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The federal government has denied claims {that a} new freight administration system won’t be prepared when the EU transition interval ends.
The system is seen as important for stopping delays when post-Brexit freight preparations come into place on 1 January.
One business physique had expressed concern that solely a beta – or check – model could be accessible.
However the authorities insists it’s a absolutely operational digital service.
The so-called Sensible Freight system ensures that vehicles are carrying the proper documentation earlier than they journey to ports.
The brand new system is designed to scale back delays at ports, and to raised handle site visitors into Dover and queues of lorries increase alongside the M2 and M20 motorways in Kent.
Truck drivers may face a superb in the event that they arrive at ports with out the right documentation, however the authorities insists this will likely be a final resort, and pointless in the event that they observe the foundations.
Logistics UK, which represents freight companies, stated it was knowledgeable by authorities officers on Monday {that a} beta – or check – model could be accessible in December, however wouldn’t be absolutely operational till April.
In a press release, the Director of Coverage at Logistics UK Elizabeth de Jong stated it was unacceptable and a “huge blow to UK companies and the economic system”.
However the authorities now says “beta” is an ordinary labelling apply for a digital service that’s absolutely operational, and that it has reassured business that Sensible Freight will likely be operational by December.
