As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps ahead

As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps ahead

As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps ahead

As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps ahead

Terry Goodwin looks into the cab of one of his trucks standing idle in the transport yard in Chobham, Surrey. (AFP)

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As Brexit looms, British hauliers fear bumps ahead

Hauliers know that whatever the result of negotiations on post-Brexit relations, they will face a lot of red tape

Updated 18 December 2020

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CHOBHAM, UK: "It's an absolute mess,“ said Terry Goodwin, whose haulage company is one of many British businesses racing against time to prepare for Brexit.

Goodwin feels bitter about all the work needed to prepare for the "D-day“ when Britain leaves the EU single market, as his company, Conference Haul International, is only just beginning to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

At its headquarters in Chobham, southwest of London, rows of yellow HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) are standing idle “” a visible sign of the economic slowdown due to the pandemic and of the uncertain future for companies on both sides of the Channel.

"I feel sick in the stomach,“ said Goodwin, who is managing director of the firm, which specializes in transporting conference equipment and usually has lorries criss-crossing Europe.

Two weeks before the end