“We’re going to see chaos in Kent” without urgent clarity, MPs were told.
The IT systems needed to handle the UK’s new customs arrangements after the EU transition period ends this year do not exist, MPs have been told.
Appearing before the Commons’…
After the end of the transition period, UK driving licences will no longer be valid for persons living in Ireland. UK licence holders will need to exchange their UK licence for an Irish licence. The National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) delivers the d…
Boris Johnson’s latest display of brinksmanship with Brussels risks sending food prices sharply higher in January if it results in the UK and EU failing to agree a trade deal.Shoppers visiting supermarkets in the new year may choose to disagree. …
Almost a third of haulage companies are unhappy with the country’s motorways and A-roads, according to a report. The survey by Transport Focus measured the satisfaction of HGV managers from 526 logistics and coach businesses. It found two fifths…
The ‘implementation period’ set out in the withdrawal agreement governing the UK’s departure from the EU ends on 31 December 2020. At this point, all existing trade arrangements between the UK and the EU will come to an end, while trade agree…
The UK’s chief Brexit negotiator has said the government is not “scared” of walking away from talks without a trade deal ready to come into force in 2021.David Frost told the Mail on Sunday the UK would leave the transition arrang…
(Alliance News) – The British government has granted itself emergency planning powers to build 29 “Brexit” lorry parks across the country for when EU rules no longer apply from next year.
Statutory Instrument papers, which allow legislation to be broug…
In October 2017, cyclist Dr Suzanna ‘Suzie’ Bull, 32, was killed when she was struck by a lorry on Pershore Road, at the junction with Priory Road, in Birmingham.
Robert Bradbury, 51, formerly of Cambridge Way, Acocks Green, was found guilty of causing…
Eight logistics organisations – from Logistics UK to the Road Haulage Association – have this week joined forces to warn that the UK’s post-Brexit supply chain could be at risk because government preparations for end of the transition period are moving…
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Boris Johnson’s officials are urgently working to avert a major border crisis when the U.K. leaves the European Union’s trade regime, amid warnings vital government IT systems may not be ready in time.
According to a l…
View photos(Bloomberg) –Boris Johnson’s officials are urgently working to avert a major border crisis when the U.K. leaves the European Union’s trade regime, amid warnings vital government IT systems may not be ready in time.According to a leaked docu…
Hauliers, logistics and retail companies are helping to drive the business recovery in the Midlands, according to new figures revealed by the M6toll.
According to exclusively released traffic data from M6toll, there has been a 65% increase in business …
Haulage firms are warning of “significant gaps” in UK border plans for the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December.Eight groups warned ministers that if issues were not addressed, the supply chain “will be severely disr…
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The freight insurer’s investment is seen as a significant initiative in developing a unified platform to help hauliers and drivers control the risks of theft and damage effecting the most vulnerable transport mode in the sup…
Talks on an EU-UK trade agreement continue to make little progress, Michel Barnier warned on Friday (21 August, repeating that a deal remained “unlikely”.
“I am disappointed, concerned and surprised as well,” the EU’s chief negotiator on Future Relatio…