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Covid-19 lockdown has helped stop lorry chaos at Dover after Brexit  |  Updated: 20:40, 04 February 2021 The coronavirus lockdown has so far helped stop the feared roads havoc after Brexit - but a police chief has warned it might still happen. Traffic gridlock was predicted on routes towards the Port of Dover and Channel Tunnel after the UK left the EU. A snaking queue of trucks outside Dover. December 19. Picture: Sam Lennon But routes to the Channel Ports have not so far clogged up despite fears that they could after the end of the transition period. However, both police and hauliers say ...

Ireland forced to ease Brexit bureaucracy after hauliers warn supermarket stocks could run low Ben Chapman Signage indicates the direction vehicles should follow depending on the relevant paperwork for crossing to Ireland at the check-in area at Holyhead port in Anglesey, north Wales. The Republic of Ireland has been forced to temporarily ease customs checks on shipments from Great Britain after hauliers warned Brexit red tape could cause shortages of some goods and leave gaps on supermarket shelves.   Businesses have also encountered severe problems shipping goods into Nort...

Michael Gove warns of increased disruption at borders, as companies wrestle with Brexit red tape Andrew Woodcock © Provided by The Independent Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has warned of increasing disruption at Channel ports over the coming weeks as a result of Brexit. Queues have so far been avoided at Dover and the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone because of abnormally low traffic, currently running at just 40 per cent of historic levels for the time of year as companies hold back from testing the new arrangements in place since 31 December. But the new thickets o...

Parcel courier DPD suspends services to EU due to new administrative burdens

Kent lorry chaos could get WORSE: Officials are performing as few as 200 tests an hour - meaning 10,000 stranded truckers could take DAYS to clear threatening food shortages after clashes with police and blockades Truckers try to force their way past police guarding Port of Dover as hundreds leave cabs and walk along road  Jeering and whistling with some shouting: 'Open the border', 'We just want to go home' and 'F*** you, Boris!' France announced travel ban on all traffic from UK on Sunday night after emergence of new Covid-19 strain Decision meant Port of Dover was dramatically closed to ...