date:Feb 18, 2021
rade includes lorries that are empty.
At the start of the year trade was down sharply, but it is improving. The Cabinet Office says the outbound flow of lorries across the Short Straits in January was 67% of 2020 levels, and in the first half of February it was 85% of 2020 levels. That's still quite a significant drop, but things are clearly getting better as many businesses adjust to the new red tape and costs for trading with Europe.
As reported on bbc.com, Covid-restrictions have played a b