Closed!

[le bon paysan]

All traffic into the EU from UK is stopped from 11pm to night.
Boris didn't realise that on declaring a new variant " spreading uncontrollably " in the UK, used to control the UK population, to the WHO, every other country would shut its borders!

 

[robs1]

Panic buying will start tomorrow

 

[Hindsight]

Panic buying will start tomorrow

Gonna be some trucks parked up. And lot of lost cargo. I should have got that extra pack of Tangerines and a couple of heads of Broccoli last night. On a positive side might see the price of spuds perk up?

 

[More to life]

Good practice for the 1st January anyway

 

[Al R]

Gonna be some trucks parked up. And lot of lost cargo. I should have got that extra pack of Tangerines and a couple of heads of Broccoli last night. On a positive side might see the price of spuds perk up?

Lorries have been in 60+ mile traffic jams in France all week anyway but no idea of the cause?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Lorries are allowed in here (if the drivers are willing) just nothing going out in the next 48hrs

This could potentially be the most serious part of the pandemic so far?!

 

[puntabrava]

Poor lorry drivers.

 

[Hindsight]

Poor lorry drivers.

Probably the most self isolated profession. Bizarre.

 

[JP1]

CCM Auctions Skipton Auction Mart Livestock Auctioneers
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***Urgent update***
France and other European countries have at 7pm this evening said there will be a ban on all movements of people and freight from the UK commencing at midnight tonight.
Having spoken to several processors this evening it clearly going to have an adverse effect on trade for export weight lambs at tomorrow’s sale with several firms now saying they will not require this class of lambs.
If you have any questions please contact an auctioneer before consigning lambs tomorrow.
There are still orders tomorrow for home kill supermarket lambs weighing 43kg/50kg farm assured commercial and Mule/hill bred.
Butcher/farm shop/meat wholesalers still on for retail lambs, but heavier types still affected by increase in Tiers in London and other cities.

 

[Wombat]

All traffic into the EU from UK is stopped from 11pm to night.
Boris didn't realise that on declaring a new variant " spreading uncontrollably " in the UK, used to control the UK population, to the WHO, every other country would shut its borders!

Right thing to do on both counts, both to declare it and close the borders.

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Ironic that all this freight comes in through Kent, the place where they think this new strain originates from. Has it come in via the tunnel?

 

[grainboy]

Or in small illegal boats !!

 

[Pasty]

Panic buying will start tomorrow

Looking at my local mozzers today, its already started. Tinned stuff cleared out. Happy days.

 

[Martin Holden]

It’s not just the UK that has reported this mutated strain. I agree about the movement of people but freight is a different matter.

 

[Sid]

Would a lorry risk coming into the UK and not be able to get out?

Must be still able to load trailers onto ferries to be picked up by unit at other side? Or has all traffic been stopped?

 

[Martin Holden]

Looking at my local mozzers today, its already started. Tinned stuff cleared out. Happy days.

Jeez! Just what we need to set off a mass panic!

 

[Still Farming]

Not good.
Very worrying.

 

[Martin Holden]

Would a lorry risk coming into the UK and not be able to get out?

Must be still able to load trailers onto ferries to be picked up by unit at other side? Or has all traffic been stopped?

We had a lorry from Slovenia last week. They didn’t really want to come due to lack of back loads allegedly and the fear of hold ups which didn’t happen. Cost was 30% more than normal!!

 

[Sid]

Seems un accompanied freight can travel but not passengers or drivers

 

[cb387]

New virus already reported in 2 other European countries. I’ll bet it’s in others already and either not detected or (more likely) not admitted