Pay and Display machines being installed on M20

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whisperingsmith:
Brexit is going to be so so, so very good, isn’t it ■■ :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

Might be for owner drivers if there’s a big return to unaccompanied freight. Funny how that dropped off a cliff in the 1990s, very suspicious timing, seemed to be not long after the Maastricht Treaty was signed.

Maastricht Treaty effective late 1993. The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994. I think one had more effect on traffic than tother. The turnaround time for ferries is very different for accompanied and non-acc traffic. Much quicker to get a truck through the tunnel and to its destination without swopping units. A limited number of tuggies working a ship is much slower than each trailer having it`s own tractor and driver.
More boats may be necessary to move the same the amount of goods, if loading and unloading times are greatly altered.

The “just in time” system favoured by car companies would be affected too.
Anyway, if the car plants close and we dont need so much goods moved it wont be a problem.
A collapse of the UK manufacturing base (as predicted by pro-Brexit lead economist Minford) will mean less goods for us to export, so less need for components.
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The big win will be more parking spaces on MSAs. All those foreign trucks bringing in raw materials for our factories won`t be there if the factories are all shut. HooRay!