunkerque.
=== In Dover === In There are several possibilities in Dover : =====Along the A20:=====This road is swarming with drivers on their way to the ferry. Your sign should say ''FRANCE'' (or ''FRANCE (ferry)''), not ''FERRY'', otherwise people will be offering you rides to the ferry port.
==== On the ferry====
