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Government must now maintain economic stability.
The UK’s transport sector bodies were swift to react to Friday’s (24 June) referendum result, calling it an “earthquake moment” and urging the government to prioritise rules for freight movement as part of its upcoming negotiations with Brussels.
The Road Haulage Association, which described the result as “an earthquake moment”, said it would be “piling the pressure” on ministers to get the best possible deal for the UK road haulage sector, adding: “There’s bound to be short-term turbulence, but this is also an opportunity to cut red tape and get a new deal on many issues for UK hauliers.”
The Freight Transport Association said Britain’s exit from the EU could add more costs, restrictions and bureaucratic requirements imposed on the movement of goods.
FTA chief executive David Wells said: “Even though we are coming out of Europe politically, it remains our biggest export market and the supplier of a high proportion of our imports. We cannot allow new bureaucratic burdens to hamper the efficient movement of exports heading for customers and imported goods destined for British consumers.”
Wells added: “The government has two years to ensure the conditions currently imposed on other non-EU member states such as Albania and Serbia are not imposed on UK freight flows.
“Norway and Switzerland have better arrangements but have accepted tough conditions, including on the free movement of people, so this will be a difficult negotiation. Read more
Source: TE - TRANSPORT ENGINEER
