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...Tim Reardon, the head of EU exit for the Port of Dover, said the issue was that operators had been unable to prepare themselves adequately because it was still not clear what the GVMS was required to do....
...The Port of Dover told the MPs it processes up to 10,000 freight vehicles every day, the equivalent of a 180km queue....
...But Mr Thompson said on Thursday that he was “reasonably confident” the CDS system would be ready on time. He added, however, that there are often unforeseen risks in technology projects....
...But if Britain were to crash out of the EU in March 2019, the CDS system might not be in place....
...The Freight Transport Association has warned that, such is the level of traffic at Dover and the Channel tunnel — more than 4m lorries passed through in 2015 — a delay of only two minutes would create a...
...A digital border with spot checks on some shipments could also ease congestion at big UK ports including Dover. Additional reporting by James Blitz...
...He also said he could not guarantee there would be no impact on ports, including Dover, although he was determined to ensure they would not “grind to a halt”....
...As the neighbourhood is home to the new-ish branch of Tsutaya Books, I rounded off the evening shopping for CDs, books and vintage magazines – right up until 1am....
...“People always give away their CD collection because they think they won’t need it any more. We tell them to put their stuff in storage”....
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