UK business groups fear that Britain is heading for Brexit disaster with doubts growing that new border checks will be ready in time.
British businesses are increasingly worried that the UK government's planned system to check goods heading to the European Union won't be ready in time for when the Brexit transition period ends in 2021.
Once Britain leaves the Brexit transition period and the European Single Market next January, the government plans to implement a new IT system to manage the additional border checks that will be needed. This, they say, means there is a prospect of truckers being subject to stringent checks by customs officials in Calais and elsewhere in the EU from January 1, creating chaos and delay at Britain's borders with its biggest trading partner.
"The French might be helpful when it comes to UK imports staying in France — but what about those going further afield? It's so unclear and so frustrating." Brian McGrath, who heads Foyle port, said:"I don't think the track record of government in terms of that sort of technology implementation would give anybody a great deal of comfort.
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