Exclusive: government says it expects to be fixing bugs in key Brexit border IT system for weeks after it goes live 1/ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In official documents seen by Bloomberg, the IT system to check whether trucks have the right paperwork to enter the EU will still be getting `essential updates' through to March. Bugs will be getting `resolved' into January 2/
The government stresses that the service will be fully operational on Jan 1 - but the country's biggest logistics group has said it's a `crushing disappointment' it won't be fully tested and stable until April 3/ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A reminder: this is the system where drivers will get a permit to enter Kent by self-declaring they have their post-Brexit paperwork. No permit = fine of up to £300 for trying to drive to Dover 4/ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
The IT system aside... this will require a significant human intervention in the traffic flow to work. Officials will be checking if trucks have the right permit - otherwise they'll be sent to the closest Brexit lorry park 5/ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
And scenes around Dover yesterday show you just how quickly things snarl-up when officials start manually intercepting vehicles - this the outcome Johnson really wants to avoid... 6/ kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/fre…
Johnson looked a little uneasy when asked about the border in Parliament yesterday.
“I believe we will get through it,” he said. “Of course there may be difficulties, but we will get through it very well.” ends/
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