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Hauliers in Northern Ireland have raised concerns about the competence of newly-trained customs agents offering advice to businesses.
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the government is not "scared" of walking away from talks without a trade deal ready to come into force in 2021.
More than a quarter of the trucks crossing into the EU from the UK are travelling empty, as Brexit eats into UK export figures.
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.
MICHAEL Gove has been accused of wilfully ignoring the facts in an effort to avoid accountability for the “long-term damage” caused by Brexit.
Thanks to the HGV driver shortage, many refuse collectors are quitting to earn up to £30,000 more driving lorries. But what does this mean for our streets, as the rubbish and recycling piles ever higher?
"Andrew, you and I know that in 2016 there weren't shortages in the supermarkets, there wasn't fuel rationing" Lord Andrew Adonis told Andrew Castle.
Lidl has blamed empty shelves at some of its stores on "disruptions to supply chain networks".
Lack of truck drivers to force supermarket prices up and lead to food shortages, experts warn
03/06/2021
The Road Haulage Association says the UK has lost 15,000 drivers since Brexit and that this will lead to a lack of deliveries of everyday products to supermarket shelves by the autumn. / “Despite what those politicians backing Brexit told us, the UK’s exit from the EU is going to cost everyone in the UK more in their shopping basket.”
‘It’s not an effective system to actually ensure someone is ready to cross the border,’ says top logistics body.
I’m having to drive from Glasgow to Dover to pick up food from EU: Industry leaders warn over empty shelves due to Brexit
19/09/2021
Hotel and restaurant staff are travelling hundreds of miles to pick up produce as Britain’s lorry driver shortage leaves supplies stranded in warehouses, industry leaders say.
THE SNP’s Westminster leader has made a plea to Scots who are undecided on independence as the consequences of Brexit become more apparent.
A dairy farmer said he was told to dump his milk after a shortage of lorry drivers meant it could not be collected.
The Road Haulage Association has described its meeting with Michael Gove about post-Brexit arrangements as "a washout".
A haulage industry group has said a lack of drivers will have a detrimental impact on our economy.
Shortage caused by Brexit and the pandemic, Road Haulage Association says.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been accused of trying to “silence” road hauliers from raising concerns about a no-deal Brexit.
Ministers urged to fulfil promise of new facilities, as desperate drivers forced to ‘s*** in bushes’.
Motorists and shoppers have been urged not to panic buy fuel and goods as the shortage of lorry drivers hit supplies.
One of the stand out themes of the pre-referendum messaging was the idea that the UK would be able to trade more easily with non-EU countries, while having no loss of access to the EU. This doesn’t appear to be the case though.
The Road Haulage Association takes aim at the Cabinet Office minister's engagement in a letter seen exclusively by Sky News.
A 23-mile stretch of the M20 is closed amid HMRC technical problems and a ferry shortage.
Gas stations across Great Britain are running dry due to a post-Brexit shortage of truck drivers. The government announced a plan to issue 5,000 temporary visas for truckers.
Everyone should worry about no deal, the civil servant who was, until March, head of the Brexit department has said.
Gaps are starting to appear on supermarket shelves because of a “desperate shortage” of lorry drivers – a problem that will likely lead stores to raise food prices.