New customs systems 'not up to speed', sparking NI truck shortage fears

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Northern Ireland continues to bear the brunt of changes brought about by Brexit as concerns over truck shortages grow.

Policy manager for Northern Ireland at Logistics UK Seamus Leheny told the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee there was a lack of procedural understanding on the GB side of the Irish Sea.

“Haulage logistics between Great Britain and Northern Ireland works in a cyclical manner,” Mr Leheny told the committee of MPs.

“And yet, we have heard from one operator that, of 285 lorries ...