The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has urged traders to ensure they are fully ready under new rules.
- Traders urged to ensure they are fully ready under new rules as lorries expected at GB-EU border will reach pre-Christmas levels next week;
- Compliance with new rules remains high, however, increased border traffic raises possibility of disruption;
- So far 18,000 Kent Access Permits have been issued, around 700 lorries have been turned away from the border and circa 150 fines handed out for non-compliance.
Source gov.uk
