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No-deal Brexit: Tens of thousands of lorries with 'wrong paperwork' to be turned away at ports, secret government documents reveal
17/09/2019
Ministers accused of 'fiddling the figures' to disguise chaos from HGVs being prevented from reaching the border in the first place.
A sea border would mean checks at major ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, such as Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast and Larne.
'UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port.' - Delyth Jewell AC/AM
24/10/2019
Michael Gove just confirmed to me at @SeneddEAAL that the UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port. This did not stop him from claiming that the deal would leave Holyhead in "a stronger position than ever".
Businesses will discover details of customs regime after Brexit on Monday.
DfT has bought site that will be used for customs clearance and holding pen for lorries, Rachel Maclean confirms.
Sites being acquired as part of efforts to avoid long lorry queues at ports such as Dover.
Shipping line CLdN says it has ‘contingencies’ for UK ‘landbridge’ delays in a hard Brexit.
A north Wales police chief claims he has been gagged from warning people about a possible threat to security and law and order caused by Brexit.
Hauliers have claimed there will be "mayhem" at Holyhead port when the Brexit transition period ends.
Plans for Holyhead port show "just how shambolic" UK ministers have been on Brexit, Wales' first minister has said.
A number of jobs in Wales' automotive industry could be lost due to a lack of clarity over a post-Brexit trade deal, one company's chief executive has said.
Plans to convert disused Scottish port into a Brexit lorry park ‘not ready’ after row over funding
13/12/2020
Ministers at Holyrood are still trying to find ‘additional space’ in the event that freight traffic bound for Northern Ireland had to be ‘stacked’ due to border delays.
Revenue warns hauliers will face sanctions if directions to visit customs posts are ignored.
Increased traffic after Christmas break will test border control systems, says Varadkar.
Lorry traffic through Holyhead, the UK's second largest port, has fallen to about one-third of its usual capacity, port operator Stena has said.
Irish hauliers are bypassing Welsh ports to avoid Brexit bureaucracy, industry leaders say.
Stena Line offers new weekend service, Brittany Ferries sailing will operate on Monday.
Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
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.
Wrexham Lager can’t deliver to the Republic of Ireland because of Brexit, the firm has announced.
Ian Davies said hauliers were switching to direct routes to Belfast and only time would tell if this was a blip or long term change.