date:Feb 18, 2021
ig part in the slow start to the trading year as well. There was also significant stockpiling in December, as businesses prepared for the changes with the EU.
Empty lorries
The government calculates that in normal times, about 30% of lorries which have brought goods into the UK from the EU return empty. So far this year, this number has risen to about 50% - but it is now beginning to fall.
When it comes to the Dover to Calais route, using the government's own estimates to make a rough calculat