Brexit - lorry drivers fined thousands since New Year after new rules set up to get to France
New rules have been set up for hauliers after the UK left the single market
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image captionLorries were queuing in Kent on 19 December before the border closed amid a Covid alert
More than £32,000 in fines have been handed to lorry drivers in Kent since the Brexit transition period ended.
Hauliers have needed a new permit to enter Kent since the UK left the EU single market on New Year s Day.
Some drivers did not have the permit while others breached traffic orders by trying to take shortcuts to skip queues. By Wednesday, 113 fines had been issued totalling £32,100.
Drivers also currently need a negative Covid test to enter France.
The BBC understands that this measure will continue for at least another two weeks.