Truck deal ‘no panacea’ for hard Brexit

A breakthrough UK agreement that will allow Irish trucks carrying goods to the Continent pass freely on British roads is not a “panacea” for all the ills of a hard Brexit.

The assessment comes from the main business group that represents Irish truck owners, Freight Transport Association Ireland after the UK unexpectedly said it would sign up to the Common Transit Convention that currently helps EU and other non-EU trucks pass relatively unhindered. There were fears Irish trucks bound for the Continent through English ports would face long delays using British motorways or “the landbridge” if the UK were to crash out of the EU.