Permits row also means it is still unclear if drivers will be able to bring over food from the Continent after 1 January, inquiry told.
Weekly shop will become ‘much more expensive’ in event of a no-deal Brexit, ministers warned
26/10/2020
Households will be particularly hard hit at start of next year and into spring.
First time ministers have admitted police will enforce need for ‘Kent access permit’.
Warning of cross-Channel permits for only 2,088 businesses from January without a trade deal – a huge fall from 8,348.
NI hauliers fail to get EU border permits
11/02/2019
Several Northern Ireland firms seeking special permits to trade across EU borders after Brexit have been told their applications were unsuccessful.
Thousands of British lorry drivers face being barred from entering EU after missing out on permits
10/02/2019
More than 10,000 HGV operators have not obtained crucial annual passes.
NORTHERN Ireland will be issued with just 60 haulage permits to operate on the EU continent in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a freight body has warned.
Permits required for the UK haulage sector under a no-deal Brexit could be allocated under a "lottery" style system, a new government paper has revealed.
Department for Transport says number of permits available will be severely limited. / A lottery-style system could be used to allocate scarce haulage permits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a Department for Transport paper has revealed.