Brexit: Low take-up of permits raises spectre of queues at borders as UK transitions out of EU

Brexit: Low take-up of permits raises spectre of queues at borders as UK transitions out of EU
Andrew Woodcock
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With only hours to go until the UK leaves the EU single market and customs union, only 450 lorries had applied for permits to allow them to enter Kent and cross the Channel on the first full day of Brexit.
Officials are hoping that the tiny figure - compared to the 6,000 to 7,000 heading to Calais by ferry and 3,500 on Eurotunnel trains on a normal day - is simply a reflection of low traffic volumes on the New Year’s Day bank holiday, as well as some hauliers holding back from trips to the continent until new arrangements have bedded in.

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