A lack of border inspection post at French port Calais has meant live animals from the UK have been forced to make much longer journeys to meet their destinations, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned.
Fishermen say Brexit deal promise ‘turned out to be a lie.’
Why Irish freight trade is avoiding Britain
27/02/2021
Nearly two months after Great Britain (GB) left the EU single market and customs union, the volume of freight being shipped across the Irish Sea from the Republic of Ireland to GB is still down significantly, raising further questions about government claims that trading volumes are returning to normal.
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.
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.
More ferries are to sail directly from Ireland to the European mainland in a move to circumvent the traditional trade route over mainland England and Wales.
Truck drivers tell of long delays for checks at the Eurotunnel as trade barrier goes up between UK and EU.
M20 backlog caused by French authorities testing post-Brexit checks at the Eurotunnel
Port chiefs warn £200m for upgrades is nowhere near enough and time running out to start work
16/11/2020
Infrastructure work has taken nearly a year in the past, but just six months will be available - even if the cash is there
Many European businesses have yet to anticipate the new red tape that will be compulsory to trade with Britain after Jan. 1, the head of French customs warned.
Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned.
A 27-acre site is being built to handle trucks amid fears that new trade rules will slow freight movement. It has been nicknamed the “Farage Garage” after the pro-Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
Medical and pharmaceutical industry leaders are warning some of the contingency planning for a no-deal Brexit is not as well advanced as it was earlier this year.
Fruit importers have begun redirecting European trade routes away from Dover-Calais to minimise disruption from the end of the transition period.
Council given only hours’ notice of emergency purchase of 1.2m sq ft ‘Mojo’ site.
Brexifornia: Checking out but never leaving
08/06/2020
Brexit will never be over.
The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies.
The UK has been warned by the pharmaceutical industry that some stockpiles of medical supplies have been "used up entirely" by the virus.
Lack of vets needed to stamp papers likely to delay lorries travelling to Calais, MPs told.
Departure of Matthew Coats, who was part of Brexit preparations, described as ‘alarming’.
October worst time to stockpile as warehouses full of Christmas goods, says retail body. / Retailers have warned that there will be shortages of fresh food coupled with potential price rises if there is a no-deal Brexit.