From online shopping to fishing to musicians, here are some of the obvious problems that have arisen since January 1 - as well as a few things that have gone better.
Brittany Ferries reports hike in driverless freight as hauliers seek to tackle Covid and Brexit hurdles
29/01/2021
Covid tests for drivers and Brexit red tape mean more firms are looking at sending trailers on ferries without a cab
In Rosslare -- the second busiest freight hub in Ireland -- there are signs logistics firms may be charting a new course to Europe: the one with least resistance.
The majority of lorries travelling from the UK to the EU via Calais and Dunkirk have nothing in them, suggesting that trade has been significantly disrupted since Brexit.
Brexit: Taking stock after a chaotic month
28/01/2021
Trade disruption could deliver a sizeable hit to UK manufacturing output this quarter, while lingering uncertainty and potential instability surrounding the future of the UK-EU trade deal will keep a lid on investment during the post-Covid recovery.
Since the start of the year, a raft of new requirements are making life increasingly difficult for UK businesses that trade with the EU.
British ports expected gridlock after post-Brexit trade rules began on Jan. 1. Instead, some are nearly empty as truckers stay away, reluctant to spend hours waiting for newly required export documents.
Five hundred meals to be given out in Kent on Saturday
Almost half of the lorries currently crossing the Short Straits from the UK to France are empty, according to data from the Road Haulage Association.
The chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, James Withers, has claimed that food exporters are telling him „the door to the EU is now shut”.
Richard Burnett, the chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, has told The Telegraph that hauliers have raised their rates for trips between the EU and the UK by almost 700% to account for disruption and difficulties finding back loads.
'A lorry load of potato crisps was held up for two days because the haulier couldn’t prove the potatoes from which the crisps had been manufactured had not been imported into the UK from somewhere else. This is ridiculous.'
Taxes worth £800m go unpaid as border checks relaxed to keep traffic flowing after Brexit
21/01/2021
Up to 200 trucks turned back a day for having wrong paperwork, MPs told.
The volume of lorries passing between Britain and its major European trading partners has fallen dramatically this month.
Hauliers in Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the competence of newly-trained customs agents offering advice to businesses.
The boss of a haulage company says he has seen journey times treble due to EU red tape and Covid testing for drivers.
From horse racing to fishing to road haulage, British industry is in chaos. No wonder leavers are turning on each other.
Seafood lorries park near Downing Street in protest over new rules causing severe delays at EU border
18/01/2021
Seafood companies have warned they could go under in days as they face long delays getting into the EU, ruining produce.
Lorry drivers have been holding up the traffic in Westminster to protest about difficulties selling fish exports to EU nations this year.
Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
Stena Line offers new weekend service, Brittany Ferries sailing will operate on Monday.
Irish hauliers are bypassing Welsh ports to avoid Brexit bureaucracy, industry leaders say.