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First trucks cross English channel in Brexit era after UK leaves the EU trade bloc
A steady trickle of trucks has begun rolling off ferries and trains on either side of the English Channel, a quiet New Year’s Day after a seismic overnight shift in relations between the European Union and Britain.
Key points:
- Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market on Thursday at 11:00pm London time
- The pandemic and a holiday weekend meant cross-Channel traffic was light on Friday
- Britain has delayed imposing full customs checks for several months so that companies can adjust
The busy goods route between south-east England and north-west France is on the front line of changes now that the UK has fully left the economic embrace of the 27-nation bloc, the final stage of Brexit.
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