Eurotunnel recorded its best ever August for freight traffic, according to its latest figures.

According to parent company Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, its Le Shuttle service saw 130,926 trucks transported via the link between Cheriton and Coquelles.

It was the fourth consecutive monthly record for the company.

Since the start of the year, 1.1 million trucks have cross the Channel on the route.

Meanwhile, Le Shuttle passenger traffic in July increased 0.3% compared to August 2017 with 362,905 passenger vehicles transported.

This matches the second best monthly traffic for cars carried in August 2015. Since the start of January 2018, almost 1.9m passenger vehicles have used the service - up 2% on the same period in 2017.