'Let's get going': UK tells businesses to prepare for Brexit crunch

By Paul Sandle

 

FILE PHOTO: Michael Gove arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is urging businesses and individuals to prepare for the Dec. 31 end of the Brexit transition period with an information campaign titled: "The UK's new start: let's get going."

 

Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31, three and a half years after a referendum, but a transition period has delayed any major change in the relationship.

 

The two sides have been working to agree a trade deal ahead of that period expiring at the end of the year.

 

Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said on Sunday progress was being made in talks but there were still divisions.

 

"At the end of this year we are leaving the single market and Customs Union regardless of the type of agreement we reach with the EU," he said. "This will bring changes and significant opportunities for which we all need to prepare."

 

The information campaign will launch on Monday, the government said, with ads appearing on TV, radio, billboards and online.

 

A survey from lobby group the Institute of Directors (IoD) said only a quarter of companies were fully ready for the end of the transition period.

 

Nearly half of 978 company directors polled in late June said they were not able to prepare right now, with one in seven distracted by the coronavirus and almost a third saying they needed details of changes to be clear, the IoD said.

 

"With so much going on, many directors feel that preparing for Brexit proper is like trying to hit a moving target," said IoD Director General Jonathan Geldart. "Jumping immediately into whatever comes next would be a nightmare for many businesses."

 

The campaign targets Britons intending to travel to the EU from Jan. 1, importers and exporters, UK nationals abroad, and EU, European Economic Area and Swiss nationals living in Britain.

 

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-07-13

 

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I dont think the general public have any idea of the extent that leaving the EU is going g to have on trade and prices.

Immediately there will be problems in all channel crossings and ports. The inevitable delays will strangle the flow of goods both to and from UK.

The government are aware of this and have suddenly bought land for a massive truck park in Kent. This will hide some of the more obvious giveaways...I.e. turning whole motorways into car parks.

Over the next few months, you will see a massive campaign by BJ & Co. to blame Covid for all our woes.....but in truth they will be hiding the realities of Brexit.

In the next 6 months the UK's self-inflicted economic woes will come home to roost.

Edited July 12, 20205 yr by Airbagwill

Lets get going. Another meaningless slogan.

How are companies supposed to prepare if they do not know what is going to happen?

8 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Lets get going. Another meaningless slogan.

How are companies supposed to prepare if they do not know what is going to happen?

There are just a few possible consequences ... Deal or no deal , that is the question ...

8 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

There are just a few possible consequences ... Deal or no deal , that is the question ...

i will open box number 10 Noel

39 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Lets get going. Another meaningless slogan.

How are companies supposed to prepare if they do not know what is going to happen?

Hey, three word slogans pass as public policy these days...

Edited July 13, 20205 yr by samran

If you need a new passport get it now! That's one line I read in the telegraph the rest is behind a paywall.

1 hour ago, nobodysfriend said:

There are just a few possible consequences ... Deal or no deal , that is the question ...

Its going to be no deal. What the government needs to do is tell companies exactly what that will entail. 

Regarding the photograph of Michael Gove . . .

He is a dead-ringer for a ventriloquists dummy

"A-Gottle-O'-Beer" ????

 

4 hours ago, Airbagwill said:

I dont think the general public have any idea of the extent that leaving the EU is going g to have on trade and prices.

Immediately there will be problems in all channel crossings and ports. The inevitable delays will strangle the flow of goods both to and from UK.

The government are aware of this and have suddenly bought land for a massive truck park in Kent. This will hide some of the more obvious giveaways...I.e. turning whole motorways into car parks.

Over the next few months, you will see a massive campaign by BJ & Co. to blame Covid for all our woes.....but in truth they will be hiding the realities of Brexit.

In the next 6 months the UK's self-inflicted economic woes will come home to roost.

But after we will prosper, we will have the power to remove the undesirable people from our country 

“The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in Western Europe”   - Mikhail Gorbachev  

 

He is correct in his thinking.

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

i will open box number 10 Noel

Noel???? Wasn't it Micheal Miles?

I read that only 5% of UK Businesses export to the EU. Meaning 95% shouldn't need to do anything. I think they need to make preparations for a no-deal. I do hope Boris tells the EU to get lost over fishing rights. Perhaps the Brits can then start eating Atlantic cod caught by UK boats in UK waters.

5 hours ago, Airbagwill said:

I dont think the general public have any idea of the extent that leaving the EU is going g to have on trade and prices.

Immediately there will be problems in all channel crossings and ports. The inevitable delays will strangle the flow of goods both to and from UK.

The government are aware of this and have suddenly bought land for a massive truck park in Kent. This will hide some of the more obvious giveaways...I.e. turning whole motorways into car parks.

Over the next few months, you will see a massive campaign by BJ & Co. to blame Covid for all our woes.....but in truth they will be hiding the realities of Brexit.

In the next 6 months the UK's self-inflicted economic woes will come home to roost.

Polls in the UK now indicate that 64% of the British public want to stay in the European Union. The government seems to completely ignore this and refuses to comment on it. 

6 minutes ago, gamini said:

Polls in the UK now indicate that 64% of the British public want to stay in the European Union. The government seems to completely ignore this and refuses to comment on it. 

That's because we had a referendum and 52% voted to leave, polls will say one thing this week then another week will say something entirely different. The rejoin train has left the station.

13 minutes ago, gamini said:

Polls in the UK now indicate that 64% of the British public want to stay in the European Union. The government seems to completely ignore this and refuses to comment on it. 

Where was the poll done? The BBC canteen? Sky News annual party? The Guardian car park? 

 

Are you aware how referendums work? You don't overturn them due to some dodgy opinion poll 4 years later.????

37 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

I read that only 5% of UK Businesses export to the EU. Meaning 95% shouldn't need to do anything. I think they need to make preparations for a no-deal. I do hope Boris tells the EU to get lost over fishing rights. Perhaps the Brits can then start eating Atlantic cod caught by UK boats in UK waters.

A rather one dimensional view of UK - EU exports. In 2019, UK exports to the EU were £300 billion (43% of all UK exports).

 

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7851/#:~:text=In 2019%2C UK exports to,slightly to 45% in 2019.

3 hours ago, Foghorn said:

But after we will prosper, we will have the power to remove the undesirable people from our country 

Such as?

3 hours ago, Foghorn said:

But after we will prosper, we will have the power to remove the undesirable people from our country 

No we wont, we already have that power. 

In fact we will simply import people from other parts of the world. 

2 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

I read that only 5% of UK Businesses export to the EU. Meaning 95% shouldn't need to do anything. I think they need to make preparations for a no-deal. I do hope Boris tells the EU to get lost over fishing rights. Perhaps the Brits can then start eating Atlantic cod caught by UK boats in UK waters.

You are misled  on both counts 

The 5% you refer to comes from the 200000 VAT registered businesses and the figure may be as high as 10%. But it doesnt say how much business. E.g. 16 % of UK's  imports y value .come by truck across the channel and includes food stuffs. This will be severely restricted by the end of next year.

This is why the government is desperate  to buy low quality goods from the USA...This will be subject to import duties but the cheap quality will off set some of that 

As for Cod....you cant catch what isn't there 

At present, any fish caught within the EU is available tax free in UK and throughout the EU. The UK is excluding this from our dinner tables and restricting the seas where the UK fleet can fish  Fishing is a tiny fraction of the UK GDP and will shrink as a result of leaving the EU as will the range of fish available   At present the UK exports a huge amount of its catch to the  EU, this will decrease dramatically once duties are levied.

 

 

2 hours ago, gamini said:

Polls in the UK now indicate that 64% of the British public want to stay in the European Union. The government seems to completely ignore this and refuses to comment on it. 

Pity, thinks first before you vote. The UK is now OUT of the EU. When the UK wants to apply again, send in the request. Remond: Ukraine is before the UK.

3 minutes ago, Airbagwill said:

You are misled  on both counts 

The 5% you refer to comes from the 200000 VAT registered businesses and the figure may be as high as 10%. But it doesnt say how much business. E.g. 16 % of UK's  imports y value .come by truck across the channel and includes food stuffs. This will be severely restricted by the end of next year.

This is why the government is desperate  to buy low quality goods from the USA...This will be subject to import duties but the cheap quality will off set some of that 

As for Cod....you cant catch what isn't there 

At present, any fish caught within the EU is available tax free in UK and throughout the EU. The UK is excluding this from our dinner tables and restricting the seas where the UK fleet can fish  Fishing is a tiny fraction of the UK GDP and will shrink as a result of leaving the EU as will the range of fish available   At present the UK exports a huge amount of its catch to the  EU, this will decrease dramatically once duties are levied.

 

 

Sorry, NOT the end of next year, but the end of this year. 5 1/2 months to go.  You really think a trade agreement between UK and EU will be finished AND passed through all 27 parliaments of all EU member states ? 

11 minutes ago, Airbagwill said:

You are misled  on both counts 

The 5% you refer to comes from the 200000 VAT registered businesses and the figure may be as high as 10%. But it doesnt say how much business. E.g. 16 % of UK's  imports y value .come by truck across the channel and includes food stuffs. This will be severely restricted by the end of next year.

This is why the government is desperate  to buy low quality goods from the USA...This will be subject to import duties but the cheap quality will off set some of that 

As for Cod....you cant catch what isn't there 

At present, any fish caught within the EU is available tax free in UK and throughout the EU. The UK is excluding this from our dinner tables and restricting the seas where the UK fleet can fish  Fishing is a tiny fraction of the UK GDP and will shrink as a result of leaving the EU as will the range of fish available   At present the UK exports a huge amount of its catch to the  EU, this will decrease dramatically once duties are levied.

The REAL "JOKE" comes as import duty into the EU over about all industrial products, as on this way the EU defends its labour. 10% on cars of components for instance.  Think also about the City of London financial service "exports". But.. this was all fear monger, so.. UK.... good luck.

24 minutes ago, puipuitom said:

The REAL "JOKE" comes as import duty into the EU over about all industrial products, as on this way the EU defends its labour. 10% on cars of components for instance.  Think also about the City of London financial service "exports". But.. this was all fear monger, so.. UK.... good luck.

WTO stipulates basic duties on things like car parts. So manufacturers will have to pay on the parts they import...and to sell the cars in EU they will face duties on exports as well.

 

You may have noticed the very limited range of vehicles on the roads in Thailand. This is because vehicles made outside the country are subject to a total of 300% duties before being imported. The result is that to be affordable, the motor industry has to be protected.. subsidized even.

In order to protect the industy, the UK will have to improve the domestic market as selling cars abroad will be uncompetitive in Europe...this means it will have to protect  the existing factories that choose to remain.

Honda are leaving, Toyota are reducing only Nissan remain.  With caveats. 

That will mean cheap Nissans, but makes like Peugeot, Renault, BMW, Meecedes etc will have some form of protectionist duty applied. I wonder if people remember how expensive French and German cars used to be in the 1960s.

Brexit may set the clock back, but be careful what you've wished for.

38 minutes ago, puipuitom said:

Sorry, NOT the end of next year, but the end of this year. 5 1/2 months to go.  You really think a trade agreement between UK and EU will be finished AND passed through all 27 parliaments of all EU member states ? 

In fact it will take another year for most of the EU.systems to be shut down.

This is unfortunately the time when many people will believe that is was only project faer. But it will be a "phoney war" ....the real effects will take another 12 months to really bite. In the meantime the government will be blaming Covid or anything else they can find to deflect attention from the real cause.

 

It really doesnt matter if there is an agreement or not....some aspects like duties are ine.vitable without freedom of movement .

2 hours ago, JonnyF said:

Where was the poll done? The BBC canteen? Sky News annual party? The Guardian car park? 

 

Are you aware how referendums work? You don't overturn them due to some dodgy opinion poll 4 years later.????

You gov are one.. they predicted the referendum result.

It seems that when someones beliefs are shown to be wrong, they dont change their mind, they just ask for a reference or source.

The fact they can't do this for themselves just underlines the paucity of their thinking.

Edited July 13, 20205 yr by Airbagwill

3 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

eaning 95% shouldn't need to do anything.

That is a non sequitur.

Businesses are interlinked and interdependent. If a business that exports closes or reduces then the effect spreads yo all the businesses they do business with in the UK.

 

11 minutes ago, Airbagwill said:

You gov are one.. they predicted the referendum result.

It seems that when someones beliefs are shown to be wrong, they dont change their mind, they just ask for a reference or source.

The fact they can't do this for themselves just underlines the paucity of their thinking.

So I'll take it that you don't have a source for this poll then? ????

 

At least back your claims, then we can move on to discuss whether polls should overturn referendum results. 

I see as part of "project fear" the government has rapidly started to develop an enormous lorry park in Jent, much to the consternation of the locals.

Why is it needed? Nothing to worry about.. it's project fear according the Bigdave and co. It is a fake.