News / Deadline looms for UK hauliers' post-no deal permits to take goods to the EU

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UK hauliers have been given an extension to apply for European Conference of Ministers for Transport (ECMT) permits, which may be their only option for moving goods across Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The original deadline was midnight tonight, but the UK government has just announced it is extending it to 18 January 2019.

Freight Transport Association (FTA) European policy manager, Sarah Laouadi, told delegates at the Getting Logistics Ready for Brexit conference that ECMTs were a very ...