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Preparing Brexit: How ready is the UK? is our second report examining government and business preparations for the end of the transition period, building on Preparing Brexit: The scale of the task left for UK government and business, published in July.
An error in the UK’s post-Brexit IT border system disrupted companies bringing goods in from the European Union, raising costs, adding bureaucracy and snarling deliveries.
House of Lords hears costs related to chilled and fresh goods could prove a fatal barrier.
Ports prepare for full Brexit checks
08/09/2021
Documentary checks will start in three weeks. / In January, physical inspections will follow. / Before Brexit, no import checks were necessary with the UK being part of the EU’s frictionless cross-border trading model.
The Port of Dover has called on the government to share the “rules of the game” when it comes to post-Brexit checks.
First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’.
Exclusive: document seen by the Guardian says core IT system not due to be tested until November.
No surprise at rumours of a further delay to the introduction of post-Brexit border checks, says UK freight association
25/04/2022
Commenting on the spate of recent media reports that the government is considering another delay to the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on goods entering Britain from the EU, the freight sector says that it comes as no great surprise.
"Companies are already having trouble with the system,” one reporter said. / A new post-Brexit IT system is creating huge lorry queues in the EU as vehicles are trying to bring various goods to the UK.
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.
The government agency said there had been a problem with some cameras after a 17k queue formed on the M20.
Cabinet Office minister warned hauliers that unless they get their post-Brexit paperwork in order there could be queues of up to 7,000 lorries.
Some lorries bringing goods from the EU to the UK have been stuck at the border for four days, as logistics bosses blamed disruption on “terrible” new Brexit red tape.
The government is being urged to quickly get a grip of teething problems with a new post-Brexit IT system that has left lorries unable to get into the UK.
The government has ordered a 27-acre site be transformed into a customs clearance centre
International trade secretary tells PM and chancellor plans risk smuggling and damage to UK reputation.
‘Worst case scenario’ also warns of passengers waiting hours to board Chunnel trains to continent.
Kent's roads: Post-Brexit IT customs system, GVMS, crashes and adds to lorry delays heading to the Continent
08/04/2022
Traffic hell getting to the county's ports has been exacerbated after it emerged a major post-Brexit customs system crashed - adding extra time for lorries heading to the Continent.
‘It’s not an effective system to actually ensure someone is ready to cross the border,’ says top logistics body.
The UK and European Union are poised to enter the final stretch of negotiations over post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. After years of distrust and tension both sides are optimistic that a settlement is within reach.
HONDA bosses are warning of ‘unprecedented’ disruption to its supply chain if Britain leaves the customs union after Brexit.
Report says delays have left Border Force officials reliant on 26-year-old technology
CHIEF is expected to be closed down on 30 September 2022 after almost three decades in operation.
HMRC's data centre migration is one of nearly 30 government IT projects that are stalling, a new report says.
HMRC’s decision to delay the switch-off of customs system CHIEF was the inevitable consequence of its failure to adequately support traders in migrating to the new system.