Leaving the European Union’s trading arrangements offers the chance to “transform our country”, Boris Johnson has claimed as UK businesses acclimatised to new Brexit border requirements.
There was little sign of disruption at the border as freight travelled to France and Ireland on a quiet bank holiday after the new arrangements came in at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.
But, according to Logistics UK, close to half the lorries entering Belfast on the first ferry of the day from Great Britain on Friday were called in for inspection as part of new Brexit rules, with one truck stopped in the port for at least three hours as “teething problems” arose.
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New Brexit rules in Northern Ireland saw one lorry detained for inspection for three hours, according to a haulage trade body.
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Leaving the European Union’s trading arrangements offers the chance to “transform our country”, Boris Johnson has claimed as UK businesses acclimatised to new Brexit border requirements.
There was little sign of disruption at the border as freight travelled to France and Ireland on a quiet bank holiday after the new arrangements came in at 11pm on New Year’s Eve.
But, according to Logistics UK, close to half the lorries entering Belfast on the first ferry of the day from Great Britain on Friday were called in for inspection as part of new Brexit rules, with one truck stopped in the port for at least three hours as “teething problems” arose.
New Brexit checks start on goods coming from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Protocol has now come into force as the UK leaves the EU
The first ferry arriving at Larne Port in Northern Ireland from Cairnryan in Scotland. Customs security officers checked documentation as lorry drivers arrived in Larne Port. EU customs rules have changed for goods arriving in Northern Ireland from the 1st January. (Image: Justin Kernoghan/Belfast Live)
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