News / Calais under fire from haulage association claiming port won't be ready for Brexit

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The port of Calais has come under fire from the UK’s Road Haulage Association (RHA) over its preparedness for Brexit and claims it won’t perform additional vehicle checks.

During BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, port president Jean-Marc Puissesseau said Calais would not be conducting checks beyond those for food, livestock and migrants.

Chief executive of the RHA Richard Burnett said this did not chime with what the association had been told during a meeting with port authorities last week.

“It was made clear ...