It is difficult to see how ports could continue functioning as before even if the government’s no-deal plans swing seamlessly into place in March. Authorities in France have said even a two-minute delay in Calais would lead to 16-mile queues in both countries. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) recently said the government was “in denial” over no-deal preparations. As it stands, hauliers entering the country will be required to submit a 40-section declaration form per consignment. “The form takes 10 minutes to fill out. If you take a large retailer who has 8,000 consignments [in one lorry], that would take 170 people eight hours to process one trailer,” said Richard Burnett, the RHA’s chief executive.
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Sensitive souls might want to skip the whole article, a sectoral approach to the effects of a no-deal Brexit. The effects are large..