November 6, 2024
Truckers Shun U.K. Ports to Avoid Brexit Red Tape
The port of Holyhead in Wales is part of what used to be the fastest route between Ireland and continental Europe. New paperwork has changed that.
The port of Holyhead in Wales is part of what used to be the fastest route between Ireland and continental Europe. New paperwork has changed that.

HOLYHEAD, Wales — Beneath swirling gray clouds, Bryan Anderson leaned from the cab window of his truck to vent his frustration at the new paperwork that had already delayed his journey through Britain’s second-largest ferry port by half a day.

“It’s a nightmare,” Mr. Anderson said, explaining how he spent hours waiting at a depot 250 miles away for export documents required because of Brexit. The delay meant he reached Holyhead, in Wales, too late for the ferry he planned to take to Dublin, and for the next one, too.

“I am roughly 12 hours behind schedule,” he said as he prepared, finally, to drive aboard the Stena Adventurer to Dublin to drop off a consignment of parcels for Ireland’s mail service.

Fear of hassles and red tape stemming from the introduction of the new rules governing Britain’s trade with the European Union that came into effect on Jan. 1 led to dire predictions of overwhelming gridlock at British ports.

But, so far, the opposite has happened. Apart from hardy souls like Mr. Anderson, truckers are increasingly shunning ports like Holyhead. They are fearful of the mountains of paperwork now required for journeys that last month involved little more than driving on to a ferry in one country and off it in another.

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(3) You were WRONG! French MEP furiously turns on EU and admits UK victory

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(5) EU humiliation: Brussels paying price for ‘foolish’ bid to punish UK for Brexit, says MEP

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