Originally Posted by
brakedwell
Those parts have to reach the assembly facilities seemlessly. Gridlock at UK ports after a hard brexit will clog up the supply lines and cause expensive delays. Standby by for similar announcements from Nissan, Honda and Toyota.
Indeed, by now we know for certain that there will be gridlock at UK ports after Brexit. Yet as we speak, goods are flowing smoothly to and from non-EU countries through container ports like Felixstowe and Southampton, and airports like Heathrow (including perishables), with no obvious gridlock. Something does not compute.