From a friend
"Wanted to message you: as of right now DPD has completely suspended road transport into Europe and ParcelForce has suspended their Euro Priority service into Europe (this being their only service that offer DDP)
Thus... I am royally fucked
2/ as I have promised this to customers. Also.. Amazon has demanded this from their sellers.
Only other potential option is to use flight options costing upwards of £25-30 per shipment (for the little 300g packages I send). God bless UK sovereignty!"
...another friend worked at DPD many years. None of directors believed they'd be fucked trying to send 25 trailer loads with 1000s of consignees all needing separate customs declaration clearances. They told her businesses wouldn't let it happen and that she should vote leave
because "will be good for the business". 30+ % of their profits is int'l (90%EU) services
(It seems after nearly 30 years in SM & nearly 50 in the CU many, inc in business, have grown up knowing nothing else & taken the trading conditions for granted without thinking why was so)

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More from @vivamjm

9 Jan
"...but let’s be clear, there is not going to be a famine".

so count yourselves lucky

Brext benefits

kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/brex…
Haulage firm boss Lorenzo Zaccheo, managing director of Alcaline UK in Lympne near Hythe is expecting deliveries to take two-and-a-half days longer than last year when the country was still following EU rules.
He said vehicles were currently getting stuck at ports for seven hours
and European hauliers were turning down work in the UK, even when offered twice the usual rate.

Mr Zaccheo told Today he thought the problems would go on for “months” longer.
“First of all there are not enough clearing agents out there –“It is just a complete mess.
Read 4 tweets
9 Jan
Most don't yet seem to be grasping same will befall GB/EU trade...same GB/NI *customs & regulatory barriers* are now here too.
& as with GB to NI...greater in one direction (GB to EU) than in the other (EU to GB)...

The lack of balanced to/from circular (back-load) flow the same
Before I learned about even M&S/major companies caught unawares by the new adverse trading conditions I'd have expected more general readiness for what's coming GB/EU over GB/NI...now not so sure.
Once the Dec. stockpiling reduces the approach to end of Jan will be *interesting*
& btw worth pointing out yet again the official 6 months HMG "border facilitation" flow over compliance policy is a euphemism for "smugglers' charter"...
and as above won't actually work (a la GB/NI) unless it's in balance both directions.
Read 5 tweets
6 Jan
From another friend:

"Currently we've got 20 loaded trailers parked at XXXXX. but not ready to go because XXXXX and XXXXXX having a row over whose job it is to sort the customs declarations out. We also have multiple loads (near where I used to live 😬) . The same problem
On Monday we sent 4 trucks to XXXXX to load export. Once loaded, the trucks then spent 20 hours waiting for to customs stuff to be sorted. Business is totally unprepared for this
Also got 4 loads at a warehouse in XXXXX but we can't take them to the port because.....
Yep that's right, the customs stuff isn't done
I'm having a few days on containers because regular work pulling Tautliners quiet. I'll be back on that soon & we load a lot of trailers for Ireland. These always ship out of Bootle. I'll let you know how get on with the Irish stuff
Read 4 tweets
6 Jan
Brexit is costing the UK taxpayer more than its former annual EU contribution to make 
1/ UK businesses less competitive in 85% of their former customs free single regulated market . Inc in NI. 
2/ UK workers professional and non professional far less able to find work in Europe
(or even *in UK*, if competing against an Irish or settled status EEA citizen)

3/ Touring and general travel for all around Europe more costly and more difficult making it entirely prohibitive for many of the less well off . inc for those dreaming of retirement to sunnier climes
4/ UK consumer prices *rise* in conjunction with reduced volumes, reduced choice and slower delivery schedules

Can somebody advise what everybody is meant to "unite behind" as recently suggested by politicians (lying c*nt) @SteveBakerHW and (you must be kidding) @jessphillips ?
Read 4 tweets
5 Jan
A series of amazing (unusual or intriguing) water bomber shots (unable to put out the brexit fires):
points awarded to those that can name them all 😬
Read 8 tweets
2 Jan
"Brexiteers Hugh & Marcia Williams, owners of currently-closed Edinburgh Castle pub in Holyhead, declare their happiness.

“I’m pleased” says Hugh. “Almost euphoric.”

Seriously: why? What benefits do they think they'll gain? Reduced throughput means fucked town & fucked business Image
Marcia accepts there will be teething problems with the new arrangements.

“Initially, it’s going to be a bit of a nightmare,” she says. “But once they get it sorted, it’ll be fine.

To achieve what improvements to their lives? other than that fucked business at the end of it?
People really do get what they deserve @Ninjafairy2 @MerriganMl
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