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UK to set up Brexit truck parks

[ September 9, 2020   //   ]

The government has introduced emergency legislation to set up a reported 29 potential lorry parks across the UK, to cope with stoppages after the end of the Brexit transition period at the end of the year.

Logistics UK (formerly FTA) said that it supported the plan, in particular the provision for driver welfare facilities.  

However, said policy manager for road infrastructure, Chris Yarsley: “We urge the government to ensure that the sites are placed in appropriate locations – close to road networks and fully accessible for commercial vehicles; for example, they should be placed away from unsuitable roads and low bridges. And while the lorry parks are likely to be a temporary solution as new systems, processes and demands are embedded post-Brexit, it is important that the authorities remain mindful of local businesses and residents, with road disruption to be kept to a minimum.”

Logistics UK is also calling on the government to ensure that the sites are staffed with qualified officials who have the means and the authority to get a vehicle border ready if the driver does not have the full paperwork required.

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