A CONCERNED councillor wants the Government to realise lorries will “pile up” on a major road if a clear Brexit strategy is not implemented.
Harwich county councillor Ivan Henderson believes much more needs to be done to address problems facing the rou…
Boris Johnson might have discovered the supreme act of political vengeance.Having been stabbed in the back by Michael Gove in his very first tilt atbeing Conservative celebration leader, Britain’s prime minister has actually now handed the cabinet work…
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Following a warning from Michael Gove about trucks queuing up at Kent ports following Brexit, Port of Liverpool owner Peel Ports says it is fully prepared for the UK split with the EU. Tony McDonough reports
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RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: A passport to Tunbridge Wells! The Government insists there will be no hard border in Ireland… but there will be one in Kent, apparently
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The United Kingdom is facing a serious border disruption in its main port with mainland Europe, as the deadline for the country’s complete withdrawal from the European Union’s regulatory bodies at the end of this year edges clo…
The Port of Dover’s ro/ro terminals handle 17 percent of the UK’s foreign trade (file image)By The Maritime Executive 09-24-2020 08:42:42
Echoing Brexit warnings dating back to 2017, the UK government has issued a new “reasonable worst case scena…
Requiring hauliers to obtain special permits to enter Kent from neighbouring counties will be “pointless”, an industry body has claimed.
Road Haulage Association (RHA) policy director Duncan Buchanan said the measure aimed at avoiding post-Brexit gridl…
THE Scottish Government and the SNP in Westminster have both accused the UK Government of “recklessness” in its approach to the end of the Brexit transition period.The point at which the UK will leave the single market and the EU’s custom union rules i…
Irish hauliers say they will be “between a rock and a hard place” post-Brexit after the UK government’s warning of possible queues of 7,000 lorries in the port of Dover and two-day delays to cross into continental Europe.
Michael Gove, the Westminster …
Lorry drivers exporting goods to Europe through Kent after the Brexit transition period ends will need to have a permit or face police action, a senior minister has told MPs.
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said getting one will be a “relatively s…
Hauliers will need special permits to gain access to Kent as the Government confirmed controversial plans to create an “internal border” in an attempt to avoid post-Brexit gridlock.
Cabinet minister Michael Gove said the permits could help avoid queue…
Freight trucks queue to enter the terminal at the Port of DoverMoreLONDON (Reuters) – British trucks could face delays of up to two days to enter Europe and queues of around 7,000 lorries after Britain leaves the bloc at the end of this year, disruptin…
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Heavy goods vehicles queue on a main road near Dover, southern England, after a police operation in the port city resulted in traffic congestion on nearby…
Ministers have warned of 7,000 truck-long queues in Kent after the Brexit transition period ends as a worst-case scenario if hauliers fail to prepare for changes to customs rules.
Michael Gove, responsible for no-deal planning, has written to logistic…
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Michael Gove tells haulage firms to allow for two-day delays as part of worst-case planning
Huge tailbacks could be the norm in Kent when the Brexit transition ends, a government report reveals.
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