Nightmare before Christmas: UK border chaos sees trucks backed up for miles, supermarkets warn of shortages
22 Dec, 2020 10:28 PM
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For some British truckers, retailers and traders, a feared New Year's nightmare arrived early.
"French borders closed," signs on roads approaching the English Channel port of Dover flashed yesterday, steering truck drivers away as traffic backed up. British supermarkets warned that supplies of fresh produce could run short within days.
Stranded trucks parked on the runway at Manston Airport in Kent today. Photo / Getty Images
Businesses have spent months worrying about disruption at Britain's borders when the UK makes a post-Brexit economic break from the European Union at the end of the year. Yesterday's mayhem, however, was caused by the coronavirus.