Truck tailbacks stretch 20 MILES at Dover: Thousands of lorries queue for ferries
By Martin Robinson and Mark Duell for MailOnline 12:19 18 Dec 2020, updated 18:43 18 Dec 2020
A container of goods from China to Felixstowe is now at £10,000 (GBP7,500) per load – four times the usual rate
British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) say Government must act
They claim containers of toys and good are stuck in log-jam with PPE in particular clogging up UK ports
Cost of a container of goods from Qingdao, China to Felixstowe, Suffolk is now at £10,000 (GBP7,500) per load
A tidal wave of trucks now believed to be at 12,000 per day or more is crossing Channel – up 2,000 per day
What a WASTE of time and money: West End restaurateurs slam being forced to close as they throw out unused food after Covid cops clear away the last of London s drinkers before city enters Tier 3
Londoners were seen enjoying a final pint on the last night before they have to close when Tier 3 is imposed
Drinkers enjoyed a final meal and drink in Covent Garden and Soho this evening as tables packed out
Police arrived to order crowds to leave as London and parts of Essex and Hertfordshire enter Tier 3 tonight
As pubs and restaurants shut, hospitality experts warned millions of pounds worth of food could go to waste