FTA, the leading business organisation which represents the UK’s logistics industry, is deeply concerned by the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations and the rhetoric used on both sides in the past few days. With the threat of No Deal looming on the horizon, FTA is urging the UK and… Read more »
International Haulage Permits – Post-Brexit
The Government has outlined the rules that will apply for issuing international road haulage permits post Brexit. Outlined in a consultation response issued by DfT, these rules may apply in both a deal or no-deal situation. The Road Haulage Association notes there are many gaps in our knowledge as… Read more »
Huge obstacles still to be negotiated on road to Brexit, says FTA
The government’s technical notices for a No Deal Brexit released today will create an array of red tape and paperwork, and yet still do not provide answers to the key questions being asked by those responsible for moving the UK’s goods and services between the UK and Europe, according to… Read more »
Vehicle and Plane Movements must be a Brexit Priority, says FTA
If the UK’s trading relationships are to keep moving after Brexit, the Freight Transport Association’s James Hookham says the government’s Brexit team must prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union. Speaking at the eTail Fulfilment and Returns Conference in London’s Canary Wharf today, Hookham… Read more »
A no-deal Brexit will stop rock from rolling says RHA
Six months ago Transport Secretary Chris Grayling MP said: “We will maintain a free-flowing border at Dover, we will not impose checks at the port, it is utterly unrealistic to do so. We don’t check lorries now, we’re not going to be checking lorries in the future. I’m clear that it cannot happen.”… Read more »
Keep the planes flying and the trucks rolling, says FTA
FTA, the UK’s leading membership association representing the logistics industry, has warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union, if all traffic and trade between the UK and the Continent is to keep moving after 29 March 2019. … Read more »
Post-Brexit uncertainty over workforce leaving business stranded, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association, which represents more than 17,000 businesses across the UK logistics sector, is urging government to act on the findings of today’s Home Affairs Committee report on migration, to ensure that UK business can continue to operate at full staffing levels after the UK leaves the EU…. Read more »
UK freight forwarders association expresses mixed feelings on Brexit White Paper
Responding to last week’s White Paper outlining the UK Government’s proposed future relationship between the UK and European Union after Brexit, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) expressed mixed feelings about its contents. “The White Paper addresses some of the issues that BIFA has highlighted… Read more »
Positive reception for Brexit White Paper from logistics industry
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the leading industry body in the logistics sector, has reacted positively to the content of today’s White Paper outlining the government’s intended future relationship between the UK and European Union after Brexit. As James Hookham, FTA’s Deputy Chief Executive says, the solutions outlined in the… Read more »
Logistics Industry has the roadmap to Brexit you need, FTA tells negotiators
As the latest EU summit opens in Brussels this week, Britain’s logistics industry has urged both negotiating teams, the UK Government and EU-27 Governments and agencies to follow its eight point roadmap, designed to ensure that the UK’s departure from the European Union does not compromise or curtail trade across… Read more »
