Grumpy Dad:
I think it will be interesting to watch Franglais, as I wrote in another thread, the immigration process is to be based on a key skill points system which will be open to any nationality to apply through, and as drivers we are not classed as skilled professionals, after several years of failed promises and backing by certain bodies.
But an EU company that has a depot in the U.K. may be allowed to transfer staff from one depot to another ie Dixon’s initially employ a driver at the Dublin HQ and then out base him for a period of several weeks at the Rugby depot, officially he’s employed in ROI and isn’t employed or living in the U.K. so will be under the radar.
Under the pre brexit negotiations the majority of EU countries did say there was to be no restrictions on U.K. nationals applying for jobs across the EU.
But it’s early days and anything planned is no doubt subject to change before it’s set in stone.
In time they will again let anyone and anything into the uk to drive trucks they don’t have a choice, there will be a special disposition for truck drivers, the business cannot cope without the influx of cheap labour. So Brexit won’t make a slight bit of a difference to the haulage business, it has to be kept at the lower end of the barrel