No where near as bad as you predicted in any dept.
Stick your clever cap on. You are now comparing the situation to a NO DEAL where we would be a third country for Goods and services. Brexxers shifting goal posts as usual.
The situation today is we have a thin trade deal on Goods- tariff and quota free but not regulatory or paperwork free.
The queues have not materialised at the ports because :
1) Hauliers are not accepting loads where even one part of the consignment does not have the correct paperwork as the whole consignment will be stopped. The delays are happening at warehouses.
2) Some companies to avoid any disruption are paying for EMPTY lorries to travel back to EU to collect the next shipment. Raising costs which consumers will inevitably play.
3) Truckers used the UK as a land bridge from Ireland. Now they are avoiding the UK by going from Ireland direct to France.
4) The Kent truck pass means that Hauliers have to get their consignments in order before they enter the county - this means they are waiting elsewhere whilst the documents are being prepared.
5) 4 Major logistics companies have suspended shipments as they cannot guarantee times or costs.
6) Some busineses especially direct to consumers have simply stopped trading across the EU or their business has dried up significantly.
Here is a nice example.
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...er-says-business-left-with-250000-brexit-hole
Simon Spurrell said he has lost 20% of his
sales overnight after discovering he needed to provide a £180 health certificate on retail orders to consumers in the EU, including those buying personal gift packs of his award-winning wax-wrapped cheese worth £25 or £30.
Brexit has pretty much destroyed the cross border trade for the SME who sold direct to consumers. Once customs, VAT and handling charges are added to items.
In fact it's sometime better than the usual or the same.
