Bacon roll sales at an A75 pit-stop have slumped amid fears that hauliers could be abandoning the Euroroute.Custom checks are now in operation at Cairnryan Port after a border down the Irish Sea came into force on January 1.
Since then HGV traffic move…
Half of all trucks returning to Europe on the Dover crossing are empty as border chaos means British companies are unable or unwilling to export.
The data comes from the Road Haulage Association (RHA), which warns that disruption caused by new custom…
AN IRISH truck driver has been detained by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) after £3 million of cocaine was seized from his lorry at the Channel Tunnel terminal in France.
The vehicle, which was carrying a load of whey protein powder, was searched…
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orry drivers are already spending an average of 3% to 5% longer navigating UK borders as a result of new post-Brexit red tape, new data has revealed.
Experts warned today that these delays are only set to get worse, and will cause “real problems” f…
A lorry load of potato crisps destined for a Northern Ireland supermarket was held up for two days because of Brexit checks, MPs have been told.The Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin made the claim at the House of Commons public accounts committee (PAC…
Several European countries have now introduced COVID-19 testing requirements. Check before you travel to Europe to ensure you have taken necessary action.
From 00.01am on Tuesday 19 January, all hauliers travelling from the UK to th…
The “chaos” seen at UK ports due to Brexit would top the news agenda in any other year, a road haulage boss has claimed.
Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy at the Road Haulage Association, said the situation at Dover and other ports is “deterior…
A business centre is Folkestone could be expanded to include a children’s nursery, gym and a 120 space truck stop.
The Motis Business Centre, in Cheriton High Street, is run by Irish company Motis, a shipping firm which covers more than 450 freight rou…
A business centre is Folkestone could be expanded to include a children’s nursery, gym and a 120 space truck stop.
The Motis Business Centre, in Cheriton High Street, is run by Irish company Motis, a shipping firm which covers more than 450 freight rou…
Fast-food sandwich chain Subway has launched a ‘sandwich passport’ which enables UK drivers to cross the EU border without having the contents of their lunchbox confiscated by customs officials.
Under restrictions introduced at the beginning of the yea…
Lorry drivers
Hauliers struggling to get the correct paperwork to return to the EU are being forced to wait for days at a Kent lorry park.
Queues of more than a mile have built up on the approach to Ashford International truck stop this week.
Po…
Traffic leaving Great Britain to travel to the EU has been quieter than usual, with an average of 2,500 lorries a day from the port of Dover. Many companies took the decision to stock up before the end of the transition period, but traffic is expected …
More than 400 lorry drivers have been slapped with £300 fines for not having a permit to enter Kent – a measure brought in due to Brexit. Hauliers travelling from around the UK heading to France have to get a Kent Access Permit before entering the…
More than 400 fines have been issued to HGV drivers who failed to obtain a valid Kent Access Permit before entering the county.
The passes were introduced on December 16, and all drivers with loads of over 7.5 tonnes must have one if leaving the countr…
More than 400 fines have been issued to HGV drivers who failed to obtain a valid Kent Access Permit before entering the county.
The passes were introduced on December 16, and all drivers with loads of over 7.5 tonnes must have one if leaving the countr…