HMRC Press release (Jan 8, 2021): Traders must act now with border traffic expected to increase next week (week of Jan 11, 2021)

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

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