Ministers plan to ease Brexit border chaos by fining EU-bound truckers £150 if they don t get Covid test before entering Kent. sparking fury over even MORE red tape that will only punish foreign drivers
Ministers plan new fines regime for lorry drivers in Kent in bid to keep borders flowing smoothly post-Brexit
Officials are mulling £150 penalty for Europe-bound hauliers entering Kent without a negative Covid-19 test
60% of lorry drivers, or 2,400 a day, are understood to be arriving at UK-EU border without having taken test
Officials believe figure is too high and fear it could fuel snarl-ups in the coming weeks when traffic increases