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It's currently quiet at Britain's Brexit border -- traffic is light due to the New Year's holidays, stockpiling at end of 2020 and depressed demand after France's temporary border closure 1/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-s-brexit-border-avoids-early-snarl-ups-as-trucks-stay-away?sref=yMmXm5Iy w/ @lizzzburden
But the logistics industry thinks the real challenge will be in the weeks ahead, as freight levels return to normal. `It's probably the calm before the storm,' said @richard_bpa of the British Ports Association on @BloombergRadio 2/
The Port of Dover says it had an average of 1,000 trucks crossing each day between Dec. 31 and Jan 4. The 2019 daily average was about 6,500, so that's an 85% reduction on normal levels 3/
Jon Swallow, whose @jordonfreight moves goods between U.K. and EU, says he's been deferring deliveries for the next few weeks, and is trying to avoid Dover where possible 4/
And in a sign of potential trouble ahead, he said he'd received multiple calls from businesses today who thought they didn't need any new paperwork to cross the border, because the free-trade deal meant they could continue as normal (
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`We're so shocked,' he said. `These are not small companies.'
So therein lies the test - will the system cope when many more trucks are on the road and drivers don't have the right documents? We watch and wait.. ends/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-s-brexit-border-avoids-early-snarl-ups-as-trucks-stay-away?sref=yMmXm5Iy
So therein lies the test - will the system cope when many more trucks are on the road and drivers don't have the right documents? We watch and wait.. ends/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-s-brexit-border-avoids-early-snarl-ups-as-trucks-stay-away?sref=yMmXm5Iy
