Lack of queues in Dover - lots of takes like this one on the Leave side, with replies on the Remain side saying that this is because traffic is down due to stockpiling etc and that we'll only know once traffic levels return to normal.
This Reuters article is the only decent source I could find. Most of it is behind a paywall, but the headline + first para are quite clear.

I'm going to stick my neck out and say that "there won't be queues" is as wrong as "there will be no second wave". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-s-brexit-border-avoids-early-snarl-ups-as-trucks-stay-away
U.K.’s Brexit Border Avoids Early Snarl-Ups as Trucks Stay Away

The lack of chaos at Britain’s key ports in the days following Brexit may be deceptive, truckers said, as businesses decided to stockpile or delay deliveries, leaving only minimal levels of traffic...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-s-brexit-border-avoids-early-snarl-ups-as-trucks-stay-away
All the people who said there wouldn't be a second wave (Sikora, Gupta, Hitchens, Toby Young). Crucially, "the government often acted as if it agreed with them". https://sambowman.substack.com/p/covid-the-war-we-never-fought
Covid: The War We Never Fought

England* is about to go into a second lockdown, along with lots of other European countries. It’s possible that the second wave of Covid infections we’re experiencing was inevitable, but we didn’t...

https://sambowman.substack.com/p/covid-the-war-we-never-fought
I've decided to start collecting these takes, but it's difficult as I've muted most of these people over the years. Luckily I still see the bewildered replies from Remainers.
Here's a Bloomberg source for the 85% reduction that I see in many replies. https://twitter.com/Joe_Mayes/status/1346119724426473477
Joe Mayes is one of two authors of the Bloomberg piece I tweeted out above (and incorrectly attributed to Reuters, my bad).
All the usual suspects.
All the usual suspects.
All the usual suspects.
All the usual suspects.
All the usual suspects.
I'm getting tired of this, I think you get the picture.
I'm getting tired of this, I think you get the picture.
I'm getting tired of this, I think you get the picture.
I'm getting tired of this, I think you get the picture.
I'm getting tired of this, I think you get the picture.
I've been thinking about this. First off this is completely correct - https://twitter.com/uk_domain_names/status/1346414700901367808
And secondly the Kent Access Permit system for lorries is now operational, and it looks like it will allow the govt to limit the number of lorries entering Kent by refusing permits. So no queues in Kent. But surely that's just window dressing?! https://www.gov.uk/check-hgv-border
Check an HGV is ready to cross the border (Kent Access Permit)

Check you have the paperwork you need to cross the border between Great Britain and the EU in a heavy goods vehicle and apply for a Kent Access Permit

https://www.gov.uk/check-hgv-border
The thread continues here - https://twitter.com/uk_domain_names/status/1346557747370844163
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