Where will all the Dover ferry deliveries go after Brexit?

The Port of Dover has announced that it will only be able to deal with 25 per cent of their current daily traffic after Brexit.

This leaves the remaining 75 per cent having to find another port to arrive at. The Government have suggested Tilbury as an alternative but currently it is not set up for ferry traffic. How long would it take to set up?

Ramsgate, Newhaven, Portsmouth and Poole are all ferry terminals but they would need increased numbers of staff, larger parking areas and more infrastructure to cope with the sudden influx of lorries all with drivers clutching sheets of paper to be signed off before they proceed.

Is there any sign of the Government planning for this?

It takes approximately four months to advertise, interview and have someone in post and a further six months before they are proficient in their role.

If recruitment started today it would be September next year before they reach that point.

Meanwhile what happens to the 75 per cent of goods – food, medicines and industrial parts – that we need which could not land at Dover?