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New UK lockdown adds to pressure on transport firms training for post-Brexit

The UK government’s announcement of a month-long lockdown – in line with several other European countries – to try and stymy a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated problems for companies looking to prepare for Brexit.
A customs clearance operator told The Loadstar the news had led them to question their ability to sufficiently train staff in new, and as yet still not fully known, customs procedures before the end …

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TT Club weighs in to help supply chain players with online guidance

Following calls that the supply chain sector needs to take Brexit preparations into its own hands, TT Club has announced the launch of a webpage offering “a wide variety of information that is likely to be of importance”.
The MD of loss prevention at the international freight transport insurer, Mike Yarwood, said: “There will be significant changes to the current processes of moving goods between the UK and the EU.
“All stakeholders involved …

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UK should learn a lesson from ‘disastrous’ Australian customs switch

Australia’s “disastrous” implementation of a new customs system in 2005 bears marked similarities with the UK approach to post-Brexit customs, which could lead to months of delays, experts have warned.
A source familiar with Australian logistics history told The Loadstar that, just as the UK government has through the Brexit process, Australia chose to ignore industry and push ahead with “ill-informed” changes.
“What happened in 2005 was that, overnight, everything changed despite …

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Brexit: deal or no-deal, businesses must prepare for a mountain of paperwork

Businesses must “accept uncertainty” following prime minister Boris Johnson’s warning that the UK must prepare itself for a no-deal Brexit.
Mr Johnson’s comments came a day after his self-imposed deadline for a deal to be reached had passed – although minister Michael Gove, who is leading Brexit preparations, said the “door was still ajar” for a deal to be reached.
The PM said: “We have only 10 weeks until an end to …

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Delays in new Brexit logistics IT causing staff training frustration

Continued delay in the roll-out of post-Brexit IT infrastructure has stymied the logistics industry’s capacity to hire and train staff to work with the new systems.
One forwarder told The Loadstar that, without having access to the Check HGV (formerly, SmartFreight) or the Good Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) systems, they were unable to prepare staff for the changed operating environment.
RHA CEO Richard Burnett told the UK transport select committee this week: “As …

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‘End the blame game’ and let’s finally work together on Brexit, logistics tells MPs

Industry and government need to stop fighting and work together over the next 11 weeks if the UK is to be prepared for Brexit, a transport select committee was told today.
Director of policy at Logistics UK Elizabeth de Jong cautioned against engaging in a “blame game”, after minister for efficiency and transformation Theodore Agnew said business “had its head in the sand” when it came to Brexit preparedness.
“We need to …

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Cost of trading in Northern Ireland will soar, but shelves will be stocked

The cost of trading in Northern Ireland is set to soar, post-Brexit – but claims that there will be food shortages have been dismissed as “scare-mongering”.
Director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Aodhan Connolly, last night warned that new customs requirements could cost retailers “tens of thousands of pounds per load”.
“Export health certificates all in cost around £200 and would be needed for every product of animal origin, with an …

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