Ports eerily quiet after Brexit, but the pain is building
Chaos at factory gates and truckers’ depots is likely to spread as activity rebounds in the new year
08 January 2021 - 10:52
London — A week on from Brexit, the main road to Dover has been so quiet that officials were able to close half of it on Thursday for a litter-picking operation without causing delays for drivers.
But behind such placid scenes, many truckers are still warning of chaos as they struggle to adjust to the new paperwork required by Britain’s departure from the EU. Drivers are being held up for hours because they lack the right documents, they say...
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