Hauliers warn they are being ‘overwhelmed’ by Northern Ireland paperwork following Brexit

The organisation’s Northern Ireland policy manager Seamus Leheny said the problems were a direct result of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit divorce settlement with Brussels.

Lorries leave the Stena Line terminal at Belfast Harbour. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Hauliers have warned they are being “overwhelmed” by red tape due to new checks on deliveries to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK following Brexit.

The industry body Logistics UK said deliveries were being delayed as lorries arrived in Belfast with incomplete paperwork following the end of the transition period on December 31.