A lorry is seen on board of a ferry at the Port of Dover following the end of the Brexit transition period, Dover January 1, 2021. — Reuters picLONDON, April 20 — Britain today eased controls designed to prevent a backlog of trucks in southern England caused by new post-Brexit paperwork, saying vehicles taking goods to the European Union would no longer need a special permit to enter the port region.
The permit system was introduced in Kent when Britain completed its exit from the EU at the end of 2020 to mitigate fears of trade being brought to a standstill due to ports being blocked by vehicles trying to travel without the correct documentation. The government said freight volumes between Britain and the EU were operating at normal levels and cited official data showing a 46 per cent increase in exports in February.
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