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What's the relevance of Brexit? Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
Chief executive Richard Ballantyne said the gridlock was mainly down to the suspension of sailings by P&O Ferries after it sacked 800 workers – but pointed to Brexit bureaucracy as another factor.
“There’s still congestion,” he told Sky News on Saturday. “P&O Ferries is out of service at the moment, which is probably the main cause of all the congestion – coupled with one or two other little incidents, and other Brexit scenarios.” Mr Ballantyne added: “We’re hoping things clears as soon as possible, but I appreciate for those stuck in queues at the port and Eurotunnel it must be very frustrating.”
Britons trying to travel to France over Easter have been advised to bring food and drink for expected delays, as lengthy queues continue around Dover. The congestion in Kent has mainly blamed on the shortage of ferries caused by the suspension of sailings by P&O Ferries following the controversial mass sacking of seafarers without notice.
But problems with a key IT system for post-Brexit customs checks are also contributing traffic chaos around Dover, where thousands of commercial lorries have been stuck in queues.The Road Haulage Association (RHA) said the HMRC was “continuing to have issues” with its new GVMS system for customs declarations needed by hauliers following Britain’s exit from the EU.
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So it's a government IT system then.....again.
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But I suspect the IT issue is overplayed & with no P&O issue there wouldn't be an issue.
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What's the relevance of Brexit? None. The maritime employment laws existed during Brexit. Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
Chief executive Richard Ballantyne said the gridlock was mainly down to the suspension of sailings by P&O Ferries after it sacked 800 workers – but pointed to Brexit bureaucracy as another factor.
“There’s still congestion,” he told Sky News on Saturday. “P&O Ferries is out of service at the moment, which is probably the main cause of all the congestion – coupled with one or two other little incidents, and other Brexit scenarios.” Mr Ballantyne added: “We’re hoping things clears as soon as possible, but I appreciate for those stuck in queues at the port and Eurotunnel it must be very frustrating.”
Britons trying to travel to France over Easter have been advised to bring food and drink for expected delays, as lengthy queues continue around Dover. The congestion in Kent has mainly blamed on the shortage of ferries caused by the suspension of sailings by P&O Ferries following the controversial mass sacking of seafarers without notice.
But problems with a key IT system for post-Brexit customs checks are also contributing traffic chaos around Dover, where thousands of commercial lorries have been stuck in queues.The Road Haulage Association (RHA) said the HMRC was “continuing to have issues” with its new GVMS system for customs declarations needed by hauliers following Britain’s exit from the EU. Thanks TBM. Also covered in the BBC item. It certainly is not going as smoothly as expected. This was always going to be a problem and delays and increased costs must inhibit cross Channel trade - in both directions.
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There are no queues at Calais, apparently. So something different is going on.
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Probably using an Excel Spreadsheet again....
However, regardless of it being an IT issue, it definitely wasn't needed pre-Brexit.
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Our civil service don't seem to need an excuse to overcomplicate things. I know this is a sweeping generalisation but there are other examples out there apart from this one.
A classic example was veterinary inspections in abattoirs. In most of the EU, a vet had to be on call. Here, the vet had to be on the premises. Same EU regulation, different implementation. Most of our small abattoirs then went out of business.
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