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@donnyc1975

6 Jan

Well if you wanted to see what brexit has done to all incoming commercial traffic . This is Calais port now - queuing for miles outside the port to get in . Hours waiting now . I hate this shit

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@mrjamesob it’s not looking good !

Lots of trucks pushing in . It’s going to get interesting

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@donnyc1975

26 Dec 21

Five days to go until importing into the U.K. becomes a nightmare. Then there is may when all vans need an ops licence and transport manager to drive on the continent. I think from here there will be a massive drop off of drivers/ owner drivers small companies. Sunlit uplands

The cost of transport by vans up to 3500kgs is going to significantly increase . Reg numbers must match the import documents - and you have to specify your route into the U.K. . Co-loading is as good as dead . It’s suddenly become a bit more specialised now .

It benefits no one . Prior to brexit - you could have ten jobs on your van , reducing costs to customers. Whilst increasing your profitability per run. That’s gone. Now it’s one job out and one job in . Can’t risk one job if another has incorrect paperwork = stuck in customs

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@donnyc1975

22 Dec 21

Just a heads up - expect a potentially massive downturn in goods coming to the U.K. - or out - seems the rules have changed and drivers now need a PCR test to enter DE .

Isn’t this a result of crazily high figures daily for months now with no face masks ? If this also includes drivers transiting - I suspect it is. -no one will come here

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@donnyc1975

10 Dec 21

From 01/01/22 full customs clearance becomes reality- that means up to 10,000 trucks a day in and out of Calais / folkestone being subject to full clearance. That means having to stop and collect customs papers and surrender docs upon entry. 1/2

Sevington inland border facility has the capacity for 475 trucks . If 10% of trucks have to stop on their way IN to clear customs the entire place would be inundated within hours . And that doesn’t include the outbound commercial traffic trying to collect their paperwork

Put it this way- if the U.K. used the green/ orange traffic light system for trucks on inbound freight from the EU-U.K. and only 10% of trucks get called in That’s TWICE the capacity of the largest inland border clearance facility closest to the point of entry from the EU

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@donnyc1975

4 Dec 21

Want to stump leavers who claim to think they are experts on exports ? Want to put a series of questions to them that’s GUARANTEED not to get a reply ? I’ll post a few below .. guaranteed to end an argument ( and from direct experience .... 👇

It’s 5PM on a Friday night and a bank holiday looms- you need to get out an exhibition and exhibits ( screens / machines / Merchandise )to berlin by Saturday pm for an exhibition on Sunday , but have no paperwork . What do you do ?

You are a supplier for a car plant making components for an airbag - and based in spain . It’s mega urgent and needs to be transported ASAP for delivery within 24 hours . But your agent isn’t open until the morning . What do you do ?

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@donnyc1975

25 Nov 21

I know some have seen my direct experience with someone under my van trying to get to the U.K. but here it is again :

Last year I got the train across to Calais . It was late so I decided to stop at the ibis in Calais .

The next morning I woke up had my breakfast walked out to the carpark, got in the van and headed south towards paris

On the a16 after about 5 miles I heard a faint banging , thinking nothing of it I carried on - but the banging got louder and louder and more frequent

After about 20 miles I was quite worried thinking is someone in the back ??! But the van had security locks and it was impossible to get in - so I carried on . The weather was dreadful - it was dark and cold , I was on the motorway with trucks behind me .

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