The UK said it is ready for significant changes to the border with the European Union from 11:00 pm on Thursday, when it leaves the single market and the bloc’s customs union.
Companies must submit customs declarations when transferring products to the EU and truck drivers could be fined 300 pounds (US $ 410) if they enter Kent County, where the Port of Dover is located, without the proper documents.
Border systems and related infrastructure are in place, and officials are prepared to stop non-conforming vehicles and impose fines, a government spokesman said. The Government will use automatic license plate recognition cameras to detect those trucks without the proper authorizations.
The potential disruption at the UK-EU border is one of the Government’s biggest Brexit concerns, and secretaries fear long lines at ports as operators are unprepared for the additional bureaucracy caused by the split. .
In September, an internal analysis by the Cabinet Office warned of worst-case lines of 7,000 trucks, a scenario that would disrupt food supplies and disrupt manufacturing processes.
Traffic volumes are anticipated to be low on Friday due to the New Years holidays, meaning an outage is unlikely initially, according to a UK official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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