Cabotage rights become bargaining chip in Brexit talks

Hauliers have no choice but to hike rates this year in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, the climate crisis and other international pressures, Logistics UK is warning.

Aztek Logistics has opened a fifth warehouse in Letchworth Garden City after seeing a surge in demand including a double-digit increase in service enquiries over the past three months.

The Home Affairs Select Committee has been told that a significant proportion of UK exports will get delayed if customs clearance is reintroduced as a consequence of Brexit, and the government needs a “big step change” to deliver the promise of “frictionless trade”.